Richard Sorrell P.R.W.S., R.BA., N.E.A.C.

''Drawing and painting have been central to my life since childhood - when I was surrounded by the pictures and working environment of my parents.

Drawing and painting is a language to me. I studied the grammar of this language first in drawing, then in composition and then in colour. I try to use this language to describe and express my feelings about the visual world and to attempt to make non-visual ideas visible.

My work is divided into objective, descriptive painting - landscapes, still life, etc., and inventions - my imaginative figurative paintings. My objective is to make strong images, which people will respond to immediately and will not tire of easily. 

It is my firm belief that an artist should be an active member of society and not an exile from it, and that art is strongest when it is closely connected to society."

Richard studied at the Royal Academy Schools, gaining Silver and Bronze medals, from 1968-1972. He was elected to the Royal Watercolour Society in 1975, to the Royal Society of British Artists in 1988 and to the New English Art Club in 1995. In 2006 he became President of the Royal Watercolour Society.

He was awarded the De Laslo Medal by the RBA in 2002, was Vice-President of the RWS from 2002-5 and is a Governor of the Mall Galleries. His work can be found in many public collections, including The Victoria and Albert Museum, The Museum of London and The National Trust.

 

Noises Off Acrylic on Canvas 46 x 66 cm Enlarge	Book Learning Acrylic on Canvas 30 x 25 cm Enlarge	Breakfast Bar Acrylic on Canvas 40 x 46 cm Enlarge
The Human Body Oil on Canvas 121 x 91 cm Enlarge	Artist and Model Oil on Canvas 38 x 43 cm Enlarge	Party at No.3 Oil on Canvas 121 x 121 cm Enlarge
Five Friends Oil on Canvas 111 x 81 cm Enlarge	Two Couples Acrylic on Board 121 x 76 cm Enlarge	House Warming Oil on Canvas 132 x 104 cm Enlarge