Richard J. S. Young 1996 Mixed Media, Reclining Nude on Red

Young - 1996 Mixed Media, Reclining Nude on Red. A delightfully expressive nude study with charcoal, pastel and watercolour. Dated and marked with a studio stamp. From a new selection of works directly from the artist's studio.

Executed with expressive line and rich in texture, Richard continues to be inspired by the ballet dancer as well as the visual landscape that surrounds us. Born in the leafy suburbs of Woking, Surrey in 1954, Richard's family moved to Australia a year later where they settled near Adelaide, and then in Woomera in South Australia. It was in Australia that Richard first began to discover his passion for the arts.

Living in Woomera's arid and dry landscape, Richard became fascinated by colour and abstraction, using the library as his inspiration. He revelled in books displaying the paintings of Impressionist artists, particularly the works of Cézanne and Matisse whose works offered a vibrant contrast to the landscape that surrounded him at the time. Young was particularly drawn by Turner's earlier landscapes and the works of Mark Rothko. Richard obtained a PhD in Chemical Physics at the University of Kent in Canterbury and has spent his life building a reputable career working in the field of solar energy.

Young has stated that he chose to join his interests in art and science... I was inspired as a teenager by Leonardo Di Vinci who as a Renaissance man joined art and the sciences and pioneered many of the techniques of art and technology. His influences are diverse, extending to music, the figure, the sea and the desert. Current influences are drawn from the abstract expressionist works of Richard Diebenkorn, but greatly from Scottish artist Barbara Rae, whose'intense colour bursts evoke dramatic landscapes but remain resolutely abstract' [RA Magazine, 2014], much in the same character as Young's works exhibited in this collection.

You can view our full collection of these here. Size: 27.6 x 39.8cm (10.9" x 15.7").

Sheet: 31.4 x 43.6cm (12.4" x 17.2"). Includes a Certificate of Authenticity. All our artworks are packaged to a very high standard, using protective cellophane wallets, hardboard backing, and bubble wrap. Framed pictures are packed into custom made cartons. All of our items come with a Certificate of Authenticity.

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