Industrial and Shipping Scenes

Richard’s industrial and shipping scenes have been very sought after: with two paintings currently hanging in the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Tyne Dock Engineering was the subject of much of his work for many years. The yards closed; the River Tyne underwent a period of change, with much of the traditional heavy industries of shipbuilding and ship repair in decline. Richard’s response to this was that change can be both enabling and threatening to individuals. There is an undoubted sense of loss with their passing, however, the exciting regeneration of the Tyne is part of the river’s continuing rites of passage through and into the 21st Century.