His last exhibition was held at the Fishslab Gallery in 11 Oxford Street, Whitstable instagram.com/fishslabgallery.
On show were 25 original oil on canvas paintings, as well as a range of Gouache (Watercolour) studies and many cards of Whitstable, Canterbury and surrounding areas.
If you have missed this show you can visit Ric in his studio, or also at the East Kent Open Houses from 12th/13th, 19th/20th, 26th/27th October 2024 Artists’ Open Houses | (ekoh.org.uk).
Ric works in a modern classical way and creates atmospheric, light-filled land and seascapes. The sublime light of his paintings is reminiscent off a style called Luminism. He takes part every year in the East Kent Artists’ Open Houses, which runs this year from 12th/13th, 19th/20th, 26th/27th October 2024.
These are images from last year’s event! To give you an idea of what kind of artwork you can expect this year, have a look at his recent exhibition at the Fishslab gallery in August 2024
Established land and seascape painter Ric Horner focuses in his work on the elemental qualities of light, the energy of weather and the drama of the sea. He creates highly atmospheric paintings that feature Kentish coastal, harbour and beach scenes, and often the stunning sunsets seen in Whitstable.
Whitstable is situated in the Canterbury district, on the north coast of Kent adjoining the convergence of the Swale Estuary and the Greater Thames Estuary in south-eastern England. It sits five miles north of Canterbury and two miles west of Herne Bay and has been attracting visitors for centuries with its charm, beautiful scenery and cosy atmosphere.
All of Ric’s Prints are available directly from his online Shop. There is also designated page for all things Canterbury.
If you like to buy his cards in Whitstable, they are in stock at: George’s Mini Market in the High Street and at The Horsebridge centre, but also at Ric’s next exhibition as part of the East Kent Artist’s Open Houses.
Below are all the prints on paper.
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Below: Dancing with clouds, 37 x 37cm – mounted giclée print – £50.00
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Below: Evening at Whitstable Harbour, 40 x 50cm, mounted print on paper – £ 50
Below: Whitstable Harbour, 30 x 42cm, print on paper – £ 20
Below: The Neptune, Whitstable, 27 x 16cm, Giclée prints on paper – £ 27.00
To arrange a studio visit call 07835294317, or email enquiries@richorner.com.
All original oil on canvas paintings are listed on the page : Available Paintings – August 2024
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It’s now 11 years that Ric W. Horner has lived in 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.
Eccentric painter Dan Sherrin (1869 – 1940) was an artist that 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 Dan’s 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.
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Now working from Dan Sherrin’s space, Ric says: “My paintings have much to do with the changing energy of weather; encompassing all sorts of environmental conditions, which can range massively from attractive, peaceful and scenic to threatening and dangerous.”
“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!”
The famous painter J.M.W. Turner (1775–1851) described the sunsets along the North Kent coast as some of the best in the world and just like Turner, Ric continues to explore the unique light conditions found in this area.
In February 2024 another acclaimed artist worked on Whitstable beach. Internationally known sculptor Jason De Caires Taylor installed his sculpture only five minutes away from Ric’s studio outside The Old Neptune pub. The artwork features an activist group of people and is called Sirens of Sewage . It stands in support to SOS Whitstable, a group of local activists who have been working tirelessly to hold water companies to account and make the sea safer along the Kent coast.
Ric has exhibited his extraordinarily atmospheric British land & seascapes last August in Harbour Street, Whitstable. For interest in any of the remaining pieces visit the page Available Paintings, or contact him at tel. 07835294317/ enquiries@richorner.com.
