1975, fine art print on canvas. One of the Joe Richards' favorites, this very small painting of a rough sea was what he considered one of his “gems”.
Available unframed in Giclee prints on canvas. This artwork is easy to have either stretched or mounted on foam board and framed. The prints on canvas look as much like a painting as the original artwork.
Sea Thing Actual size: 8 ¾” x 6 ½”
Price: $70.00
John's Catboat
Joe Richards' Artwork
Storm
1952 fine art print on canvas. Herman Melville was by far Joe Richards' favorite writer and the inspiration for this painting. Richards' love of nocturnal sea themes and his use of dark colors influenced the choice of the black whale instead of the white whale found in Moby Dick.
Available unframed in Giclee prints on canvas. This artwork is easy to have either stretched or mounted on foam board and framed. The prints on canvas look as much like a painting as the original artwork.
The Dark Whale Actual size: 19” x 24”
Price: $90.00
Horizon
1950, fine art print on canvas. After WWII Joe Richards' artwork gradually evolved into a more abstract style. This depiction of an old man fighting a big fish from a small wooden boat was actually painted years before Hemingway wrote his famous book “The Old Man and the Sea .”
Available unframed in Giclee prints on canvas. This artwork is easy to have either stretched or mounted on foam board and framed. The prints on canvas look as much like a painting as the original artwork.
Gulf Stream Actual size: 19” x 24”
Price: $90.00
Sisterships
1975, fine art print on canvas. One of Joe Richards' favorites, this depiction of a sailboat passing a sandbar on a clear day is a good example of his love of simplicity and use of the abstract.
Available unframed in Giclee prints on canvas. This artwork is easy to have either stretched or mounted on foam board and framed. The prints on canvas look as much like a painting as the original artwork.
Horizon Actual size: 22 ½” x 9 ½”
Price: $90.00
Reflection
Dark Whale
1975, fine art print on canvas. This is a depiction of Princess sailing into the entrance of Dinner Key, the harbor of Coconut Grove, on a windless night. It is one of a very few paintings of Princess after her sail plan was changed to a modern rig.
Available unframed in Giclee prints on canvas. This artwork is easy to have either stretched or mounted on foam board and framed. The prints on canvas look as much like a painting as the original artwork.
Reflection Actual size: 14 ½” x 37 ½”
Price: $80.00
Gulfstream
Sea Thing
1990, fine art print on canvas. Probably the last painting Joe Richards ever finished before his death in 1992, this small painting is a perspective of the turn in the Hillsborough River in Tampa near Davis Island Yacht Club where Princess, his Friendship sloop was dry docked of a short period of time during the 1980's.
Available unframed in Giclee prints on canvas. This artwork is easy to have either stretched or mounted on foam board and framed. The prints on canvas look as much like a painting as the original artwork.
Harbor Island Actual size: 15” x 10”
Price: $85.00
1985, fine art print on canvas. Painted for and of his friend, John Wilkinson, an owner of many boats in his lifetime but a particular lover of catboats. Unlike Joe Richards, the artist, whose only boat was Princess, his beloved Friendship sloop, John owned as least 40 boats in his lifetime.
Available unframed in Giclee prints on canvas. This artwork is easy to have either stretched or mounted on foam board and framed. The prints on canvas look as much like a painting as the original artwork.
John's Catboat Actual size: 23 ½” x 17 ¾”
Price: $70.00
Harbor Island
1960, fine art print on canvas. One of many “Sister Ships” Joe Richards painted in his lifetime, this depiction of Princess sailing at night with another Friendship sloop was possibly his favorite theme. When asked why an artist would paint the same painting more than once he would reply, “How many sunflowers did Van Gogh paint?”
Available unframed in Giclee prints on canvas. This artwork is easy to have either stretched or mounted on foam board and framed. The prints on canvas look as much like a painting as the original artwork.
Sister Ships Actual size: 17” x 27”
Price: $80.00
1980, fine art print on canvas. One of Joe Richards's larger paintings, The Storm is an example of how his technique changed in his later paintings while his dramatic angular abstract style stayed the same. This made his move into pointillism very bold and unique.
Available unframed in Giclee prints on canvas. This artwork is easy to have either stretched or mounted on foam board and framed. The prints on canvas look as much like a painting as the original artwork.
The Storm Actual size: 35 ½” x 24 "
Price: $100.00