Richard Blackford

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About me

Gender Male
Industry Arts
Occupation Artist/ Businessman
Location Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Introduction A self taught Fine Artist from Kingston, Jamaica now residing in Fort Lauderdale Florida. Specializes in painting figures/ realism. Paints sporting figures with a special emphasis on Cricket Paintings, Athletics, and Jamaican everyday scenes in Oils on canvas. Member of The Kingston Cricket Club at Sabina Park. He has exhibited works in Jamaica, Antigua,Fort Lauderdale Florida, London England,and the ICC World Cup Final 2007 in Bridgetown Barbados. A larger cross-section of these can be seen on his website at: www.imagesofthegame.com
Interests Collecting records, Art. Reading. Avid cricket fan.
Favorite Movies Light comedies, Suspense.
Favorite Music Blues, Jazz, R&B, Reggae, Rock Steady
Favorite Books As the Crow Flies- Jeffrey Archer The Rainmaker-John Grisham The Pelican Breif- John Grisham The 13th Juror - Steve Martini Icon - Frederick Forsythe The Audacity of Hope- Barack Obama My Life- Bill Clinton The Winds of War- Herman Wouk War and Rememberance-Herman Wouk The Politics of Change- Michael Manley Up the Down Esaclator- Michael Manley History Will Absolve Me- Fidel Castro A History of West Indies Cricket- Michael Manley Beyond a Boundry- C.L.R James Mentored by a Millionaire- Ridley Scott