Richard Young – Professional Artist offering fine art originals, prints, scanning & printing services, private art coaching and corporate art events
I will be participating in the Surrey Contemporary Art Fair – Autumn 2020, at Sandown Park Racecourse in Esher KT10 9AJ from 02 to 04 October 2020. The below selection of original oil paintings, ltd edition hand embellished prints and ltd edition hand embellished resin prints will be on display and available for purchase, along […]
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Flamenco Fine Art I love to paint in a series and my Flamenco Series was quite a large collaborative one comprising of 20 paintings, with a variation of styles, themes and size. See my ARTIST’S STATEMENT for details of the techniques I use. There’s a very high level of fine detail in these carefully composed, […]
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Secret Rehearsal Fine art original oil painting on a stretched 91cm x 61cm cotton canvas created using a knife. See my ARTIST’S STATEMENT for details how. The chiaroscuro technique, minimalist background and dim lighting adds to the atmosphere without distracting from the subject. There’s a very high level of fine detail in this carefully composed, […]
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Dancing with the Stars Fine art original oil painting on a stretched 91cm x 122cm cotton canvas created using a knife. See my ARTIST’S STATEMENT for details how. The chiaroscuro technique, minimalist background and dim lighting adds to the atmosphere without distracting from the subject. There’s a very high level of fine detail in this […]
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The Frame Gallery Representation – Hampshire I am now very proudly represented by The Frame Gallery, 81 High Street, Odiham, Hampshire RG29 1LB and have just delivered the below fine art originals, ltd edition hand embellished prints and ltd edition resin coated prints in readiness for their re-opening on 15 June, 2020: Richard Young The […]
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Charities and Support for Charitable Causes Each year I try to do something to support a worthy charitable cause, especially those related to children and health issues: 2020: ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL – I will participate in an exhibition with proceeds going to an NHS charity. (Upcoming in November, details to follow…) 2020: HEART RESEARCH UK, THE […]
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Customer Satisfaction Feedback Communication I received a lovely feedback note from a customer who very kindly purchased three ltd edition hand embellished prints via Artfully Sorted from the recent London Affordable Art Fair: “Thank him for cheering up our flat at this time – perfect timing for us! Jane and Frank” And thank you Charissa […]
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Surrey Contemporary Art Fair I participated in the Surrey Contemporary Art Fair at Sandown Park Racecourse in Esher from 13 to 15 March 2020 and it was absolutely fantastic: I had a great time, sampled a few wines, received such complementary feedback, met lots of art lovers and some amazing artists. Thank you so much […]
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Contemporary Art Fair – Surrey I will be participating in the Contemporary Art Fair – Surrey, at Sandown Park Racecourse in Esher KT10 9AJ from 13 to 15 March 2020. Attached is a photo of my charity painting for the Princes Trust – a portrait of a beautiful bottle nosed Arabian horse. The canvas is […]
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I am excited to be participating in the Affordable Art Fair in Battersea Park next month on Stand D9 under the umbrella of Artfully Sorted – My good friend and Art Agent Charissa Risley. As an exhibitor, I am able to offer some complimentary tickets on a first come first served basis to anyone who has a […]
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Interview with Art Reveal – Issue #46
Art Reveal kindly interviewed me for issue #46 of their online magazine…
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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Fine Art Event Nights – An Introduction to Knife Painting A series of creative practical live workshop classes using acrylic paints where I give a live demonstration, explaining the process along the way, in detail, step by step, and provide individual support to attendees. All conducted in a relaxed atmosphere with refreshments available. Select an […]
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Well, I’ve finally finished my Sax in the City series, at long last! A project of six saxy oil paintings that took six months to complete. Phew… They are all oil paintings on stretched 61cm x 91cm canvas, created entirely using a knife, on a common theme of soulful, melodic, freestyle sax players… All in […]
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My exhibition of prints in the Royal Berkshire Hospital during January / February sold 18 prints and raised £540 for charity, which was very respectable for the time of year. Many thanks to Kirsten Rogers – Voluntary Services Manager, the NHS staff who were there when I really needed them, Max and Sarah for helping […]
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I will be visiting Dubai on a Marketing trip from 18 to 22 April 2018 and I am very interested in meeting people with a serious prospective commercial interest in my artwork: Art Gallery Owners Art Exhibition Organisers Art Publishers Art Licensors Art Agents Art Collectors and Buyers If this is you, please let me […]
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During the Xmas and New Year period I will be visiting Singapore on a Marketing trip and I am very interested in meeting people with a serious prospective commercial interest in my artwork: Art Gallery Owners Art Exhibition Organisers Art Publishers Art Licensors Art Agents Art Collectors and Buyers If this is you, please let […]
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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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With Deftness – Oil on canvas 61cm x 91cm. Arolyn indeed performs delicately, with perfect precision, With Deftness… Produced in cooperation with Chris Peddecord and Arolyn Williams (Thanks Chris and Arolyn) Painted entirely with a knife. A high level of contrast is provided and the colours made extremely rich, bold and lustrous, thus creating a […]
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Well, I’ve updated a few more galleries. The Musicians and Wildlife. My little website is almost complete now. Phew! When I finish each painting session at 10pm, the last thing I want to do is another hour doing website updates but if I didn’t do it, it wouldn’t get done! At least it’s almost weekend […]
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Well, I’ve placed all of my available originals in the associated sub gallery pages, which are accessible by hovering over the Original Artwork page, or here: Dancers Figurative Musicians Most of everything I’ve ever done, both the ‘available’ and ‘sold’ originals, are available as Prints, though I’ve yet to create the pages and it takes a while, […]
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If you like my artwork, please, please, please vote for me here and help me in my Great Escape: Best Selling Published Artist of the Year And kindly share and ask your friends to do likewise…
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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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I’ve just done the last of my first draft pages. I will now focus on galleries and enhancement of each page with images. This is quite a project! Phew!
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Customer Testimonials and Satisfaction Feedback Following the sale of each artwork, I do specifically contact the customer or gallery to ensure complete satisfaction of quality. Most of the feedback that I receive is either electronic or simply verbal. Also, galleries rarely provide written feedback to an artist as they prefer to protect their customer’s identity. […]
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About the Artist – Richard Young Biography: I am a self-taught, full time professional Artist, born in Yorkshire, in 1961, and now based in Wokingham, Berkshire, UK where I have my office and studio. Though I have always had a flair for art, I graduated in engineering in 1983 and with a passion to travel, […]
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