Born in Stourbridge in the West Midlands I had a happy but pretty average childhood for a kid growing up in the eighties. My favourite place to be was outside but if I was ever inside I loved to be creative, especially with art and later on playing guitar and music.

On leaving school I went to art college to study 3D design and although I enjoyed the course, as with many teens I was easily distracted and became easily derailed. I soon began to lose my way and eventually dropped out of art college early.

I spent the next few years gigging with various bands up and down the country before I finally decided to go back and reclaim my education. I applied for university and it was a toss-up between studying art and studying music, but I decided to go for music.

However, while at university I was inspired to try oil painting and was instantly hooked. Before I knew it friends and family were asking if I could do portrait commissions and ironically soon the art was helping to pay for the education in music. I was determined to do well in university and it was hard but I left with a first class BA Hons.

However, I loved painting so much that I was curious enough to see if I could paint some original compositions and to my surprise they turned out ok, not only that but I was lucky enough to sell most of them too. I have since spent the last few years selling my work both privately and in UK galleries while developing the style and technique that I have today.

People sometimes look at my work and draw comparisons to other contemporary artists but as a painter I’ve always been more inspired by artists like Vermeer, John William Waterhouse and in particular Caravaggio. I’m amazed by not only the way they painted with their dramatic use of light and realism but by the way they managed to make their paintings look like a scene straight out of a modern movie.

I’ve been a massive fan of film and music my whole life so I suppose it’s hardly surprising that I took influence from them both when I first started to paint and still do today. A lot of my very early work contained musicians or scenes from films and I still find myself scrambling for the remote to pause a film because I’ve seen something that would make a great painting.

I only really paint the things that I love and the things that inspire me. I also like to try and tell a story or create a bit of mystery. A book, film or song can do this but they have more time, the challenge is to capture a similar feeling in the snap shot of a single image and this is what I strive for. I am never truly happy with a piece unless I feel it holds enough mystery to stop and intrigue the viewer, if only for a moment.

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  • After Hours – Canvas Edition by Richard Blunt

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    After Hours – Canvas Edition by Richard Blunt
    Born in Stourbridge in the West Midlands, Richard Blunt had a happy childhood and his favourite place to be was outside. If he was ever inside he loved to be creative, especially

  • After Hours by Richard Blunt

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    After Hours by Richard Blunt
    Born in Stourbridge in the West Midlands, Richard Blunt had a happy childhood and his favourite place to be was outside. If he was ever inside he loved to be creative, especially with art.
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  • See You On The Slopes by Richard Blunt

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    See You On The Slopes by Richard Blunt
    Born in Stourbridge in the West Midlands, Richard Blunt had a happy childhood and his favourite place to be was outside. If he was ever inside he loved to be creative, especially

  • It’s The Thought That Counts by Richard Blunt

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    It’s The Thought That Counts by Richard Blunt
    Born in Stourbridge in the West Midlands, Richard Blunt had a happy childhood and his favourite place to be was outside. If he was ever inside he loved to be creative, especially

  • Nothing Behind Me, Everything Ahead By Richard Blunt

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    Nothing Behind Me, Everything Ahead  By Richard Blunt
    Born in Stourbridge in the West Midlands, Richard Blunt had a happy childhood and his favourite place to be was outside. If he was ever inside he loved to be creative, especially

  • The Great Escape By Richard Blunt

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    The Great Escape By Richard Blunt
    Born in Stourbridge in the West Midlands, Richard Blunt had a happy childhood and his favourite place to be was outside. If he was ever inside he loved to be creative, especially with art.…

  • Out Of Office Aluminium Edition by Richard Blunt

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    Out Of Office Aluminium Edition by Richard Blunt
    Born in Stourbridge in the West Midlands, Richard Blunt had a happy childhood and his favourite place to be was outside. If he was ever inside he loved to be creative, especially

  • Out Of Office by Richard Blunt

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    Out Of Office by Richard Blunt
    Born in Stourbridge in the West Midlands, Richard Blunt had a happy childhood and his favourite place to be was outside. If he was ever inside he loved to be creative, especially with art.…

  • Lost In Fiction Aluminium Edition by Richard Blunt

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    Lost In Fiction Aluminium Edition by Richard Blunt
    Born in Stourbridge in the West Midlands, Richard Blunt had a happy childhood and his favourite place to be was outside. If he was ever inside he loved to be creative, especially