THEME

Panoramas

In an effort to give the effect of a wide horizon Richard sometimes worked on pictures which were narrow from top to bottom but excessively wide from side to side. But he started this idea as early as 1915 (12 years old) when he must have cut paper to this shape in order to paint a scene where his pet rabbit happily grazed near several guinea pigs belonging to his sisters. He still used this format when he was 86 years old.

Rabbit and Guinea Pigs (1918)

Rabbit and Guinea Pigs (1918)

Richard’s earliest panorama is this watercolour. He painted a dark background to show up the tricoloured guinea pig and the white rabbit. But the black ears of the rabbit still make an impact against the dark. Each animal has his own personality.

The Sea (1923)

The Sea (1923)

Mature work for a 20-year old. An experiment in painting an ‘empty’ picture. The treatment of light and the close observation of how waves behave are remarkable.

Windy Solent (1988)

Windy Solent (1988)

Near the end of his life but still painting with vigour and a sense of excitement.

193 works in this theme:

Rabbit and Guinea Pigs

Rabbit and Guinea Pigs (1918)

Watercolour on paper

Portland

Portland (1923)

Oil on board

The Sea

The Sea (1923)

Oil on panel

Rabbiting by the River

Rabbiting by the River (1929)

Pencil on paper

Long panel of boats, Lyme Regis

Long panel of boats, Lyme Regis (1933)
Falmouth

Falmouth (1936)

Oil on panel

R.M.S. Queen Mary, First Arrival at Southampton

R.M.S. Queen Mary, First Arrival at Southampton (1936)

Oil on canvas

Village Street

Village Street (1936)
Constantine, Cornwall

Constantine, Cornwall (1937)

Oil on canvas

Mousehole Harbour, Cornwall

Mousehole Harbour, Cornwall (1937)

Oil on canvas

Low Tide, Porthleven

Low Tide, Porthleven (1937)

Oil on canvas

Barrage Balloons

Barrage Balloons (1940)

Oil on panel

A Destroyer Escort in Attack

A Destroyer Escort in Attack (1941)

Oil on canvas

Naval Light Forces Going into Action

Naval Light Forces Going into Action (1942)

Oil on canvas

The Great Convoy to North Africa

The Great Convoy to North Africa (1943)

Oil on panel

D-Day, Reconstruction - Beach Landing

D-Day, Reconstruction - Beach Landing (1944)

Oil on panel

Inner Harbour

Inner Harbour (c1944)

Oil on board

Midget Submarine Attack on the 'Tirpitz', 22 September 1943

Midget Submarine Attack on the 'Tirpitz', 22 September 1943 (1944)

Oil on mahogany panel

Mulberry - The Prefabricated Harbour Assembled, Selsey Bill

Mulberry - The Prefabricated Harbour Assembled, Selsey Bill (1944)

Oil on canvas

Sea-Piece and Lighthouse

Sea-Piece and Lighthouse (1951)

Oil on panel

Ships of All Nations Assembling off Spithead, 14 June 1953 for Coronation Review by the Queen, 15 June 1953

Ships of All Nations Assembling off Spithead, 14 June 1953 for Coronation Review by the Queen, 15 June 1953 (1953-54)

Oil on board

Coronation Procession - Admiralty Arch from Trafalgar Square

Coronation Procession - Admiralty Arch from Trafalgar Square (1953)

Oil on canvas laid on board

Rouen Resurgent

Rouen Resurgent (1956)

Oil on canvas

Men of Straw

Men of Straw (1957)

Oil on panel

A Refinery Scene (The Seven Sisters)

A Refinery Scene (The Seven Sisters) (1959-60)

Oil on board

Last Voyage of HMS Vanguard, Portsmouth: 4th August, 1960, No 1

Last Voyage of HMS Vanguard, Portsmouth: 4th August, 1960, No 1 (1961)

Oil on canvas

Lepe Beach

Lepe Beach (1962)
Near Seaview, Isle of Wight

Near Seaview, Isle of Wight (1962)

Oil on board

Studio Window

Studio Window (1963)

Oil on board

Farne

Farne (1965)

Oil on board