Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture by Hollis Richardson
Contemporary Paintings Straight from the Imagination
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Perfect for collectors who love color and imagination, artist Hollis Richardson’s original oil paintings highlight his mastery of design. Take a journey into the creative and imaginative eyes of the artist. Feel and experience the essence of his many subjects. You are bound to love the vision Richardson presents in his paintings. Contact him today to learn more about his oil paintings for sale. mclr71.cr@gmail.com
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About The Artist’s Original Oil Paintings
Hollis Richardson especially enjoys the rich colors and luscious opulence of oil paint, which adds to the sensual quality of his subjects. He has a passion for richly colored patterns, and pleasing shapes which have become prevalent in his paintings. They primarily feature distinctive, stylized figures and faces and occasional landscapes that excite the eye. Women are always a favorite subject of the artist. He has great compassion for women, as evidenced by his sensitivity to their dignity and moods, often rendering them in a reflective attitude in his paintings. He enjoys working with the decorative elements he can introduce when he works with this subject. He uses women to create modern art that is expressive and often whimsical, reflecting his quiet observations and sense of humor about people. Richardson creates modern works of art that come from deep within his soul. He is sensitive to life and channels those feelings through his art.
He has been actively creating modern art for over eighty years, and his artwork has continued to evolve and become closer to a purer state of painting, to immediate expression. Richardson's extensive painting experience has given him the confidence to work spontaneously, resulting in unique modern art that is subjective, not intellectualized and therefore highly imaginative. His original oil paintings are often whimsical, as he continually investigates the possibilities to be found in forms and colors. Many of his figures have a sense of flamboyance.
He reduces subject matter to its essence. Stylized forms and motifs have replaced realistic imagery. His compositions move the eye across the artwork. He applies each color in the right place to create chromatic richness and strength to his compositions.
He also has extensive abstract paintings. His compositions, whether representational or nonrepresentational, reach out and speak to you. In Hollis Richardson’s biography you will understand how specific artists influenced his work. A list of his selected shows and awards is also available for your information.
Hollis richardson on sucessful art
“All good artwork should have an abstract quality to it. The colors and composition should sing and have rhythm. Each piece should effectively include all the elements of design. I strongly recommend beginning artists take time to learn drawing skills before taking up painting. The point is not to become a realistic artist, but to learn to see space and shapes and master the art of composition before adding the element of color and progressing to original oil paintings.
People inquire about the source of my artistic inspiration. Subject matter for me, is subjective and comes as I work on the overall composition. I begin with ideas about color and shapes and then the painting develops spontaneously as I work. My paintings are an expression of my feelings and a realty that is beyond my ability to express verbally. It has taken me a lifetime to learn the technical skills and to create my visions with meaning and purpose. I am always reaching for that perfect combination of elements of art that communicates and elicits a response from the viewer. It is a never ending challenge to continually stretch for yet a better work of art with the elements of design. When you buy my art, you are buying more than an object, it something that is the culmination of my life experiences.”
A WORD FROM HAPPY ART COLLECTORS
"I love Hollis Richardson’s brushstrokes and application of paint, his use of color and light to set a mood,
and evoke emotions and memories, even of times full of dreams! " Donna Morrow-Alusheff
"I love All of Hollis Richardson’s paintings. His vision is so beautifully consistent and they are executed with such mastery.
He has such command of color, pattern, compositions and technique. They are fresh, expressive and lively. They are all fabulous! " Lisa Kenion
"These paintings make me smile. I have ten paintings and I am still collecting.”
“I enjoy these paintings so much, I plan to take them with me to the nursing home.”
“I love the mannerism quality you capture!”
“Colorifique et manifique!”