“Light, symbol universal of the Divine, ever will remain an inaccessible mystery. Streaming through Earth’s atmosphere, it mysteriously transforms itself—seemingly materializing—into the accessible mystery of Color. From the Poles towards the Equator, its radiance unfolds in warmth and abundant life; surely the innumerable species of flora and fauna is ample proof that Light, color and life are aspects of the same mysterious force.”

Roland Richardson

When one takes to the field to create a painting from life, something extraordinary occurs. Light dances with the living panorama; clouds float, pout, spill, disappear; Waves swell, cap, recede.  Color is real and magical at the same time.

Life’s mystery lies beyond imagination. Hours of meditative painting “en Plein Air” yields artworks that flow with an eternal pulse. Artist Sir Roland Richardson has spent more than 50 years painting his native island of St. Martin, studying the changing seasons, recording the transient yet everlasting beauty of the experience that has become world-renowned.

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