Presences: Dean Clough, Upstairs Gallery
2 November 2019 to 24 January 2020
Intimate and flowing portraits by this widely-exhibited, Middlesbrough-based artist. Miranda Richmond has lived in the North-East of England for nearly 40 years and works directly from nature, making countless drawings and studies in a variety of media. Richmond’s style and technique combine direct observation with fluid, intuitive draughtsmanship which which tangibly supports her intensely expressive brushwork.
Drawing - specifically her deeply contemplative, questing practice of it - is the basis of all her work, whether she paints cities, mountains or people. Her portraiture in particular - the core of this show - is uninhibited, deeply revealing her subjects, body and mind.
Richmond developed her acute sense of physiognomy alongside her work in nursing, care and support work. And recently, she helped for a community support group focused on art therapy and hopes to organise a related studio in Middlesbrough.