Whilst shopping in Ikea in London, or backpacking in the Australian outback you wouldn’t expect to see a little piece of Scilly. But a local artist’s work has been brought all around the world. Richard Pearce lives on Byher with his wife Caroline and has recently become a grandpa! The Golden Eagle Studio is set on the beach, no wonder his work captures the sea and solitude so perfectly. A review of Richard’s Pearce’s recent exhibition in St Just as startling in their reflection of the Islands. Scillynews caught up with the man behind the sparkling reviews.
How the Isles of Scilly inspire your work? Well the Isles of Scilly is my work! I?ve lived here all my life my very being is inexplicably intertwined with the islands its like a responsibility that’s been handed to me by my ancestors and if I went to a therapist I would probably be told that its a mill stone around my neck.
What you want to achieve with your work? That’s exciting because of the free way I apply the paint its like a mystery tour I just follow my work and hope it takes me somewhere good. The most difficult thing is keeping the work fresh and new ideas
You have recently had an exhibition in St Just, how did it go? I believe the Exhibition went well, I tend to avoid contact with the gallery until its all over for superstitious reasons
What are your future plans’ I just take each day as it comes, the paintings just sort of happen and its affected by mood, weather, something I saw or felt or a memory, sometimes I get an idea and If I?m lucky I can apply it to my painting but more often than not I forget. I do one major exhibition on the mainland and have outlets in a few galleries but I don’t plan to do any more than that, I?ve been approached by a couple of London Galleries but it wouldn’t fit in with what I do here, logistics of getting work out is a big factor lifestyle another, I have to be on Bryher on the beach.