My 6”x6” & 12”x12” color studies provide the space for playful, direct, experimental rendititions. I’m inspired and I react directly with a sense of immediency. They’re the pieces I do between my larger scale artworks, as they tend to take longer from conception to completeion. I have several pieces being built in my head, one a large vertical abstract figurative, where the concept is finally pulled together. A contemporary impressionistic critters piece is in the works, in fact 3. I ordered and recieved 4, 36” square wood substrates. One for an abstract impressionistic piece based on the Belomont Rocks and 3 others for 36” square abstracts that echo each other in a complimentary way.
You just keep pluging along day after day, year after year and one day you wake up and realize that you’re living the life you imagined, within a reasonable proxomatey. This year, to my awe & wonderment, I have entered more exhibitions then before and have found myself exhibtiting throughout the Chicagoland area more than ever before and have completed more commissioned artworks than ever before, as well. I’m regularly featured in Artist Closeup Magizine, Amsterdam and been honored to recieve multiple awards from Circle Foundation for the Arts, France. My artwork is currently available at Proud Fox Gallery & Frame Shop, Geneva Il. or directly from me. I’’m most grateful to be able to continue to follow my passion, having such wonderful supporters and art collectors.
"Art, whether abstract or representational, like the night sky, invites us to imagine, participate and create stories. As we view and gaze endlessly, subtle changes in our perception and vision transform what we see, at the speed of light, in our mind's eye." ~Richard Sperry
“Richard Sperry, an American artist residing in Saint Charles, Illinois, paints his life as he experiences it. He defies categorization as merely an abstract painter, a landscapist, or a figurative artist. Instead, he finds inspiration in both internal and external mechanisms, compelling him to depict his thoughts, emotions, experiences, and existence itself through his art.
Sperry's paintings serve as a personal diary, catalog, and chronology of his life's events, reflecting six decades of personal and artistic growth. Each of the contemporary/abstract pieces are meticulously crafted, starting with an acrylic paint base and then layered with oil paint, oil pastel, ebony pencil, charcoal, oil stick, and 18k gold paint and leaf. The presence of the 18k leaf and an infinity symbol across his artworks serves as his signature, a trademark that distinguishes his work.
Through his unique artistic process and autobiographical expressions, Richard Sperry invites viewers into his intimate world, where every stroke carries the weight of his life's journey and the depth of his artistic vision.” -Circle Foundation for the Arts
Thank you all,
and remember your questions & comments are always welcome,
Richard.
SOLD, Color Study # 206, Blossoms, 12”x12” oil on gesso board
‘Black Eyed Susan’s’ 6”x6” oil