{"product_id":"richard-whadcock-leach","title":"Richard Whadcock | Leach","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e2026 \u003cbr\u003eOil on canvas \u003cbr\u003e150 × 130 cm\u003cbr\u003eOriginal work, signed by the artist \u003cbr\u003ePresented framed \u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1790755905634_480\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the work\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLeach\u003c\/em\u003e sits within Richard Whadcock’s practice of building atmosphere through layered oil paint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThe surface is developed gradually through thin glazes, allowing colour to shift and deepen over time. Light appears to emerge from within the painting rather than sitting on top of it, creating a sense of depth that remains open and unresolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThere is a subtle reference to landscape, but nothing fixed. The central form holds the eye, hovering between presence and dissolution, while the surrounding field remains soft and diffuse. A vertical line to the edge introduces a quiet tension, anchoring the composition without closing it down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThe work is less about image and more about perception. It asks for time, revealing itself slowly as layers of colour and light begin to settle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eWhat remains is a balance between control and release, where the surface carries the history of its making without becoming descriptive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInsured delivery is included to most UK and US addresses. Any applicable local taxes or import duties remain the buyer’s responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Whadcock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55215817720135,"sku":null,"price":15750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1003\/4216\/9927\/files\/whadcock_Leach.webp?v=1790756040","url":"https:\/\/www.thomasrainsford.com\/products\/richard-whadcock-leach","provider":"Thomas Rainsford","version":"1.0","type":"link"}