Art Show - Transformation

Curator Dan Bagan is hosting a show of Richard Yates' work at his Great Bear Gallery in Edmonton.

The opening is Friday, October 4, 2013, 8pm and the artist will be present the following weekend, on October 11/12. The show runs through October

 

Directions to the show.

Art Show - b/w to Colour

Yates has been producing art for over forty years.  It was time for a show of his recent works and a celebration of his retrospective pieces.
The show was installed in a private residence in Minnedosa, Manitoba.

The opening was on Friday, May 24, 2013, on a full moon during one of the coolest of Manitoba springs.  Viewing continued through Saturday and Sunday afternoon.  More than fifty people attended to view and purchase pieces of Yates' art.

To celebrate artistic achievement, on the Saturday Evening Yates' art show included a house concert featuring Ainsley Freisen.

The art from the show has been distributed to galleries across Canada. 

Printmaker

Yates is a master printmker.

Framed and unframed prints are available.
Click on the image to enlarge.


Contact Yates (rryates315@gmail.com) to inquire about availability.

Larger Prints






















Smaller Prints:

Elevators
 16 X 20 cm. 4 x 6 inch linocut done by color reduction cutting. 
Printed on an old Vandercook letter press. 
Some copies available signed. $175

Kerrobert, SK Pool
image: 4X5"

Collection
Set of six, 6-colour, colour reduction linocuts.
Images sold individually or as a set.
Edition of 90. 2001
Click on an image to enlarge it.

Boissevain UGG Elevator
image: 4X5"

Carlyle, SK Pool Elevators
image: 4X5"

Denzil, SK Pool Elevators
image: 4X5"

Elgin MB Elevator
 4X5" (photo off square. image is fine)

Conquest, SK Pool Elevators
image: 5X4"

Water Colours/ Gouache

Yates' recent emphasis.

2 Bluebirds and Pond
Gouache and pencil on HW rag paper.
10.25 X 6.5 inch image.  at Ban Bao Village,Thailand
Richard Yates (signed LLeft) 2012

Smaller works.

Natural world and imaginary organic ideas.  Land is central to Yates' work, often referencing past visits to First Nations mystical sites in southern Alberta

Fish and Birds
guache, oil & pencil
approx. 6X9". 2012

2 Cats - 2 Fish - 1 Frog 
guache & pencil
approx. 12X8". 2012

untitled
gouache
approx. 4X2.5". 2013

Fish Thoughts 
gouache 
approx. 6x3.5". 2013

#6  (4 fish- 2 birds)
gouache and oil painting on HW rag paper
4 x 3.5 inch. 2012

Sea Bird With Long Tail S. Pacific
gouache & oil
approx. 9X12". 2012

Fish & Two Odd Birds
Gouache
approx. 3.5X3". 2013

Cat and Fish Ponds
Gouache
approx. 4X3". 2013

Bassano Ponds S. ALTA
Gouache
approx 5X11". 2013

Dog, Cat at Pond
Gouache
4 x 3 inch 2013

Contact Yates (rryates315@gmail.com) for pricing. Framed and unframed.

Oil Paintings on Canvas

Refuge Cove 
9.75 X 8 inch image 2013
 Richard Yates oil on canvas.
 signed LRight.at Ban Bao Village,Thailand

A sample of new oils: 2012 and 2013

Smallish formats.

Majorville Memories
oil on canvas9.75X11.75". 2012

Landscape Shadows
oil on canvas9.75X11.75". 2012

Click the images to enlarge.

Refuge Cove
8X8". 2013
Oil on Canvas

Bird and Fish
8X8". 2013
Oil on Canvas

Refuge Cove
8X9.75". 2013 oil on canvas.
at Ban Bao Village,Thailand

Framed or unframed.

Contact Yates (rryates315@gmail.com) regarding availability.

2 Pond Fish
11.75X9.75". 2012 oil on canvas.  

Italian Landscapes in Oil

Italian Hill Town, Green Tree - Oil on board.  Image: 8 X 7 2000

 Yates' earlier paintings are spread among collectors and collections. Contact the artist (rryates315@gmail.com) regarding current availability and price.

Italian Landscape - Oil on board.  Image: 8 X 7 - 2000

Dream Landscape - Oil on board.  Image: 11 X 7 2002

Books

Hand made 1994 book 'Castles of Gold and Dust'

Richard Yates printed, by handset lead type,  a collection of poems and observations on the loss of the old wood grain elevators that once stood at every small Canadian prairie town. Such elevators have been icons of the Canadian prairie landscape and railways for over a century. Sadly, these unique wood structures are being replaced. This 1994 hand-made and bound book titled 'Castles of Gold and Dust' contains many linocuts in color and black and white, plus many wood engravings by the artist.  The printed pages and images are on acid free hand-made paper.  A few books are still available from the artist (rryates315@gmail.com) through this site.

Catalogue

Richard R. Yates has distributed his art across Europe, North America and Asia.  He travels extensively.  He has been known to haunt, paint and mingle in a fishing village on Koh Chang Island, in southeast Thailand.

He updates his catalogue of art available for purchase once or twice per year.  Not all art is shown here.  Many works on paper and unsold prints, in editions spanning 45 years are available unframed, from the artist.  The smallest wood engravings are as small as 2 by 3 inches and the largest are 8 by 4 foot plywood sheet-size woodcut and linocut prints.

Request for prints, oils, watercolours, or books can be made directly by emailing The Artist - rryates315@gmail.com.