Richard was born in Worcestershire in 1973, He was educated in Fine Art at Cheltenham College of Art, then studied Decorative Arts at Sotheby's Institute of Art, London. He started his full time painting career in 1996.
Until 2007 Richard concentrated on mural painting in acrylic and oil for which he has many collectors all over the UK, Ireland, Europe and America. He has exhibited at several London Decorative Art shows.
Recently Richard has returned to his roots, painting with oils on canvas, and now works from his studio in Worcestershire, where he lives with his wife and two children. He takes inspiration both from his extensive travel both in the UK and all over the world.