Richard Marshall Sen PS

The medium Richard mainly uses is chalk pastel and oil pastel, diluted with white spirit, aswell as thinly applied oil paint. He uses this as an under-painting on thick watercolour paper. He then uses a gum-arabic spray at various stages to create texture and build up the image in layers. Home made paints and pigments, made from raw pigments are incorporated in the works to extend the colour range and textures. Richard believes in using colours that are light-fast and materials that are durable. He often works on a number of paintings at one time. He works from life, but sometimes use photographs as another point of reference. He believes that the construction of an image is of vital importance, so he makes continuos adjustments to his paintings as he progresses.