Seven Feathers Gallery
Art. Service. Value. REIMAGINED
Welcome to the Seven Feathers Gallery, a showcase of the vibrant talent of the Coachella Valley. We are proud to provide a space for local artists to display their work, with new collections featured every two months. This gallery is a reflection of our commitment to the community and our belief that great food and great art are both essential for a truly memorable experience.
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Richard Fox
My name is Richard Fox and I have been painting for more than forty years. What sets me apart is turning my natural inclination towards impatience into a virtue. Painting and drawing well requires an ability to allow yourself to mature, to explore the themes that one feels passionate about. I wanted to paint uniquely, not like anyone else, and as a young man I wanted to do it quickly! My desire for accomplishing what I want without fuss led me to the idea of capturing fleeting moments in time. Working quickly led me to focus my style on that momentary impression of the world around me. Short bursts of color, strokes that are broken not smooth, almost sketchy in feel, with an affinity towards the unfinished. All this led in turn to thinking in terms of bright color combinations. In my view strong color harmonies and contrasts convey the world, the ‘now you see it, now you don’t’ nature of things. Colors are here, then leave with the changing light. I like to sketch and paint people in motion, or talking, or taking something in as they go about their day. My original medium of choice was watercolor, as you really need to be quick and yet also over time in layers to do it properly. It took me many years of trial and error to use it with precision and also looseness. I am very proud of the fact that I can go anywhere with my paints and plant myself down and just get to work. I might add I took what I learned over the years and at the age of forty started branching out into oil paint to try to maintain that quickness in a medium that is anything but. My body of work I believe conveys me as I am and how I see the world. Decades from now if anyone wants to know me they still can. Just look at a watercolor or an oil painting and you’ll see me.
Richard Fox
My name is Richard Fox and I have been painting for more than forty years. What sets me apart is turning my natural inclination towards impatience into a virtue. Painting and drawing well requires an ability to allow yourself to mature, to explore the themes that one feels passionate about. I wanted to paint uniquely, not like anyone else, and as a young man I wanted to do it quickly! My desire for accomplishing what I want without fuss led me to the idea of capturing fleeting moments in time. Working quickly led me to focus my style on that momentary impression of the world around me. Short bursts of color, strokes that are broken not smooth, almost sketchy in feel, with an affinity towards the unfinished. All this led in turn to thinking in terms of bright color combinations. In my view strong color harmonies and contrasts convey the world, the ‘now you see it, now you don’t’ nature of things. Colors are here, then leave with the changing light. I like to sketch and paint people in motion, or talking, or taking something in as they go about their day. My original medium of choice was watercolor, as you really need to be quick and yet also over time in layers to do it properly. It took me many years of trial and error to use it with precision and also looseness. I am very proud of the fact that I can go anywhere with my paints and plant myself down and just get to work. I might add I took what I learned over the years and at the age of forty started branching out into oil paint to try to maintain that quickness in a medium that is anything but. My body of work I believe conveys me as I am and how I see the world. Decades from now if anyone wants to know me they still can. Just look at a watercolor or an oil painting and you’ll see me.