Richard Whadcock | Azure Pools

2026
Oil on Wood Panel
81 × 71 cm
Original work, signed by the artist
Presented framed

Azure Pools continues Richard Whadcock’s exploration of atmosphere, memory and surface through layered oil paint. Built slowly through translucent washes and subtle abrasion, the work seems to hover between landscape and abstraction, never fully settling into one or the other.

Fields of pale turquoise drift across the panel like suspended weather or reflected light, interrupted by delicate marks and darker linear gestures that quietly anchor the composition. The surface holds traces of revision and movement, allowing earlier layers to remain visible beneath the final image.

Rather than describing a fixed place, the painting suggests sensation and space. Areas appear to dissolve and re-emerge as the eye moves across the work, creating a sense of depth that feels both expansive and intimate.

What remains is a painting that rewards time: calm, restrained and quietly luminous, balancing precision with openness.

The in-situ image is a visualisation. Please refer to the listed dimensions and artwork photographs for scale and finish.

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