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Richard Castor Jeffery @rcastorjeffery.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

My two latest paintings, framed and on the studio wall

Richard Castor Jeffery @rcastorjeffery.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Newcomen Road - oils on cradled panel, 60cm sq. An enjoyable challenge to try and capture the effect of the light raking across the face of this old house on a hill in Dartmouth.

Oil painting of an old house on a sloping street in Dartmouth in Devon. The view is at night, with a hidden streetlight casting light and shadows across the face of the building.

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Richard Castor Jeffery @rcastorjeffery.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Work in progress - oils on cradled panel, 60cm sq. Solid work today on the windows..

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Richard Castor Jeffery @rcastorjeffery.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Work in progress - oils on cradled panel, 60cm sq. Finished underpainting.

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Richard Castor Jeffery @rcastorjeffery.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Detail of work in progress - oils on panel, 24x32 cm. A little still life exercise, painting some pharmaceutical boxes from life.

Work in progress, unfinished painting of some pill boxes against a blue background. Simplified by removing the text in order to focus on the geometric shapes, strong colours and interesting shadows.

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Richard Castor Jeffery @rcastorjeffery.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Work in progress - oils on panel, 50cm sq.

Unfinished oil painting of two stuffed animals in a glass case in a museum. Strongly lit from above the animals, held in stiff poses, cast strong shadows on the inside of the display case.

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Richard Castor Jeffery @rcastorjeffery.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Detail of work in process - underdrawing of some strange stuffed creatures, currently on the easel.. Pencil on cradled panel, 50cm sq.

Pencil drawing of a couple of stuffed animals in a glass case, in a museum. An aye-aye and a mongoose. The animals cast strange shadows in the artificial lighting, set above a floor with a complicated geometric pattern.

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Richard Castor Jeffery @rcastorjeffery.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Shed - oils on panel, 25cm sq. I may or may not do more to this, but I kind of like it as it is. Will let it sit for a bit and see..

Small oil painting of an industrial shed or barn in the countryside in Cornwall. The face of the building is in shadow while the side is in strong sunlight.

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Richard Castor Jeffery @rcastorjeffery.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Various stages of work in progress of a new painting of a barn in Penzance. Underdrawing, underpainting and starting to build up layers of the final painting.

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Richard Castor Jeffery @rcastorjeffery.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

The Arches - oils on cradled panel, 50cm sq.

Oil painting of Victorian shopfronts in Bristol at the junction of the Gloucester Road and a railway bridge. The arch of the bridge casting strong shadows on the buildings in the low spring sunlight.

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Richard Castor Jeffery @rcastorjeffery.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Model House 2 - oils on panel, 25cm sq. A fun little exercise inspired again by architectural models and drawings, based on one of my favourite local houses.

Small painting of a corner-terrace Victorian house, painted in a limited palette of colours to mimic the aesthetic of an architectural model. The house is painted in shades of turquoise, while the landscape is painted in a warm grey-brown. The strong shadow of a house across the street is cast onto the main elevation which is bathed in strong sunlight.

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Richard Castor Jeffery @rcastorjeffery.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Further progress on my current work in progress. Slowly, slowly.. Oils on cradled panel, 50cm sq #oilpainting #wip

Work in progress painting of shops in shadow at the bottom of the Gloucester Road in Bristol, by the railway bridge.

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Richard Castor Jeffery @rcastorjeffery.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

My latest painting, The Cheesemonger, is available to buy now on my website - www.rcjfineart.co.uk. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or for shipping outside the UK.

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Richard Castor Jeffery @rcastorjeffery.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Cheesemonger - oils on cradled panel, 50 cm sq.

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Richard Castor Jeffery @rcastorjeffery.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Work in progress - oils on panel, 25cm sq. Using an old favourite location as the basis for a new idea, inspired by the recent exhibition of Maurice Wade paintings in Stoke. Also looking at architectural models and their simplification / abstract qualities. Might work, might not… worth a try.

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Richard Castor Jeffery @rcastorjeffery.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Morning light through the studio window - oils on cradled panel, 38cm sq.

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Richard Castor Jeffery @rcastorjeffery.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

My latest painting, Shops Inverted, is framed and available now on my website. See www.rcjfineart.co.uk for details. Feel free to get in touch with any questions or for shipping outside the UK.

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Richard Castor Jeffery @rcastorjeffery.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Shops Inverted - oils on cradled panel, 45cm sq. A favourite group of local shops drawn in a different light.

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Richard Castor Jeffery @rcastorjeffery.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Finished just before Christmas, December Diagonal - oils on cradled panel, 50cm sq. Really pleased how this one turned out. Planning to submit for various open exhibitions this year 🤞

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Richard Castor Jeffery @rcastorjeffery.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

A detail of current work in progress. I’m experimenting with new ways to remove the narrative and focus on the abstract qualities. Enjoying this one hugely at the moment..

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Richard Castor Jeffery @rcastorjeffery.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Hello! By way of introduction on BlueSky.. I’m a self taught artist who used to be an architect. I’m learning as I go and post my work as it develops for anyone interested to see a little ‘behind the scenes’. Feel free to engage with me here - I’m hoping this will be a great place to learn more!

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Richard Castor Jeffery @rcastorjeffery.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Some WIP development pics of a painting I’m working on currently.

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