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Paintings – June 2023

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I am working towards my next solo exhibition at the Show Off Gallery Whitstable in Harbour Street from 4 -11th August 2023, as well as preparing for my annual Open Studio event, which will take place throughout the last three weekends in October as part of the East Kent Artist’s Open Houses trail. On show will be about 40 original oil on canvas paintings, as well as framed prints and cards.

For interest in my work, or studio visits get in touch  at: enquiries@richorner.com, or tel.: 07835294317. I am also setting up an online shop here , so you can order directly from this website. You can follow me on Instagram at:  richornerpaintings   

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All available, original oil on canvas paintings are listed below. Find my small Gouache/ Watercolour paintings, as well as a wide range of prints in the shop.

Light obscured (West beach), 50 x 50cm, oil on canvas – available 

 

 

 

Sunrise, 30.5 x 30.5cm, oil on canvas – available

 

 

 

Beachscape 1, 30.5 x 30.5cm, oil on canvas – available

 

 

 

Beachscape 2, 25.5 x 25.5cm, oil on canvas – available

 

 

 

After Sunset, 30.5 x 30.5cm, oil on canvas  – SOLD

 

 

 

West Beach (study), 30 x 42 cm, Gouache/ watercolour on paper, (mounted),  available

 

 

Sunlight through rain, 61.5 x 28cm, oil on canvas – available

 

 

 

Shower Remnant, 22 x 22cm, oil on canvas –  available 

 

 

 

Rain Gap, Westbeach 20x 20cmRain Gap, Westbeach, 20x 20cm, oil on canvas – available 

 

 

 

Ric new work - October 2022Whitstable Harbour, 50 x 50cm, oil on canvas – available 

 

 

 

Whitstable HarbourKent coast, 20 x 20cm,  oil on canvas,  available 

 

 

 

Summer’s evening Kent, 60 x 30cm, oil on canvas –  available 

 

 

 

Margate Harbour, 22 x 22cm, oil on canvas – available 

 

 

 

Seasalter BeachSeasalter Beach, 29 x 22cm, oil on canvas –  available 

 

 

 

Kent first Snow, last lightKent first Snow, last light. 23 x 30.5cm, oil on canvas – available  

 

 

 

View across the OazeThe view across the Oaze,  22 x 22cm, oil on canvas – available 

 

 

 

Lost BuoyLost Buoy, 61 67cm, oil on wood panel – available

 

 

 

Dartmoor 2, 63 x 40cmDawn at the Moor, 63 x 40cm,  oil on canvas – available 

 

 

 

West Beach Whitstable (3), 50 x 40cm, oil on canvas – available 

 

 

 

Kent first Snow, last light. 23 x 30.5cm, oil on canvas – available

 

 

 

Long after Sunset (June)Long after Sunset (June), 28.5 x 17cm, oil on canvas – available 

 

 

 

First LightFirst Light, 71 x 81cm, original painting, oil on wood panel (framed) – available 

 

 

 

Weather StudyWeather Study, 26 x 20cm, oil on canvas – available 

 

 

 

The Great British Summer (Whitstable 2021), oil on canvas, 31 x 130cmGreat British Summer (2021), 31 x130cm, oil on canvas –  available 

 

 

 

Whitstable Harbour (2021), oil on box canvas, 78.5 x 78.5cmWhitstable Harbour 2021, 78.5 x 78.5cm,  oil on canvas –  available 

 

 

 

Thunderhead Cloud studyThunderhead/ Cloud study, 28 x 28cm, oil on wood panel –  available 

 

 

 

Dartmoor, 38 x 38cm, oil on wood panel –  available 

Artist's studio, J.M.W. Turner, Painter Dan Sherrin (1869 - 1940), Preston Parade, Ric W. Horner, Rose in Bloom Pub Joy Lane, Whitstable

Artist working on Whitstable beach

Ric Horner painting on the beach

It’s now 10 years ago that Ric Horner moved into the late Dan Sherrin’s quirky cottage on The Saxon Shore Way in Whitstable,  a long-distance footpath in England, which starts at Gravesend, Kent, and traces the coast of South-East England for 163 miles in total. He is one in a long line of artists , writers and novelists that made the town their home, for reasons such as the gorgeous light and stunning sunsets. Over time he has recorded the dynamic changes in weather, atmosphere and cloud formations that one sees in this area, focusing predominantly on the views across the Swale Estuary towards the Isle of Sheppey. 

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Artist Dan Sherrin (1869 – 1940) could not be missed about the town, as he insisted on wearing the most outrageously chequer plus-fours and his love of beer was legendary. Dan was also a famous self-publicist of the most humorous kind, a practical joker who not only poked fun at those in authority – he even built his own airplane and created a spoof fire brigade!  

One of his paintings still hangs in Buckingham Palace, as he was once commissioned by King George V. Furthermore. An elderly neighbour who lived nearby in Preston Parade Seasalter, has told Ric that he recalls seeing Winston Churchill plus entourage on the little foot bridge on Preston Parade, viewing the newly installed gun battery, which was right in front of the house in about 1943.

J.M.W. Turner (1775–1851) described the famous sunsets along the North Kent coast as some of the best in the world and just like Turner, Ric also explores the unique atmospheres found in this area. He says:

“My work has as much to do with the changing weather; encompassing all sorts of environmental conditions, which can range massively from attractive and peaceful to threatening and dangerous,  as well as with the geographical location. Since moving into the late artist Dan Sherrin’s old cottage, I have set up my studio at the front of the house, which overlooks the sea. This has changed my working practice profoundly, as I now have a myriad of subject matter in front of me and I am less dependent on notes and colour sketches. I can now work directly on canvas from my subject and study in detail various sea states and “light events” which may have previously evaded me. It’s become possible to study storms in greater detail and track showers and their influence on the sea in some degree of comfort. Sadly, despite the house’s prominence and history, time and gravity has taken its toll, leaving it bereft of level floors, so when I first moved in, the horizon appeared to lean when looking out from my studio!”

 

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‘The Street’, a natural strip of shingle on an exposed clay bank on Tankerton beach, which runs out to sea and is revealed only at low tide for a distance of about half a mile. It is the last remnant of the Swale river valley that got lost to sea erosion over millennia and now provides a temporary, natural promenade. You can still visit it, or read about it at: http://The-Ley-Lines-and-Lost-Past-Of-North-Kent.

 

Ever since the opening of the Turner Contemporary Art Gallery in 2011, Ric’s hometown Margate has also grown to be quite an artistic hub for Kent. With The Old Town growing to be increasingly trendy and a rise of down-from-Londoners moving to the area, as well as Tracy Emin opening her studio there, it’s no wonder the area has grown so chic in recent years. Ric is hoping to soon showcase his prints and greeting cards of Margate Harbour at the Turner Contemporary gift shop and tourist information office.

 

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Woodland Paintings

Ric has completed many tree studies and woodland paintings over the years, most of them of Blean Woods around Canterbury in Kent, but some of them are from the Devonshire region and Wistman’s Wood on Dartmoor National Park.

Please note that some of these images are cropped due the gallery setting and might only give you a partial view of the artwork. Feel free to get in touch on +44-07835294317 for interest in greeting cards, prints, or commissions.

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East Kent Artists Open Houses – October 2022

8 – 23 October 2022

Prints at Ric Horner studio

An exhibition of stunning Whitstable Land and Seascape paintings, as well as framed prints as part of the East Kent Artists Open Houses. Running on weekends 8th/9th, 15th/16th and 22nd/23rd October 2022 at House 18 on the Whitstable art trail.
 
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For dimensions of these paintings see the post www.richorner.com/work-available-april-2023

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Art Exhibiton, Art Gallery, Contemporary Landscape Painting, Paintings, Whitstable Seascapes

Solo Exhibition at Lilford Gallery Canterbury

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From 7th – 20th September 2019

“Ric Horner is second to none when it comes to capturing light on the landscape.” – “Your art brings tears to my eyes! – Outstanding! – Amazing – Stunning – Incredible! – Magnificent – Brilliant – Spectacular – Breath-taking – Superb – Magical – Impressive – Wonderful – Uplifting – Really Moving – Poetic, beautiful, bold and absolutely marvellous! – I love your work!”

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Award winning artist Ric W. Horner is one of the county’s leading landscape painters whose professional career spans more than 30 years. His work focuses on the elemental qualities of open space, the energy of weather and the expressive qualities of light. He has opened his studio space to the public on various occasions over the past 10 years to  connect with visitors in a more personal way.

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“…His mastery of sky, light and colour is breath taking!”

“Wow! My kind of art. Absolutely stunning. Love it!! Xx“

“After seeing his work for the first time it completely changed the way I saw colour in nature, but especially the sky and dark clouds. This incredible oil on canvas captures a moment where the beautiful light and detail pulls you in, so you too are involved and immortalised in the moment.” 

 

 

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Below: visitors to one of his Open Studio events. The next one will be from 14th -28th October 2023 as part of the East Kent Artists Open Studios and the Canterbury Festival. 

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Art Exhibiton, Breathtaking Paintings, Salcombe Regatta, Tonic Gallery

At the Tonic Gallery in Salcombe

Salcombe Tonic Gallery

From August 2017 to February 2018 Ric was represented by Tonic Gallery in Island Street, Salcombe, South Devon.   https://tonicgallery.co.uk

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  1. First Light – oil on wood panel – 71 x 60cm
  2. Lost Buoy – oil on wood panel – 61 x 67cm
  3. Salcombe No 1 – oil on canvas – 31 x 24cm
  4. A good Day for Sailing – oil on canvas – 20 x 20cm (sold)
  5. Salcombe No 2 – oil on canvas – 51 x 76cm (sold)
  6. Waterhead Creek – oil on canvas – 26 x 31cm (sold)
  7. Across the Bay – oil on canvas – 21 x 20cm (sold)
  8. Salcombe Dusk – oil on canvas – 26 x 21cm (sold)
  9. Salcombe No 3 – oil on canvas – 26 x 26cm

Ric Horner - Tonic Gallery

The piece below is still available (2022).

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Art Gallery, Ashburton, Dartmoor National Park, Landscapes, Paintings, Ric W. Horner, Timeless contemporary art

White Wood Gallery

 Ric has been represented by the White Wood Gallery in Ashburton, Dartmoor from November 2016 until February 2018.

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                     This arrangement has now come to an end. Most pieces on display there have been sold, but some are still available from the artist’s studio. 

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..Lovely feedback was received from previous buyers:

dartmoor-1-31Dear Mr Horner, as a 50th Wedding Anniversary present to ourselves we purchased from the White Wood Gallery in Ashburton your oil painting entitled “Approaching Rain near Princetown, Dartmoor” (see above). My wife and I have known, loved and frequently visited Dartmoor since we were both young and we felt your painting captures the atmosphere of the Moor very well. We are generally more familiar with the eastern side of the Moor – i.e. Chagford/ Haytor/Hound Tor – and not so familiar with the area around Princetown. We wondered if you were able to give some more detail of the location from which your painting was taken?

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contemporary landscapes, Dartmoor, Devon, Dr Ian Mortimer - Author & Historian, England, Fine Art, Green Hill Arts Gallery, Moretonhampstead, Solo Exhibition

Dartmoor – Theatre of Light Exhibition 2016

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The ‘Theatre of Light’ exhibition was a big success. Many thanks to everyone who came along. Half of the exhibition was sold during while it was on. Ric is now (April 2023) in the process of making a range of greeting cards of the most successful pieces.

For samples visit the page: Greeting Cards | Ric W. Horner – Artist (richorner.com). They will probably be available early summer 2023.

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Ric Horner is one of the country’s leading landscape painters, whose professional career spans more than 30 years. Graduating from Exeter College of Art in 1989, he spent the first two years of his career living and working on Dartmoor, developing a unique and profound engagement with light and distance. His artwork has a metaphorical resonance that is reminiscent of great nineteenth-century landscape painting and yet it is utterly modern, firmly resisting the urban and technological  world.

Thanks to Ric’s longstanding friend, supporter and art collector, Devon based historian and internationally acclaimed author of ‘The Time Traveler’s Series’ and ‘Centuries of Change‘, Dr Ian Mortimer, he was able to put on a stunning exhibition of  40 new landscape paintings on the theme of Dartmoor National Park, which are on display at Green Hill Arts Gallery in Moretonhampstead.  http://visitmoretonhampstead.co.uk. 


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 Dr Mortimer says about Ric’s work:

“I have no doubt that, in due course, Ric Horner will be recognised as one of the most significant landscape artists of our time. His dedication is astounding; his integrity no less so. For me it has been a privilege and an honour to be so closely involved with this exhibition, and to have been able to buy a number of his paintings over the years. For you, I hope this vision of our place in the world, carved out of the light that falls on all of us, proves equally rewarding. In this exhibition, you will find yourself on a road at night having just seen the first welcoming streetlight of the village: you will soon be home and warm. The sun has gone down behind Laughter Tor leaving a few drifting clouds and vapour trails in the deep blue sky: the seemingly eternal rocky outcrop is juxtaposed with the ephemeral vestiges of the day. But the most striking feature of these Dartmoor paintings is the light. Often the painting is not actually about the hill, rock or any other object in the distance; it is about the space between you and that object. It is a portrait of the light, a place where skies brood, threaten, delight, obscure with mist, groan with rain or brighten with a ray of optimism.”

 

 

 

 

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“A stunning exhibition of the highest calibre!”

“Poetic, beautiful, bold and absolutely marvellous!”

“They are  sublime. So magical and true to the atmosphere”

“Ric Horner’s work is superb – truly spectacular!”

“Breathtaking views and big skies! Fabulous.”

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“Wow! “I absolutely love your work; such stunning paintings. The most amazing sky and little houses shining like jewels.  What an uplifting exhibition!”

 Green Hill Arts www.greenhillarts.co.uk  is open weekly from 10am-4pm from Tuesday to Saturday.

Fore Street
Moretonhampstead
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ13 8LL
Contact Tel: 01647 440775
Email: contact@greenhillarts.co.uk

A 32-page catalogue (A5) with an introduction by  Dr Mortimer is also available. 

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You can pick them up online via Cross Tree Press for £ 9.99 incl. postage to the UK.  Postcards & Greetings Cards of Ric Horner's paintings

To order either the catalogue, greetings cards and postcards visit: http://www.crosstreepress.co.uk/theatre/theatre.htm

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Below: Friends Ian Mortimer and Ric Horner on field trip to The Strangles in Sept 2014, where the idea of the ‘Theatre of Light ‘ exhibition was first perceived.

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Ric is available for commissions. Please contact him at: enquiries@richorner.com, if you fancy your own favourite landscape views painted.

 

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Ric Horner at the Lilford Gallery Canterbury

Ric was one of the first artists to be represented at this gallery in 1999.

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Ric’s work on the wall next to Tracy Emin figure drawings and Damian Hirst’s dot sculpture.

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At the Affordable Art Fair in London, Battersea Park

The large black & white seascape below was bought by the well-known British comedian Ricky Gervais in 2009

Painting bought by Ricky Gervais in 2006 via the Lilford Gallery in Canterbury 'Seasalter'

 

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From 2015 – 2022 Ric was represented by Gallery Jessica Dove in 8 High Street Ilfracombe, North Devon. Sadly, this place no longer exists. www.galleryjessicadove.com

 

 

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This lovely gouache painting left featuring a ‘Yorkshire Landscape’ has recently been purchased by     Michael Gallagher –  Head of Conservation at the MET – Museum of Modern Art in New York.

 

 

A 66 foot stainless steel and bronze sculpture named Verity, created by world famous artist Damien Hirst, stands on the pier at the entrance to Ilfracombe Harbour looking out over the Bristol Channel towards South Wales. The name of the piece refers to “truth” and Hirst describes his work as a “modern allegory of truth and justice”.

 

 

Gallery Jessica Dove
8 High Street
Ilfracombe
Devon,  EX34 9DF      Open Tues- Sun
Telephone:  01271 867222 / 865138
galleryjessicadove@btinternet.com

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Image below: Jessica selecting work from Ric’s old studio in Whitstable.

 

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Ric Horner at The Sportsman Seasalter

Ric created a solo exhibition at  the award winning ‘The Sportsman’ in Seasalter back in 2015 featuring the inspiring scenery of the Thames estuary.  This famous Michelin star pub is located 2 miles out of Whitstable, on the North Kent coast and is popular with weekend visitors and many Londoners. It is nicely furbished with rolling exhibitions showcasing the work of local artists. 

 

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Lewes Panorama and Bonfire Night Paintings

Lewes Priory

 

Lewes Priory - painting by Ric W. Horner

 

 

Panorama Lewes, 160cm x 40cm, oil on canvas - sold

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Lewes Heritage Week

The Lewes Bonfire Night, or the #LewesBonfire Night Celebrations, is the biggest celebrated Fifth November Event in the world, and is held in the usually peaceful county town of Lewes, East Sussex, every year on 5th November, and the carnival or festival is known as either the Lewes Bonfire Night Celebrations, Lewes Bonfire Night or just simply the Fifth.

Lewes Bonfire, or Bonfire for short, describes a set of celebrations held in the town of Lewes, Sussex, England, that constitute the United Kingdom’s largest and most famous Bonfire Night festivities, with Lewes being called the bonfire capital of the world.

The event not only marks Guy Fawkes Night – the date of the uncovering of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 – but also commemorates the memory of the seventeen Protestant martyrs from the town burned at the stake for their faith during the Marian Persecutions.

As well as this, 25–30 societies from all around Sussex come to Lewes on the fifth to march the streets. This can mean up to 5,000 people taking part in the celebrations, and up to 80,000 spectators attending in the county market town.

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Pompeii: An Art Exhibition by Ric W. Horner

In the same year as the British Museum put on a blockbuster exhibition called ‘Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum’, 2013 (www.britishmuseum.org/pompeii-live) Ric also created a solo show on the subject of the ancient Roman city Pompeii, hoping to transport people back to AD 79 to discover how life was transformed in just 24 hours, when the two cities in the Bay of Naples, southern Italy, were buried by a catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

Hoping to recreate how it looks now, and how it may well have looked during and after the famous eruption of Mount Vesuvius he said:

“Pompeii is paradoxical, the city was once the site of a tremendous environmental catastrophe, but now all is serene and in a state of artful decay. Ironically, its preservation was due to its destruction -had it not been buried by the layers of ash, it would not be here today. In this particular series I tried to convey these unique qualities. When creating the work, I found that I had tapped into a similar colour palette to the one artists used when painting frescos in and around the city before the eruption. This may not have been a coincidence and may be linked to the strong Italian sunlight and its location near the Bay of Naples.”

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Another exhibition of Pompeii that is currently running is at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. This show is on until September 2023. (msichicago.org/pompeii)

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Commission of art deco Railway Bridge

a painting by Ric W. Horner

The old Canterbury and Whitstable Railway was sometimes also colloquially referred to as the Crab and Winkle Line – which opened in 1830 was the cutting edge of technology at the time. The Industrial Revolution was happening and all the famous engineers of the time were connected to it. 


The original photograph I am working from features a steam train – the Invicta – the locomotive which pulled passengers out of Whitstable  on its way to Canterbury in 1952. Today the route is a designated footpath and cycle track.

 

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Old Motor Workshop turns Art Gallery

Ric lived at 1-18 Reeves Yard Whitstable from 2002-13 and revamped this old industrial studio in 2012 in order to re-opened it to the public with a rolling exhibition of finished pieces.. 

 

 

 

 

Press Release for his latest Open Day on Saturday, 4th May 2013 …..“With the spring weather still evasive, Kent’s finest artist brings sunshine to your home all year round. Ric W. Horner is opening his gallery doors on Saturday, 4th May to present his own, personal colours of the rainbow. He captures moments and places like no camera can. The vividness and energy of his seascapes instantly transport the viewer to the coast on a glorious Summer day complete with breathtaking sunsets – with his passion and love evident in every single piece. “

 

 

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Battersea Park London - Painting by Ric W. Horner

 

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Contemporary Land & Seascape Paintings