Introduction
When viewing a painting by Richard Lipscombe, you will be visually captivated and instantly conscious of his love for painting. Whether finished in the medium of oil or sketched in pencil, the celebratory beauty of the intertextuality within the diversity of human and physical geography is clearly reflected and examined.
Richard's careful attention to detail conveys an intimate and emotional expression of the subjects through his fluid brushstrokes and the translucent finish of his images. When observing a work by Lipscombe, a sense of tranquility and peace shall unfold before you.
Although a naturally gifted artist, Richard refined his study of painting and design at the Kootenay School of the Arts in Nelson, British Columbia. Lipscombe also spent part of his career cultivating his craft as he toured Europe, observing the works of old masters in Rome, London and Paris. Richard Lipscombe currently resides in St. Albert, Alberta.
The three series of Lipscombe's works available on this website are of the themes Lifestyles, Faces, and Places. With Richard's vivid palette, the Lifestyles series exhibits sports as activities of leisure, and when combined with notions of family values and love, the subjects are then tranformed into a visual juxtaposition of the leisure, enjoyment of sports and the sentiments and importance of families. Richard's Faces series explores the variety in cultures and peoples of the world. Focusing on the subject of childhood, Richard draws similarities between the universal innocence of children, regardless of the difference in global geography and culture. Many of Richard's landscape subjects originate from photographed images by family and friends who have traveled to various parts of the world, as well as images of his local community. He then converts these images into an artistic rendition of his perception of these geographies and histories.
Richard sometimes revisits the past by painting images of his birthplace - Amber Valley. His paintings capture the nostalgia of the life and culture in this once all-black farming community in a manner that is translated through the biographical and self-reflexive nature of his subjects.
Richard Lipscombe's recent show is titled "Faces and More".