Richard Blunt

Born and bred in the West Midlands, Richard has always aspired to be creative. Loving art as a teenager, Richard decided he’d like to study Fine Art with the view to making his passion his career. However, taking advice from an advisor who told him, “you’ll never make any money as an artist”, he chose to compromise and to study 3D design at Worcester College of Art.

Upon leaving college, frustrated and unsure of his career pathway, Richard turned his mind to music. Whilst spending the next ten years playing in various bands he eventually relocated to Cardiff where he completed a degree in Popular Music and is still based to this day.

Richard never lost his love for art, but it wasn’t until his late twenties that he was inspired to try oil painting and was instantly hooked. Following some early notable gallery success, in 2012 Richard was taken on by a UK based publishing house placing his original artworks and embellished prints in galleries around the UK, gaining collectors for his work worldwide.

Predominantly an oil painter, Richard takes inspiration from his passion for film and music to create dark, edgy scenes of love, life and mystery. His compositions reference both contemporary culture and past eras with a strong sense of narrative which shows that film and music industry influence. The telling of a story being Richard's fundamental concern, he directs photo-shoots with his girlfriend and sets his camera to timer to take the snapshots. Subsequently Richard creates sketches based on these photographs and plans his final paintings.

 

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Leave The Motor Running by Richard Blunt - Richard Blunt - Watergate Contemporary
Classy & Fabulous by Richard Blunt - Richard Blunt - Watergate Contemporary
The Speakeasy by Richard Blunt - Richard Blunt - Watergate Contemporary
Live For Greatness by Richard Blunt - Richard Blunt - Watergate Contemporary
Until Tomorrow by Richard Blunt - Richard Blunt - Watergate Contemporary
Until Tomorrow (Sketch) by Richard Blunt - Richard Blunt - Watergate Contemporary
Bottom's Up by Richard Blunt - Richard Blunt - Watergate Contemporary
Tasting The Stars by Richard Blunt - Richard Blunt - Watergate Contemporary
Partners In Wine by Richard Blunt - Richard Blunt - Watergate Contemporary
Blame It on The Whisky by Richard Blunt - Richard Blunt - Watergate Contemporary
But First, Whisky by Richard Blunt - Richard Blunt - Watergate Contemporary
She. E. O. by Richard Blunt - Richard Blunt - Watergate Contemporary
The Best Is Yet To Come by Richard Blunt - Richard Blunt - Watergate Contemporary
Treat Yourself by Richard Blunt (Sketch Edition) - Richard Blunt - Watergate Contemporary
Treat Yourself by Richard Blunt - Richard Blunt - Watergate Contemporary
The Director (Study) by Richard Blunt - Richard Blunt - Watergate Contemporary
The Leading Lady (Study) by Richard Blunt - Richard Blunt - Watergate Contemporary
The Power Couple (Study) by Richard Blunt - Richard Blunt - Watergate Contemporary
The Power Couple by Richard Blunt - Richard Blunt - Watergate Contemporary
Westminster Sunset (Study) by Richard Blunt - Richard Blunt - Watergate Contemporary
The Lookout (Study) by Richard Blunt - Richard Blunt - Watergate Contemporary
Westminster Sunset by Richard Blunt *NEW - Richard Blunt - Watergate Contemporary
The Lookout by Richard Blunt - Richard Blunt - Watergate Contemporary
High Rollers (Study) by Richard Blunt - Richard Blunt - Watergate Contemporary

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