Richard Witham Art

Since the beginning of 2018 I have been building my presence on Instagram to allow people to view a greater selection of my archive work.

Please feel free to click on the below link and view my work.

https://www.instagram.com/richardwithamart/

Matisse - for my Wife

My wife did not have a few millions £s to buy a Matisse collage so she asked me to create one for her at a much lower cost - nothing!! This is a simple cut card collage trying to capture the feel of Matisse - she seems to like it!!

Set behind glass in a heavy grained real wood frame which is lightly lime washed.

30" x 25" x 2.5"

Arp Shapes II

This piece is hand cut textured board set as relief style.

Set behind glass in an ash wood box frame finished in chalky white paint  - the overall framed piece measures 32" x 27" x 3".

Price £365.00 [includes courier delivery to mainland UK]

Inlet [Portland Bill]

This piece is hand-cut textured board laminated in relief style

Set in an ash wood box frame behind glass measuring 39" x 27" x 3"

Portland Quarry

Portland Quarry is hand-cut board set in relief style with textured undercoating and finished in two colours which reflect the surfaces I found during a recent visit to a quarry in Portland, Dorset.

Set behind glass in a hand-made wood box frame the piece measures 23" x 23" x 2"

Price: £315.00 [includes courier delivery to mainland UK]

Three pieces

Wells Relief

Set behind glass in a real wood box frame the overall piece measures 

32" x 20" x 2"

Coast I

Set behind glass in a real wood frame the overall piece measures

25" x 19" x 2"

White Relief 3/18

Set behind glass in a real wood frame the overall piece measures

23" x 19" x 2"

Land & Sea I - II

I have gone back to geometric and simple lines for these two pieces. Both are framed behind glass in wood frames hand painted in off white paint.

Both pieces measure 32" x 27" x 2" framed.

Land and Sea I

Land and Sea II

Scott Grey Still Life

I have been quite distracted by other work and sadly the artwork has had to take second place which it may have to for a short while to come.

In the meantime I have had time to finish off a large canvas which carries on the William Scott still life theme.

Set in a natural wood surround frame measuring 43" x 33" x 3" 

Two new pieces

Beach Road Blue

A new piece in which I have  incorporated canvas with board laminated to the face to create the large blue panel - I have used heavy textured undercoat and various paints with sanding.

Currently shown in a natural finish wood surround frame and measures 44" x 33" x 2.5"

March Relief 3/18

Set in a wood box frame which is finished in a grey wash the piece measures 23" x 19" x 2"

Still Life with charcoal

This was more an exercise in learning how to use charcoal pencils rather than creating a still life!! Having now learnt how messy it can be it has not deterred me from exploring the use of pencils in the future once I have more time to spend on my art and I have cleared up the current mess I made with this one [thank you Ben Nicholson once again!!].

 

The backboard was undercoated in texture medium then dry brush painted before the shapes were created with medium and hard charcoal pencils.

Set behind glass in a shallow wood box frame finished in white - 29" x 21" x 2"

Lyme Regis revisted

With time for my art at a premium I have been turning back the clock and working on a piece which was a style that I created almost at the beginning of my new career. The style and pieces I created back in 2009 were well received and I was fortunate to sell each piece which left me with very little to refer to. I had always thought that I had abandoned the style a little too soon and look forward to developing it further with what I hope to be a little more ability acquired since 2009!!!

A funny but satisfying experience in trying to remember just how I did them and I am pleased with this 2018 version.

Lyme Regis 2018

Various paints on board and set behind glass in my trademark shallow box frame and the framed piece measures 29" x 23" x 2"

On the wall in February 2018

Some of you are aware that I am currently on 'other duties' rather than working in the studio - to this end I thought I would list the pieces of completed artworks which are available for purchase.

Scott Blue Still Life - SOLD

Various paint on stretched canvas set in a real wood natural finish floating frame the framed piece measures 44" x 33" x 2.5"

'Order and Chaos'

Various paints on board set behind glass in a real wood box frame finished in chalky white paint - the framed piece measures 33" x 25" x 2"

White Relief  1/18

Hand cut board laminated in relief style and set in a real wood natural finish box frame behind glass the framed piece measures 29" x 23" x 2"

Breaking the Edge - SOLD

Various paints on canvas board set in a wood box frame behind glass finished in chalky white paint  the framed piece measures 22" x 18" x 2"

Scott Still Life

Set behind glass in a wood swept frame finished in chalky white paint - the framed piece measures 30" x 25" x 2.5"

Branksome Beach

Set behind glass in a real wood shallow box frame finished in off white - the framed pieces measures 29" x 23" x 2"

Pollock II - SOLD

Set behind glass in a real wood swept frame finished in black with inside gold detail - the overall piece measures 31" x 26" x 2"

Lulworth View I

Set behind glass in a real wood frame finished in chalky white - the overall framed piece measures 33" x 25" x 2"

Order & Chaos - Ellsworth Kelly ft Jackson Pollock

This piece presents work in the style of two of America's greatest abstract expressionists Ellsworth Kelly and Jackson Pollock - I have named it 'Order & Chaos'. The 'Kelly' sided is alternate raised board finished in the same colours used in the.....well chaotic 'Pollock' side!!!

Set in a real wood box frame behind glass and measures 33" x 25" x 2"

Pollock - drip painting

I have attempted a few of these in the past and it is fair to say that time erases the memory of just how much mess it creates!! However now finished this weekend I shall be spending much of my time repainting the walls and ceiling !!

Set behind glass in a real wood frame which is finished in black with gold detail.

31" x 26" x 2"

Watching paint dry!!

In between working on a commission and creating some new work for my 'Breaking the Edge' series I decided to let fly with the paint in the manner of Jackson Pollock! The images are excerpts of two sides of the piece which will be set in the frame shown - until the paint dries I am unable to stand it vertically or set it in the frame!! 

Now the clean up begins!!