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Richard Foster (painter)

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

Life

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Foster was born in East Lexham, Norfolk[2] and educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Oxford with further artistic training at Studio Simi, Florence and the City and Guilds of London Institute.

Foster has been a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters since 1976 and President since 2017. Furthermore, he served as Vice-President from 1991 to 1994 and Treasurer from 2003 to 2006. Foster has also acted as 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 .

List of works

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References

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  1. ^ Richard Foster - Biography, RichardFoster.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  2. ^ Knott, S. (2022). Retrieved December 27, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/eastlexham/eastlexham.htm
  3. ^ Art UK. (2022). Retrieved December 27, 2022. https://artuk.org/discover/artists/foster-richard-b-1945
  4. ^ Knott, S. (2022). Retrieved December 27, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/eastlexham/eastlexham.htm
  5. ^ Art UK. (2022). Retrieved December 27, 2022. https://artuk.org/discover/artists/foster-richard-b-1945
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