I N T H E GA L L E RY
R ICHARD ROWAN He may have braved the Icelandic wilderness to capture the Aurora Borealis, but Richard’s latest pieces are a little closer to home. Inspired to help his son see the beauty of the lightning he feared, the artist has depicted the awe-inspiring natural phenomenon. “My fatherly instinct took over and I sat with him to gaze out of the window and show him its beauty,” he says. “Through my art, I study the world that we all take for granted. Created by our planet, these spectacles can inspire us,
challenge our perspective and give us a feeling of deeper connection to early humanity.” Using references such as storm chaser films, Richard painted his glass artworks via his signature reverse technique. The piece was underlit and the bolt scratched out and painted with white, with some areas faded to intensify the sections of the main strike. He jokes: “As I can’t sleep through the lightning strikes, I am better off painting them!”
14 FINE ART COLLECTOR AUTUMN 2018
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