Robert King RSMA RI | Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, Royal Society of Marine Artists

Tivoli - Late Summer

Gouache

10" x 12"
Chrissie in the Dunes

Oil

12" x 16"
Incoming Tide

Oil

12" x 16"
Cowes Week at Lepe

Gouache

8" x 10"
Crab Boats at Cromer

Oil

10" x 16"

About Robert King RSMA RI

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Biography

Method of Working

Robert King paints in oil, gouache, watercolour and pastel. His subjects of interest include marine, landscape, cityscape and figurative works of ‘The Nude’ and ‘Figures in Landscape’. All of his paintings are taken directly from life and not from photographs. Robert continues to find inspiration in Norfolk: its shorelines and beaches, the Solent, where he lives. Robert also finds inspiration in France and its town harbours and coastline, the Mediterranean and Egypt, Venice, Paris, Rome, Naples and recent visits to India.

Biographical Details

1936 Born in Leicester

1952-54 Studied at Leicester School of Art

1955-57 Army Service in Egypt

1957 Resumed Art School

1970 Elected a Member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours

1985 Elected a Member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists

Society Memberships

Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours

Royal Society of Marine Artists

Other Society Memberships

Leicester Society of Artists

Exhibitions

Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours 205th Exhibition

Royal Society of Marine Artists Annual Exhibition 2016

Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours 2016

Royal Society of Marine Artists Annual Exhibition 2015

Other exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions:

2007 Collection of Paintings covering four subjects: Venice, Brittany, Norfolk and London

2004 Kings Scepted Isle, Burlington Paintings, London

2002 The Mediterranean and Beyond, Burlington Paintings, London

1989- Burlington Paintings

1980- Medici Gallery

1970 First Solo Exhibition

Group Exhibitions:

Royal Academy of Arts, London

1970- Royal institute of Painters in Watercolours, Mall Galleries, London

1985- Royal Society of Marine Artists, Mall Galleries, London

Paris Salon

Medici Society

Linda Blackstone Gallery

Commissions

Approach to Commissions:

Robert accepts a wide variety of commissions for marine, landscape, cityscape and figurative works in oil, gouache, watercolour or pastel. However, this excludes pastiche or historical paintings. Should a client request a copy of a painting, Robert is prepared to paint the same scene with similar lighting and atmosphere, but will alter the composition. Although Robert prefers to work from life, photographs may occasionally suffice as reference material. The commissions process will usually take around six months.

Notable Commissions:

Ten figurative and ten landscape commissions for Hong Kong University