As a boy growing up in England, Richard spent many hours watching his grandfather create fine furniture. "The man was a master craftsman, employing traditional tools and working methods handed down through generations. He passed on to me to joy of creating something unique. I carry on these traditions in my own work." Today as an adult, he views himself as actually building a painting, in perfect analogy to his grandfather building furniture.

"As I 'build' a painting, it is often the actual working methods that I am most drawn to. As I learned to finish fine furniture with layer upon layer of polish and wax, so I now find myself working with layer upon layer of color. This method of working triggers memories and feelings that I channel into my art, and it enables me to give form to my ideas."

While his exhibitions are too numerous to list fully, among the largest are Los Angeles Artexpo, New York Artexpo, Tokyo International Art Show, Miami International Art Exposition, Art Asia Hong Kong, Art Detour (Phoenix, AZ), Designers' Showcase House (Phoenix, AZ), and Celebration of Fine Art (Scottsdale, AZ).