Fine art original oil paintings,pastels and prints. All created with a deep passion and strife for perfection…
Leap Into the Unknown – Fine Art Figurative Oil Painting There’s a very high level of fine detail in this carefully composed, award winning, contemporary but photo-realistic painting. The modern dance ballerina model is simply beautiful. It’s a simple yet romantic and slightly sensual composition, full of hidden meaning, passion, drama and emotion. She’s oblivious […]
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Windsor Contemporary Art Fair A new range of original artwork ‘Romantic Pursuits’ will be unveiled at the Contemporary Art Fair, Royal Windsor Racecourse, SL4 5JJ from 8 to 10 November 2019. Friday 8 November: 6pm to 9pm Private View, by invitation only Saturday 9 November: 10am to 6pm Sunday 10 November: 10am to 5pm Let […]
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Fine Art Oil Painting – Looking for Love Here’s the first fine art figurative oil painting in a new series entitled ‘Romantic Pursuits’. It’s created using a knife, as is my trademark style, in two layers to allow the sweeping knife strokes of the black background to influence the foreground subject knife strokes. The chiaroscuro […]
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Interview with Superior Art & Culture Magazine – Issue 66 Superior Magazine very kindly interviewed me for issue #66 of their online magazine in January 2019. See pages 16 (index) and 100 to 105
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New Artwork Painting – Nightcap Here’s my latest fine art figurative oil painting and the second in a new series. It’s created using a knife, as is my trademark style, in two layers to allow the sweeping knife strokes of the black background to influence the foreground subject knife strokes. The chiaroscuro technique, minimalist background […]
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Presence – Dancer Fine Art This simply beautiful fine art oil painting of ballerina Arolyn Williams, produced in cooperation with CPRowe and Arolyn is available to purchase. The 91cm x 61cm original was created entirely using a knife, as is my style and will be supplied framed and ready to hang in your home. There’s […]
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Fine Art Event Night: Back to Black – A figurative portrait of Amy We conducted an initial ‘Introduction to Knife Painting’ Fine Art Event Night in Vegos café bar in Reading, Berkshire last Sunday. Attendees ranged from complete novice to college graduate and all had a thoroughly enjoyable time, experienced the ‘thrills and spills’ of […]
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Prints for Art of Framing Another print consignment destined for the Art of Framing Gallery, 31 Pillory Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 5BQ. Art of Framing have been supplying beautifully framed prints of my artwork for several years now and have access to all of my artwork. Contact Mark on: 01270 611188 or email: info@artofframing.co.uk
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Note that all originals are supplied framed and ready to hang. Here are some example images of artwork hung in my studio for reference. If you wish to see a particular painting framed and hung, please contact me and I will send an image for your review. And if you wish to see a close up […]
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I’ve completed the last of the set of box Ltd Edition Box Canvas Prints for Newbury Contemporary Art Fair. Phew! I will take 8 in total as space on my stand is limited.
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Freedom – We all need and value it so much… Freedom – Of lifestyle, choice and activities… Freedom – To act, speak, or think as we want… Freedom – The state of not being imprisoned or enslaved… Freedom – Having lived in Saudi Arabia for so long, I realise the importance of it… Freedom – […]
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Produced in cooperation with Oleg Zotof. Painted entirely with a knife. A high level of contrast is provided, thus creating a very contemporary feel overall. It’s a large, very dramatic, passionate, emotive, moody and atmospheric figurative dance painting that would not look out of place as a feature in a lounge, study, office, music room, […]
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Alone, in the solitude of her secret medieval hideaway in Jaffa, Israel, her elegant poise softly illuminated by a single light, Kristen is in ‘Dance Seclusion’… Produced in cooperation with Ballet Met, Will shively and Tomer Jacobson (Thanks Jennifer, Will and Tomer) Painted entirely with a knife. A high level of contrast is provided and […]
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Produced entirely in light pastel to give a more contemporary monochrome feel, this sketch has been lightly sealed with a pastel fixative. This artwork will be mounted and framed in a very high quality black wooden bespoke frame using non reflective glass. A superb large original artwork that would transform a bedroom, upper hall, landing, staircase […]
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Please be aware that my Figurative Gallery contains some images suitable only for sensible adults and is therefore password protected. If you are of legal age to view such material, you are not located within a country, location or ISP that prohibits viewing such images and you do not find such images to be in any way offensive, please Contact me and […]
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I’ve created the below galleries to see just about all of my artwork on that particular theme: Dancers – Ballet Dancers – Belly Dance Dancers – Flamenco Dancers – Modern Dancers – Tango and Ballroom Figurative Musicians and singers Wildlife Or hover over the Galleries menu on my home page to see a drop down menu. […]
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I am populating the Dancers gallery in the Original Artwork page first. It’s taking time as I am new to WordPress and I am uploading slightly higher resolution images than my previous wesbite, so please bear with me. I do an hour a day, after painting…
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Available Original Art – Figurative: These are the only fine art originals in a contemporary realism style of figures, people and portraits that are still available for purchase with myself, or via one of the galleries that represent me and hold a stock of my original artwork. All Available Original Art – Figurative oil paintings will […]
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Figurative Fine Art Gallery: Fine art oil paintings and pastels of figures and portraits. Available Original Artwork is noted in the description below the image and may be purchased by adding to the basket. Most Figurative Fine Art Gallery artwork is available as Prints, Ltd Edition Hand Embellished Prints and Ltd Edition Resin Coated Prints […]
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Fine Art Wall Calendars Here are image files for all of my Fine Art Wall Calendars created since 2005. Each calendar has the image artwork titles in the description for ease of reference. Those Originals that are still available for purchase are in CAPITAL text and almost all are available as Prints. See my How to […]
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Galleries of the original artwork that’s available to purchase
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Artwork galleries of fine art by category: Dancers – Ballet Dancers – Belly Dance Dancers – Flamenco Dancers – Modern Dancers – Tango and Ballroom Figurative Musicians and singers Wildlife Available Original Artwork is noted in the description below the image and may be purchased by adding to the basket. Most artwork is available as […]
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About the Artist – Richard Young. Welcome to the R Young Art website, an online art gallery featuring the original, fine art oil paintings, pastels and prints by myself. I am a UK national, born in Yorkshire in 1961, and now based in Reading, Berkshire, UK where I have my office and studio. Though I […]
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