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Richard Foster (born 1945)[1] is a British painter, principally of portraits.

Educated at Harrow School, Studio Simi in Florence, Trinity College, Oxford, and the City and Guilds of London .

Foster has been a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters since 1976, president since 2017, and was its vice-president 1991 - 1994 and honorary treasurer 2003 - 2006. He has been a member of the Art Workers Guild since 1980.

Over his career, he has tried to be as diverse as possible and has painted a great variety of pictures in both oil and watercolour, not just single portraits and groups, but also landscapes and compositions which he exhibits at his one-man shows every three or four years .

Foster has paintings in a number of public collections, including the Royal Collection, the National Trust, Hertfordshire County Council , the Green Howards Regimental Museum, East Lexham Church, Norfolk, and many others.[2]

References

  1. ^ Richard Foster - Biography, RichardFoster.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  2. ^ 11 artworks by or after Richard Foster, Art UK. Retrieved 2013-12-29.


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