'Calipso'

100cm x 120cm

Aluminium Stretcher with Linen

Supplied with a Certificate of Authenticity

Signed and Dated

Inspired by the satellite perspective of looking down onto earth, focused on the Caribbean islands.

'Satellite'

'Satellite'

 A smaller experimental piece titled... 'Atlas'

Richard Baker Contemporary Art

Please follow my new blog: Richard Baker Contemporary Art 

https://richardbakerart.blogspot.com

I have begun to transfer my love of colour and texture by developing a range of canvas art for all types of interiors. 

I am introducing 'Celestial I & II' - 2 unique pieces 70 x 130cm each that work as individual pieces or as a pair. You can have either piece to the left or right of each other - whatever works best for you!

These are very special pieces as they are a pair of high quality wooden panel boards rather than just linen stretched over a stretcher frame. 

There is obviously a lot more weight to these two pieces compared to the weight of just using high end stretcher bars with quality linen or cotton canvas wrapped around.

I have used acrylics, texture paste, silver leaf, metallic silver and rose gold spray. 

I have completed the pieces with some Matt Varnish for some added extra protection.

The sides and the back of each canvas board are painted in matching light grey with a matching grey finishing tape. Fixings are also attached. 

I will be issuing signed Certificates of Authentication and an Insurance valuation for each piece on purchase. I will obviously sign and date each artwork too.

These pieces are inspired by astronomy and my love for exotic seascapes - because my new collection of work is abstract based, you can interpret it how you wish. 

My aim is to adorn your interior space with exceptional, unique, one-off original artwork!

If you would like to enquire / purchase, you can contact me at:

richard@richardbakerdesigns.co.uk

Proworks Bottle Competition

 Proworks Bottle Competition

Updated Portfolio

 

Updated Portfolio

I have taken the opportunity to update my digital portfolio which includes a lot of the best work from the last chapter of my life. It signifies moving onto the new collections and really pushing my work further. Here are just a few pages taken from my portfolio and as always I appreciate any comments you may have. 

If I can be any assistance to you on any collaborative projects or you would just like me to send you my portfolio as a PDF please get in touch.

Adobe Textile Designer Extension

Adobe Photoshop Textile Designer Extension (Beta)

I am really enjoying experimenting with the Beat version of the Adobe Photoshop Textile Designer extension - probably best to watch some videos first so you can dive straight in with experimentations: https://www.adobe.com/uk/products/textiledesigner.html#x

I really prefer Illustrator to design my creations, but if I want to design a series of patterns quickly, still being able to keep my colours and layers separated and more...then I will use this Photoshop extension in the future. 

A mentioned above I still prefer to use Illustrator for my best work - maybe Adobe could create exactly the same extension for Illustrator - I know there is the Pattern Maker already, but using exactly the same interface would then be so seamless when going from one title to another.