Paul Richmond Blog

Time Lapse: Surreal Male Figure Oil Painting: Mike Ruiz - Studio Sneak Peek 21- Paul Richmond Studio Watch video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrWlkvuUMgQ Starting on a painting of photographer Mike Ruiz today for a little collaboration we are doing. He took a self-portrait photograph and I am reinterpreting it on canvas. Today I’m working on the base coat, so you’ll have to check back later to see the finished painting! — Step into the weird and wonderful world of artist Paul Richmond, where anything could go down -- even a pin-up boys' pants! We're all a little high on paint fumes around here, so grab a brush and join the painting party! Visit Mike Ruiz’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/mikeruiz1234

Did you like? Subscribe ! Start to finish time lapse speed painting demo showing the creation of my surreal figurative oil painting Above and Beyond which will be donated to Art For Life 2016, benefitting the AIDS Resource Center Ohio. --- Step into the weird and wonderful world of artist Paul Richmond, where anything could go down -- even a pin-up boys' pants! We're all a little high on paint fumes around here, so grab a brush and join the painting party!

Sanctuary , oil on panel by Paul Richmond My new painting, Sanctuary , evolved over the past several months during which we launched the You Will Rise Project , a website that features artwork, stories, poems, videos and other creative expressions by victims of bullying. Consequently, I began reflecting on my own experience of being bullied and used it as the inspiration for this piece. I was constantly made fun of as a child for being effeminate, quiet, tall, and uncoordinated. My coping mechanism was to disappear into my imagination. There, I could explore fantastical worlds where bullying, self-doubt, and fear were never welcome. A gangly, awkward boy from the Midwest could become a fairy tale princess or a glamorous movie star. And when the white walls of home felt too confining, more enchanted surroundings were just around the corner. Art gave me a means of capturing my daydreams, making them real, and seeing the work of other artists meant being invited into their secret wor...