Richard J.S. Young Abstract Paintings

A fine work in oil by the contemporary artist Richard J.S. Young. On panel.

A superb modernist oil on wove paper, from a set of paintings Richard Young created whilst at the Slade School in 2013. "Statement on Underground" I was created for the artist's Fina...

Expressively applied to the canvas with washes of bright colour, this contemporary oil painting from artist Richard J.S. Young is a fine example of the artists more recent work. Sign...

A superb contemporary oil painting from artist Richard J.S. Young, depicting two figures in a mix of figurative and abstract styles. Religious and cultural undertones can be picked o...

An excellent original contemporary oil on canvas, from British artist Richard J.S. Young. Depicting female figures in a mix of figurative and abstract styles, the expressive brushstrokes visible in the background contrast the more detailed faces of the figures. A verse taken from Shakespeare's Sonnet V 'The lovely gaze where every eye doth dwell', sections off the canvas and creates a divide between the female figures and abstract shapes. Young says of his work "For me, my more interesting images are those that are cerebral and require some interpretation on the part of the viewer. Certainly, my exhibition pieces are like that. I am primarily a figurative artist, I enjoy drawing and painting the figure." Unsigned. On canvas on stretchers. Artist Biography: 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 pastiches that followed them, in particular the works of Mark Rothko. These influences stayed with Young throughout his life and career and he often consults the same books as a source of continual inspiration. 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 had “chose to join his interests in art and science...I was inspired as a teenager by Leonardo Di Vinci...

A striking signed contemporary acrylic painting by Bath-based artist Richard J.S. Young. Painted on canvas on stretchers, unframed. 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 pastiches that followed them, in particular the works of Mark Rothko. These influences stayed with Young throughout his life and career and he often consults the same books as a source of continual inspiration. 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 had “chose to join his interests in art and science...I was inspired as a teenager by Leonardo Di Vinci...

A superb contemporary oil painting from artist Richard J.S. Young, depicting two figures in a mix of figurative and abstract styles. Religious and cultural undertones can be picked o...

A superb contemporary oil painting from British artist Richard J.S. Young, depicting two figures in a mix of figurative and abstract styles. The words 'they all became Kings and Quee...

Expressively applied to the canvas with washes of bright color, this contemporary oil painting from artist Richard J.S. Young is a fine example of the artists more recent work. Canva...

A very fine contemporary oil painting from the British artist Richard J.S. Young, depicting the Mona Lisa in a mix of figurative and abstract styles. On canvas on stretchers. Artist...

Expressively applied to the canvas with washes of bright color, this contemporary oil painting from the British artist Richard J.S. Young is a fine example of the artists more recent...

A fine abstract landscape from the contemporary British artist Richard J.S. Young. Areas have been worked into with graphite and light layers of paint, creating a depth to the compos...