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Richard Suckling – Edit the Motif to Capture the Essence (Online)
Date recorded: Sunday, April 13, 2025
Join Richard Suckling for a landscape painting demonstration in soft pastel where he’ll show you how to identify the key elements of a scene while eliminating unnecessary details—helping you focus on what truly matters for a successful painting.
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Join Richard Suckling for a landscape painting demonstration in soft pastel where he’ll show you how to identify the key elements of a scene while eliminating unnecessary details—helping you focus on what truly matters for a successful painting.
Richard Suckling studied illustration at Cambridge School of Art and worked for a number of years as an illustrator in London, before heading to the beautiful West of England to pursue a new career as a painter. He works almost exclusively in soft pastels and sells his work worldwide through galleries and privately through his social media pages and website.
He enjoys teaching regular workshops, throughout the UK, as well as pastel demonstrations and workshops on-line worldwide. He was one of the faculty members for Pastel Live in 2022, as well as appearing on Art School live with Eric Rhoads, and is currently a member of the advisory board for the Pastel Today website.
As well as writing regularly for magazines extolling the virtues of this amazing medium, including The Artist Magazine in the UK, articles on Richard’s work have also appeared in Plein Air Magazine in the US, Practique Des Arts in France, Pastel World Magazine in China.
If you enjoyed this presentation or have any thoughts on it or questions, please leave a comment. If you made a piece of art inspired by this presentation, we’d love if you’d upload and share!
One Response
Richard, I thoroughly enjoyed your summer bloom presentation.
The looseness of your strokes was beautiful to witness. You have inspired me to get my pastels out again & play!
One Response
Richard, I thoroughly enjoyed your summer bloom presentation.
The looseness of your strokes was beautiful to witness. You have inspired me to get my pastels out again & play!