Robert (Bob) Richardson - Oil Painting

Bob has been painting over forty years, and has participated and won awards in a variety of shows both within a Group setting as well Juried & Solo shows.

Bob's professional experience is equally extensive and varied. It includes over 20 years of creative product development work with the Franklin Mint in a vast range of materials and manufacturing processes. Bob has also worked with Goebel Company [Germany] maker of the famous Hummel Figurines, Towel Silversmiths Inc., Lillian Vernon Inc , Lenox Collection's, Hanover Direct and other marketing organizations involved in the field of " Collectibles " and direct marketing. He has traveled extensively in Europe and Asia throughout his professional career in pursuit of new products, new ideas and old, lost and forgotten decorative arts and manufacturing techniques. Bob is a native of Wilmington, Delaware, a graduate of LaSalle University, Philadelphia Pa. and currently lives in Doylestown Pa.

Bob is a member of The Doylestown Art league, a founding member of The Arts & Cultural Council Of Bucks County, a life long student of the Edward Loper School Of Art, Wilmington, Delaware. He has volunteered teaching oil painting at Pine Run Community Center, Doylestown Pa. and continues to teach oil painting classes. Through the use of Cezanne's limited pallet of 8 colors, Bob's paintings are rich with color, space, light and bold lines.