Richard Elliott

Richard Elliott completed a painting BA at Manchester University and went onto postgraduate studies at the Royal Academy Schools. Already a recipient of the David Murray prize for landscape painting and a prizewinner of the Sunday Times watercolour competition, On graduating he was awarded first prize by the Royal Watercolour Society. Elliott specialises in depicting architecture and landscape, his watercolours reference Turner, Whistler and Hopper. He has exhibited his watercolour paintings in the Mall Galleries and at the Royal Academy. Amongst his numerous commissions, are paintings for English Heritage and the National Trust, including images of Eltham Palace as part of Sir Jocelyn Steven’s on his retirement. Collections include Freshfields Solictors, Zeneca, Prebon Marshall & Yamane Ltd, Singer and Friedlander Manchester City Art Gallery, Esso UK Ltd, Chevron UK Ltd, TSB and many private collections in UK and Ireland including John Hurt and Tony O’Reilly.