Richard J.S. Young Landscape Paintings

A charming view of Marlborough Buildings in Bath, Somerset just off of the Royal Crescent. Signed to the lower right. Date and location inscribed to the reverse. On canvas.

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

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

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

A charming depiction of a sunlit park with towering trees. Painted in an expressive style with a keen focus on using light and shadow to create depth in the...

A fine contemporary oil painting from artist Richard J.S. Young. The abstracted view of Bristol Harbour is painted in muted tones with hints of bright colour hidden under layers of o...

A fine contemporary oil painting from artist Richard J.S. Young. The muted pallet gives an atmospheric feel to this fine oil painting, the hints of bright colour hidden under layers ...

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 fine, vibrant landscape in oils from artist Richard J.S. Young. with areas of thick impasto. Layers of colours have been built up to give a hidden depth to the landscape. Unsigned....

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...

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...

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...