Kaleido Artists
Richard EveleighAfter suffering a stroke in 2005, Richard was left with long term visual, balance and coordination problems. While 'recovering' (more accurately learning to live with his medical state) he has produced a series of acrylic paintings based on his medical condition and experiences of disability. Through his acrylic paintings he uses extreme vantage points and perspectives to convey his mobility problems (and acute sense of vertigo!) He uses allegorical images of boats and seascapes to portray the unsettling and somewhat isolating aspects of his illness. He hopes that the colour schemes that he uses add to their sense of foreboding.
Richard's first exhibition was at Salisbury in 2008 in aid of brainstrust (visit www.brainstrust.org.uk). He's in his 2nd year of a BA Fine Art degree at the University of Portsmouth. Over the summer of 2009 he organized and took part in a group exhibition at Bournemouth in aid of Oxfam (see www.art4aid.co.uk). He also held his second solo exhibition in Salisbury at the Oxfam gallery 'Oxhibitions'. He is due to exhibit again at the Oxfam gallery as part of a two person show in August 2010. His art work continues to explore aspects of his health/medical condition. While he still produces his seascapes, he has recently started to explore the possibilities of using texture in his paintings. More of Richard's work can be seen at his website: www.richardeveleigh.com
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