RICHARD ADAMS (GEB. 1960). Flying Turnips.

Richard Adams (born 1960), Flying Turnips, coloured pastel, approx. 58 x 70 cm, framed behind mount and glass, with frame approx. 83 x 93 cm.

Richard Adams is known for his imaginative, humorous and detailed landscape and everyday scenes, often populated by whimsical characters and animals. He was very successful as a freelance illustrator in London in the 1980s. His notable clients included the Radio Times, Penguin Books, the Royal Mail, Barclays Bank and Tesco, among others. He has won several prestigious awards. Since the 1990s, he has developed his own unmistakable painting style and has exhibited regularly. He lives and works in the south-east of England.