Tina Martimianakis
Yesterday Eva and I visited the gallery to see your paintings. You are amazing! The colours and texture really make the flora and landscapes come alive. The reproductions are so flat in comparison. The collection is spectacular. I really don’t have the words to describe how impressed I was.My two favourite are the Engelmann Spruce and the one in the gallery window with the daisies. What a gift you have Richard˜really awe inspiring.Thank you for sharing it with us!
Read MoreMary Hookey
Your art show was wonderful! I made sure that my daughter, who is an artist, went to see your paintings. Her first comment about your work was˜”It is just amazing.” I know that the focus in both the method of painting and the topic of your body of work were really helpful for her to see. Since so much of my time in the last decade was in North Bay, I had no idea that you were doing this kind of work. All the best for many more very successful shows!
Read MoreDebra Sibbald
I am sure Gary told you how delighted I am with the magical dogwood painting he brought home from your show. For me, it is a perfect capture of the quiet mysticism of this damp yet vibrant foliage and it brings light, colour and texture into the room we have placed it. I was so disappointed to be at a technology seminar during your exhibit!! I have pressed Gary for the details of your other works, but words are never enough. I am looking forward to the next one, for sure.
Read MoreEva Mocarski
Just wanted to let you know that the highlight of last Friday was dropping into the Gallery and seeing your paintings … They said all but one of your paintings were sold! Must feel fantastic.I am a big fan of wildflowers too, have lots of books on them, and I continuously scour the ground and fields for them˜your paintings captured their beauty and made me feel as if I were there in the midst of summer. In particular I liked the chicory and brown-eyed Susan’s and the landscape of the yellow tree over the stream. I also enjoyed the personal touch, with your notes about the paintings.
Read MoreAmbrose Cheng
The paintings on exhibit are superb! The texture in the works makes them so much more vivid than the invitation reproduction could suggest. The details … surely God is in the details… A real vitality in the medium and content. Thanks for the view.
Read MoreYvonne Hastings
When you live in the bush, or spend a great deal of time there, you begin to feel a sense of the mysticism, the powerful spirit of the land. Nature becomes a Presence that is woven into the landscape. Richard’s work captures not only the beauty of Nature but also that elusive spiritual Presence that is the essence of Nature. I feel that Presence strongly when I look at his paintings.Sometimes when I’m in the natural world I am startled by its beauty˜the light shining through the spring green of popular leaves, the rough trunks of trees, a mysterious swamp. I feel transfixed,...
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