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Richard Wheatland Richard Wheatland has been drawing and painting almost since able to hold a pencil. His family background is full of artistic and engineering talent, and it was with the help of his artistically gifted aunt that Richard first became engrossed in the world of painting. Whilst Richard remains largely self-taught, he was regarded as a gifted art student at school but was encouraged by his parents to train for a ‘proper job’ and followed a career in engineering. Richard took an interest on motor racing and aviation, following visits to air shows and motor racing meetings and it was inevitable that this interest transferred itself into his early drawing and painting efforts. Much later it was undoubtedly the combination of Richard’s engineering and artistic talents that were to prove pivotal in his artistic career, his painting becoming increasingly admired for their high level of accuracy and meticulously researched technical detail. Richard’s first public art display was at the historical site of Brookland’s Motor Course in 1982. Encouraged by the success of this first show he repeated his displays at the venue for several years. Since those early successful showings, Richard has exhibited at many prestigious venues, from specialist London galleries to a restaurant in Monaco and an exhibition in the USA. More recently Richard has become very much part of the motoring art establishment. His work is regularly featured as part of group shows at well-known motor sporting venues such as Silverstone and Goodwood. After well over twenty years in the business Richard’s work graces many private collections worldwide. |
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Autumn Stroll: The ever-popular Morris Traveller in an autumn woodland setting. The painting also features the artist’s young Springer Spaniel ‘Basil’. This 16”x11.5” watercolour, acrylic and gouache painting has also been successfully published as a greetings card and print. The painting is mounted with a ‘stone’ coloured mount and framed with complementary green – tinted wooden frame. |
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The Display Master Oil on Canvas Price: £1200.00 Size 76 x 61cm |
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The Display Master: The late Ray Hanna will always be remembered for his flying displays at The Goodwood Revival Meetings in his famous Spitfire Mk IX MH434. This highly detailed oil painting represents over 60 hours work and captures Ray flying over the Goodwood on a Revival Saturday, while cars practice on the circuit below. This highly acclaimed work has been published as a print and best selling greetings card. The 30” x 24” canvas has been professionally framed in a complimentary gold finished moulding. |
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Flying Days Gouache Price: £325.00 Size 40.6 x 29.2cm |
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Flying Days: Old cars and old aeroplanes always seem to sit well together on the artist’s canvas. This 16” x 11.5” watercolour, acrylic and gouache painting was painted as a greetings card project. The card currently in publication has proved a best seller. The scene features the classic MG sports car the TC with two biplanes, in the air the Stampe and on the ground the Tiger Moth. The painting is on watercolour board mounted with a pale green mount and framed in a simple mid-tone wooden frame. |
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Brooklands Centenary Oil on Canvas Price: £2000.00 Size 100 x 70cm |
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Brooklands Centenary: This oil painting on 1000mm x70mm canvas is a landscape featuring the scene as the first race meeting at Brooklands takes place on Saturday 6th July 1907. The race featured in the painting is the sixth race of the day the ‘Byfleet Plate’. The cars have just crossed the finishing line in front of the famous Clubhouse after just 10.3 miles of racing, both drivers claiming the victory. The result was to be declared a ‘dead heat’, and was naturally the closest finish on the day. The two cars involved and featured in the painting are, the 50hp Napier of Frank Newton and the 60hp Lorraine Dietrich of Charles Jarrott. Assembling in the paddock in front of the Clubhouse are the contestants for the main race of the day ‘The First Montagu Cup’ The canvas has been professionally framed with a quality gold-finish moulding, and is available for sale at £2000. |
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Reflections on Silver Watercolour Price: £650.00 Size 45.7 x 61cm |
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Reflections on Silver: This study in oils was inspired by the reflections in the distinctive lines of a Jaguar XK120 Coupe. The venue is the French town of Angouleme at the annual Historic racing weekend September 2004. The painting is an oil on an 18” x 24” canvas framed with a simple narrow aluminium frame. |
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J Class Survivors Watercolour Price: £350.00 Size 51 x 61cm |
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This 20” x 24” oil on canvas features the three surviving J-Class yachts, Velsheda, Endeavour and Shamrock V, as they might have looked, sailing on The Solent off Cowes in the 1930’s. The painting has been professionally framed with a top quality silver finished moulded frame. |
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