https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/hello 2020-05-23T13:38:45+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/Richard-Spare.jpg?v=1555265660 Hello, Welcome to Richard's New Website! https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/ra2019 2023-06-06T12:55:26+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/The-Showmen-Banner.jpg?v=1559746506 Richard's 40th Artwork at the Royal Academy of Arts' Summer Exhibition https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/acquired-by-bradford-museums 2020-05-23T13:49:25+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/cartwright-hall.jpg?v=1582574066 Acquired by Bradford Museums Cartwright Hall in Bradford, image curtesy of Bradford Museums https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/acquired-by-the-hunterian 2020-09-09T20:37:42+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/Hunterian-Art-Gallery_b3e195df-bc3b-4501-a6bd-40cece59ebe1.jpg?v=1587983129 Acquired by The Hunterian https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/invited-artist-at-the-view-magazines-fine-art-auction 2021-03-14T14:24:35+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/Iris_Spring_Banner.jpg?v=1589395151 Invited Artist at The View Magazine's Fine Art Auction Detail of Richard Spare's artwork 'Iris Spring' https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/invited-artist-at-sophies-secret-art-auction 2021-03-14T14:34:43+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/Long-Tailed-Tit-Postcard.jpg?v=1592922753 Invited Artist at Sophie's Secret Art Auction https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/acquired-by-horsham-regional-art-gallery 2020-09-10T10:51:37+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/42738699_10156015121768178_7713179201058111488_o.jpg?v=1599568072 Acquired by Horsham Regional Art Gallery, Australia https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/hastings-open-2020 2021-03-14T14:41:28+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/hastings-museum-and-art-gallery.jpg?v=1599238991 Hastings Open 2020 Hastings Museum and Art Gallery https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/aoap-2020 2021-03-14T14:33:56+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/AoaP.jpg?v=1602792131 Art on a Postcard (AOAP) 2020 Art on a Postcard (AoaP) Winter Auction 2020 banner image https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/drypoint 2021-03-18T22:05:10+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/IMAGE_3__1024329_FINISHED_6_copy.jpg?v=1616104939 Drypoint 'Steel-Facing' from the artist's film 'Drypoint' depicting Richard at work in his studio https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/wales-contemporary-2020 2021-03-14T18:48:50+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/Daffodil_Banner.jpg?v=1604508493 Wales Contemporary 2020 https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/acquired-by-hastings-museum 2021-06-01T07:00:00+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/hastings-museum-and-art-gallery_e21cc5d0-d5ad-485d-830d-88af8c08f8b9.jpg?v=1622467234 Acquired by Hastings Museum and Art Gallery (HMAG) Hastings Museum and Art Gallery (HMAG) https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/acquired-by-the-museum-of-the-home 2020-10-10T07:00:00+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/geffrye-museum-panaroma-of-exterior-credit-jayne-lloyd.jpg?v=1601497369 Acquired by The Museum of the Home https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/in-print-exhibition-at-the-watts-contemporary 2021-03-14T18:41:12+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/watts-gallery-1536.jpg?v=1603911489 In Print Exhibition at The Watts Contemporary Watts Gallery - Artists' Village in Surrey https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/an-artistic-aviary-at-the-watts-contemporary 2021-07-19T16:19:17+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/Artistic_Aviary_King_fisher_A4-export-banner.jpg?v=1626702289 An Artistic Aviary at The Watts Contemporary Detail of the exhibition poster for 'An Artistic Aviary' at the Watts Contemporary Gallery, featuring Richard Spare's Perching Kingfisher https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/rwa-168 2023-09-30T19:38:05+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/RWA.jpg?v=1604256172 RWA 168th Annual Open https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/north-sea-to-the-east 2021-07-19T15:28:00+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/Sandpiper-Murmuration-Richard-Spare-2020-banner.jpg?v=1613229106 North Sea to the East Sandpiper Murmuration drypoint and watercolour print by Richard Spare 2020 https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/featured-by-art 2021-03-05T15:44:11+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/art-domain-blog-feature-banner-the-art-of-printmaking_6b1308a6-cb6f-43f0-acae-b08dcf892df6.png?v=1614792227 Featured by .ART The banner image from article 'The Art of Printmaking' depicting Picasso and his famous linocut 'Buste de Femme au Chapeau' (1962). https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/hepworth-wakefield-print-fair-2021 2021-03-23T17:50:53+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/Hepworth-Wakefield-Print-Fair-2021-website-banner-1920x800.jpg?v=1614792666 Hepworth Wakefield Print Fair 2021 https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/invited-artist-at-mystery-masterpieces 2021-09-17T19:36:55+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/mm-artwork.jpg?v=1622472500 Invited Artist at Mystery Masterpieces https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/zero-plastic-collaboration 2022-12-01T12:22:44+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/AdobeStock_209904167.jpg?v=1639916100 Zero Plastic Collaboration Beautiful, clear, plastic-free waves, as seen from above https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/ra2021 2021-09-14T22:32:38+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/The-Tiff-2021-Richard-Spare.jpg?v=1631653251 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2021 "The Tiff" a drypoint and watercolour print by artist Richard Spare https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/japan-exhibitions-winter-2021 2021-11-21T16:41:23+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/Daimaru-Tokyo.jpg?v=1637353070 Japan Exhibitions - Winter 2021 https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/worlds-first-plastic-negative-greetings-cards 2021-12-19T12:19:18+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/Z-RS-SGC-002-front-side_Banner.jpg?v=1639863404 World's First Plastic-Negative Greetings Cards 'Dapper Robin' by Richard Spare has been published as the World's First Plastic-Negative Christmas Card https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/ukraine-support-pledge 2022-03-15T12:23:29+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/Ukraine_Support_Pledge.png?v=1647346230 Ukraine Support Pledge The #UkraineSupportPledge banner image https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/invited-artist-at-sophies-postcard-2022 2022-12-13T14:26:40+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/Feisty-Firecrest-SophiesPostcard2022-Richard-Spare.jpg?v=1656591781 Invited Artist at Sophie's Postcard 2022 Feisty Firecrest (detail) at Sophie's Postcard 2022 https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/ra2022 2024-06-17T18:24:17+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/Richard-Spare-Varnishing-Day-2022-banner-brighter.jpg?v=1655376343 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2022 Richard Spare with his Etching, drypoint and watercolour print 'Redwing in the Rain' on Varnishing Day 2022. https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/rwa-169 2023-09-30T11:13:16+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/RWA-Royal-West-of-England-Academy_copy.jpg?v=1664980748 RWA 169th Autumn Exhibition The Royal West of England Academy after its reopening in May 2022, courtesy of Childs Sulzmann Architects https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/rcama-open-2023 2023-03-07T13:28:04+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/Conwy-Castle.jpg?v=1678195684 The Royal Cambrian Academy of Art – Annual Open Exhibition 2023 Conwy Castle https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/artworks-by-kay-spare-are-now-available-online 2023-10-26T17:31:46+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/Across-the-Poppy-Field-by-Kay-Spare.jpg?v=1690213189 Artworks by Kay Spare are now available online 'Across the Poppy Field, Tuscany' by Kay Spare https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/ra2023 2023-09-30T12:16:17+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/RA.jpg?v=1685708301 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023 https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/rwa-170 2023-11-01T18:02:18+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/1651660646964.jpg?v=1696076671 RWA 170th Autumn Exhibition Royal West of England Academy (RWA), Bristol https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/art-on-a-postcard-aoap-winter-auction-2023 2023-11-10T22:03:29+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/AoaP_-_Winter_23_High_Res.jpg?v=1698147281 Art on a Postcard (AoaP) Winter Auction 2023 https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/anonymous-heart-project-2023 2023-11-10T16:17:08+00:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/Its-Back-Webpage-Header-1600x900px-1.png?v=1697809901 Anonymous heART Project 2023 | Heart Research UK https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/the-secret-language-of-flowers 2023-10-26T17:26:55+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/Horsham-Regional-Art-Gallery.jpg?v=1697810728 The Secret Language of Flowers https://richardspare.art/blogs/news/artimage-featured-artist 2024-04-16T16:27:12+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/8497/2852/articles/Artimage-logo.png?v=1713268488 Artimage Featured Artist Artimage Logo - 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