Mediums: Oil or acrylic (Richard will work in oil)
Level: All levels welcome
Class Dates: Tuesdays, December 1-22, 2026
Class Times:
• 9:30 am-noon Pacific time
• 12:30 pm-3:00 pm Eastern time
• 5:30 pm-8:00 pm London time
Painter Richard Blades is fascinated by the quiet corners of studios and the way light falls upon objects and plants. In this class, he invites students to slow down, observe closely, and translate those moments into expressive, intimate paintings of flowers and everyday objects.
Through demonstrations, Richard will guide students through a dynamic painting process—from close observation and gestural mark-making to developing and resolving a painting through thoughtful experimentation. Emphasis will be placed on working intuitively while building strong structure and clarity in your work.
Richard will also share his distinctive approach to color mixing, showing how color can be used effectively to create vibrancy, harmony, and mood.
Designed for painters who want to deepen their process and bring more life and expression to their work, this course encourages curiosity, experimentation, and a fresh approach to still life painting. All levels welcome.
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$295.00
Richard K. Blades was born in 1978 and raised in East Anglia. His passion for painting began whilst living in Cornwall in his mid-twenties, working under the influence of professional painters based in the Rame Peninsula. Although academically trained, obtaining a BA in Fine Art from the University of Plymouth, Richard regards himself as a self-taught painter. Having grown up in East Anglia, much of Richard’s work is based on and inspired by the skies and landscapes of the area but having traveled widely, his paintings take on a universal quality. Along with the landscape, he is also a still-life painter, fascinated by the quiet corners of studios and how light falls upon objects and plants. Richard, who recently moved to Norfolk after a decade in London, says of his work
“I am primarily an expressive landscape painter working in the English Romantic tradition. I feel a deep connection to the landscape and the artists who also chose the sky, sea, and land as their sources of inspiration. Turner, Constable, Seago, Daubigney, and Courbet are my personal favourites. The gaps between generations and hundreds of years matter little. Regardless of what has changed in this world, the technological advancements, and societal shifts, the landscape is always there, as something eternal, the ever-changing muse, always present, yet never the same. ”
Richard’s work is regularly exhibited in Cornwall and London and is held in private collections, both in the UK and abroad.
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