While Richard's paintings remain rooted in literal reality, they also reveal unseen forces that are continuously exerting themselves against the fixed boundaries of observed forms.

​In his paintings, buildings undulate, skies and sidewalks are wildly dappled, and perspectives seem to head towards some extraordinary other-worldly denouement.  Yet it all holds together in good order. 

Normal business is transacted without fuss or anxiety.

The rhythms of nature continue to unfold in their timeless cycle. Figures, in fact, are not the least bit exercised by the explosion of cosmic colors electrifying their environments.

A key message here: there is a relentless urgency to life whether one feels it or not; Richard’s ability as an artist is to insure that one does, indeed, feel it.

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Chandler has a background in architecture from Cooper Union and painting from the Art Student’s league. Both institutions are in New York City, a city to which he remains greatly attached. He is a serious student of music having studied for ten years under the Principal Percussionist of the New York Philharmonic. As a college student, he began making animated films which led to the creation of a film for the American Symphony Orchestra. He also studied ancient typefaces and illuminated manuscripts in museums throughout Europe.  His rich and varied background wonderfully enhances and enlivens his artistic vision while providing well-springs of inspiration.