Richard Turneramon (1940-2013) - Signed 2007 Oil, Oasis Woman

Description

Soft, blended brushwork and a technicolored, vibrant palette are combined to render a woman by an oasis in dreamlike detail. Signed and inscribed on the reverse.

On canvas on stretchers.

Condition

In fine condition.

Size

121.5 x 76cm (47.8" x 29.9")

Artist Biography

Richard Turner, also known as Turneramon, was a British artist and poet. Turner was born in Derby, England and was educated at Bemrose Grammar School, before moving to study at the School of Navigation in Warsash, Southampton. In 1958, he went on to join the Merchant Navy, as a Navigation Cadet Officer, sailing with Ellerman Lines. In 1960, he decided on a career change, and enrolled at the Derby College of Art. Turner won the J. Andrew Lloyd scholarship for Landscape, enabling him to study at the Royal College of Art in London, from 1963. There, he was tutored by Carol Weight and Sir Peter Blake. He graduated in 1966 with an Associate of the Royal College of Art Degree, as well as prizes in Life Drawing, Life Painting, and Landscape Painting.