Artist Richard Kaye will hold his annual art exhibition at the Malthouse Gallery in Lyme Regis next month. 

Taking place from Saturday, August 12 to August 24. The show includes paintings, wooden reliefs, screen prints and drawings. His most recent are a series of abstract landscapes featuring views of Lyme Regis from memory. Richard has recreated real perspectives of Lyme Regis, but by imagining what’s there, rather than the more traditional ‘sitting-in-position’ method.  

These views include the Marine Parade, several perspectives on the Cobb as well as the old cinema, and a view of Broad Street. The use of colour and form makes these pieces stand out as being almost other-worldly.  

Also on show are a series of wooden reliefs featuring brightly painted shapes arranged on top of each other. The shapes are angular, sometimes architectural, and the colours are vivid. In these pieces of work the shapes literally jump out of the frame due to the depth of the layers and use of complimentary colours. The print work on show includes a series of screen prints focusing on Brutalist architecture in London, bought to life using bright primary and neon colours to force the viewers attention.  

These works include Trellick Tower, the National Theatre and the Barbican. Richard has been living with his family in Ottery St. Mary for over 17 years, moving from London to bring his two children up in Devon, close to his parents, who lived in Lyme Regis. He has a deep love of the area, having lived in both Lyme Regis and Bridport as a young man. Prior to moving down to Devon, Richard also had an interesting career in music, which involved a year touring the world with the rock band Ash as their scratch DJ. 

During this time Richard played on the main stage at Glastonbury and appeared on Top of the Pops. While living in Ottery he appeared on the TV show Come Dine With Me - which he thoroughly enjoyed.  

Richar studied fine art at Bournemouth, and art has always been an important part of Richard’s life, whether it’s been simply sketching a view or someone who’s fallen asleep on a train, through to his recent obsession with painting and printmaking.  

This exhibition focus on this work from the last five years, which he says have been some of his most productive.