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Richard Sneary

We are very pleased to have watercolor artist Richard Sneary at the gallery. Watercolors are a favorite medium of ours, and we find those that Richard does immensely satisfying. As he says:

"I started painting as a watercolorist, primarily en plein air, in 2011, after nearly fifty years as an architect and architectural illustrator. At 5 or 6 years old I was drawing dogs and horses from Walter T. Foster’s books, later cars, planes, then buildings, which I’m still doing. Architecture was my first love, and has formed the foundation of my understanding of design, composition, freehand drawing, perspective, the built, the natural environment, and many other aspects of my professional growth."

An architect and renowned architectural illustrator, Richard Sneary has over the last 3 years also begun painting en plein air in watercolor. His background as an architect / illustrator of architecture often compels him to include something of the built environment, whether it's a town square, back yards, an alley, old derelict structure, marina, trains, bridges, an industrial structure, or fence posts on a farm. Like many artists, Richard is drawn to subjects by light and color, but also by the sense of place, its character, and the story he sees in it, and it is the juxtaposition of light, color, contrast, form, abstraction, and detail that make the stories work.

Richard is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society and Missouri Watercolor Society, a member of the American Watercolor Society, and a member of Missouri Valley Impressionist Society.

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