English watercolourist Richard Thorn
English watercolourist Richard Thorn
Born in Devon in 1952, innovative British watercolorist artist Richard Thorn lives and works in his native Devon till now. Noteworthy, his dynamic technique and vivid colors differ from most British artists, and the followers of the traditional style of English watercolors. Meanwhile, at the age of five, Richard Torn became interested in the pencil sketches and watercolor during his illness. Painting has become a natural extension of this interest. The young artist was greatly influenced by the impressionists, and then the work of American watercolorists, such as Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, Philip Jameson and Andrew Wyeth. Best known for his ability to transmit the light, his realistic paintings are in high demand among collectors of paintings.
“I am eternally inspired by nature and I constantly strive to capture its fleeting forms in all of my work.
Nature can be seen as a form of poetry which contains subjective, yet universal meaning. It’s that meaning that I’m after in my work…. If I have captured the “spirit” of a scene and conveyed it to you, then I have succeeded in my task as an Artist”.