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Tag: Best of British painters
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Studio visits – buy paintings, prints & cards directly from the artist
Award winning artist Ric W. Horner has set up a dedicated exhibition space at the front of his studio filled with stunning land & seascape paintings. He is opening his studio by appointment only! enquiries@richorner.com .. . Ric first felt inspired to explore the unique light of the north Kent coast around Thanet — one…
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Commissions
Ric’s most recent commission featured a sailing boat ablaze in stormy seas. It was completed in May 2026.. If you are interested in your own bespoke artwork, contact Ric at: enquiries@richorner.com … ________________________________________________ . . ________________________________________________ . . ________________________________________________ . . ________________________________________________ .. … ________________________________________________ . ________________________________________________ . . . ________________________________________________ . . …
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East Kent Artists Open Houses
. These are impressions of Ric’s past East Kent Artists Open Houses exhibitions that take place every year in October for the duration of the Canterbury Festival. Most of the paintings shown here are now sold, but they might inspire you to come down this year and see what’s new. In 2026 you will find…
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WAM trail – Whitstable Artists & Makers: Ric & Annette in Joy Lane
. The WAM Trail (Whitstable Artists and Makers Trail) is a popular, open-house SALES event where local creatives in Whitstable, open their homes, studios, and galleries to display and sell diverse original art and crafts. The trail is happening twice a year (May & November/December) with various art forms from painting and ceramics to glass…
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House & Garden portraits
Have you ever considered having your own home, or favourite view from the house painted? Ric has produced a wide range of house, garden, woodland and cityscapes for clients over the years… . . If this has inspired you, get in touch via: enquiries@richorner.com to discuss your own ideas.. Capturing the mood and charm of…
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History of Ric’s Art Studio
It is now nearly 13 years since I moved into the cottage built by the eccentric painter Dan Sherrin (1869-1940), a small summer residency on the seafront in a secluded beach-view garden. In February 2025 the local writer CJ Stone wrote an article about this in his local online publication Whitstable Views. To read it got…
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Greeting Cards
. Ric has produced a wide range of greeting cards, all created from his original paintings. Purchase them as packs of 9 Some of the places featured are Whitstable, Margate, Canterbury, Devon, Cornwall, Wales, Dartmoor National Park and London.. . Alternatively pick them up from from his studio, Georges Mini Market on Whitstable High Street…
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Paintings of Margate promenade and clock tower
Ric’s artistic journey began on the North Kent coast, around Cliftonville in Margate, where, as a boy, he spent long hours sketching the beaches and absorbing the drama of the sea. That early exposure to the shifting moods of the coast laid the foundation for a career marked by a preoccupation with the elemental: light,…
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Fishslab Gallery Whitstable
Ric exhibited at the Fishslab Gallery in August 2024. If you have missed this show you can visit Ric in his studio were he has now set up the front of his house as permanent exhibition space. New Exhibition Space 2026! On show were 25 original oil on canvas paintings, as well as a range…
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Show Off gallery Whitstable
Ric has exhibited his extraordinarily atmospheric British land and seascape paintings and prints in August 2023 in Harbour Street, Whitstable. For interest in any of the remaining artworks contact him at tel. 07835294317/ or enquiries@richorner.com. Related Images:
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Solo show at the Lilford Gallery
. “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,…
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Salcombe and South Devon
Ric has painted Salcombe several times and has recently produced a wide range of themed greeting cards that cover that region on the South Devon coast. Salcombe is known for its outstanding views, rolling surrounding countryside, breath-taking natural beauty, sparkling turquoise waters and rugged cliffs. Once a major port for the fruit trade, it has…
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Ilfracombe Harbour
Between 2015 – 2022 Ric was represented by Gallery Jessica Dove in lfracombe, North Devon. Sadly, this gallery is no longer open. . This little gouache painting called ‘Yorkshire Landscape’ was purchased by Michael Gallagher – Head of Conservation at the MET – Museum of Modern Art in New York, while on display at…
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The Sportsman Seasalter
Ric has exhibited at the award winning ‘The Sportsman’ in Seasalter in 2015 and created an inspiring show featuring the scenery and various views out into the Swale estuary. The 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.…
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At the Lilford Gallery Canterbury
Ric was one of the first artists to be represented at this gallery. Find his current work at: www.lilfordgallery.com/ric-horner-canterbury-1 3 Palace Street Canterbury, CT1 2DYt: .0044.(0)1227.639086Open 9.30am – 5pm Mon – Sat / 11am -4pm Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . The large black & white seascape below…