About Richard Taylor

Richard Taylor holds the rare distinction of being a practicing artist, a graduate art historian, the author of 15 books on art techniques and a professional art teacher.

Richard has taught at Heatherley’s School of Art in Chelsea, run workshops for Winsor and Newton, demonstrated at the Artists and Illustrators Materials show in London and has worked as a Teaching Consultant to Essex Local Authority. Richard has also been involved with training art teachers at Anglia Ruskin University.

As well as being the author of many books on art techniques, Richard also undertook the role of Consultant to the Art Course magazine (de Agostini) devising the educational content for issue 1– 99, contributing articles and testing the ’cover mounted’ materials. Richard has also written regular articles for the Artists’ and Illustrators’ Magazine, The Artist, Leisure Painter and has also written for The Guardian.

Richard’s own work has been exhibited at the Minories Gallery, Colchester, The Mall Galleries, London, and The London Guildhall Gallery.

Many people, however, will know Richard for his best selling instructional books ‘Natural Watercolours,’ ‘The Watercolourists Guide to Painting Buildings’ and ‘Drawing and Painting Buildings’ as well as recognising Richard’s teaching videos that accompany the books and magazines.

Richard was one of the ‘founding tutors’ at the Watershed Studio and is renowned for his personal and accessible teaching style.

QUALIFICATIONS

MA Professional Practice (Fine Art Authorship) - Middlesex University
BA (Hons) 2:1 Contextual Art History - University of East London
Cert. Ed. (Credit) Art/History - University of Cambridge Dept. of Education

CONSULTANCY

Consultant / Executive Editor to The Art Course Magazine (de Agostini) for issues 1-90
Radio ‘phone in ‘Art Consultant’ BBC Radio Essex

TEACHING / LECTURING EXPERIENCE

Current Employment
Leader of Intensive Support Team for Essex Local Authority (Advisory and Inspection Service)
Lecturing / Training Post Graduate Trainee Teachers at N.E. Essex SCITT Centre

Other Experience
Lecturing to PGCE Art Trainees at Anglia Ruskin University
Summer School Tutor at Heatherley’s School of Fine Art, Chelsea
Artists’ and Illustrators’ Materials Show Lecturer 2005 (London Design Centre) - ‘Understanding and Using the Natural Earth Colours’
Winsor and Newton Watercolour Workshop tutor

Media Experience
Writer and Presenter of ‘The Art Course’ Videos (1-9) - Teaching Art Ltd.
Writer and Presenter of ‘Natural Watercolours’ Videos (1-2), ‘The Watercolourist’s Year’ Videos (1-4), and ‘The Watercolourist’s Guide to Painting Buildings’ Videos (1-2)
Work frequently shown on The Drawing and Painting Channel - Sky TV

PUBLICATIONS

Articles
Feature Articles written for:
The Artist Magazine, The Artist’s and Illustrator’s Magazine, Leisure Painter, Traditional Homes, The Art Course, Woman and Home

Reviews
Art books reviewed for The Artist Magazine and The Artist’s and Illustrator’s Magazine