G E RICE
Idiosyncratic
Paintings
Work in Progress/ Sketches







(Bude, Cornwall, b1946 - d2024)
A closet Cornishman, Geoffrey Rice, recalls short lived " careers" in forestry, waste disposal, catering, landscape gardening and deckchair administration; all grist to the mill for this hard bitten autodidact, who draws succour from the absurd, the humdrum and the occasionally erotic in modern life. Spasmodic outbursts of creativity have produced sundry works of an idiosyncratic nature; fanciful pub signs, anthropomorphic stones, bas-relief plaster images and paintings. Various exhibitions have done little to extend his reputation beyond the small coterie of local cognoscenti who, although loyal and enthusiastic live in fear of his bouts of spontaneous unsolicited gifting!
A closet Cornishman, Geoffrey Rice, recalls short lived " careers" in forestry, waste disposal, catering, landscape gardening and deckchair administration; all grist to the mill for this hard bitten autodidact, who draws succour from the absurd, the humdrum and the occasionally erotic in modern life. Spasmodic outbursts of creativity have produced sundry works of an idiosyncratic nature; fanciful pub signs, anthropomorphic stones, bas-relief plaster images and paintings. Various exhibitions have done little to extend his reputation beyond the small coterie of local cognoscenti who, although loyal and enthusiastic live in fear of his bouts of spontaneous unsolicited gifting!
Contact: InfoGeoffreyRice@gmail.com
Selected Paintings

Acrylic on Board

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Board

Acrylic on Board

A Moments Levitation
Acrylic on Board
2020

Not Out Of The Woods
Acrylic on Board
Acrylic on Board
Acrylic on Board
Bringing Home the Bacon
Acrylic on Board
At A Loose End
Acrylic on Canvas
Unresolved Duality
Acrylic on Board
Business as Usual
Acrylic on Canvas
2019

Acrylic on Board

Acrylic on Board

Acrylic on Board

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Board

Contagion
Acrylic on Canvas
2020

The Towpath
Acrylic on Canvas
2020

Neighbourhood Watch
Acrylic on Canvas
2021

The Unbearable Lightness of an Empty Glass
Acrylic on Canvas
2022

Acrylic on Canvas

Putting on a Brave Face
Acrylic on Canvas
2015

A Road to Nowhere
Acrylic on Board
2023

Acrylic on Board

Acrylic on Board

Restrictions of the Dance
Acrylic on Canvas
2022

Windfall
Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas


Acrylic on Canvas

Arcylic on Board

Acrylic on Paper

Acrylic on Paper

The Olympian
Acrylic on Board

World of Interiors
Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas
2022

Acrylic on Board
2022

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas


Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Board

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Board

Acrylic on Board

Acrylic on Board

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Board

Acrylic on Board

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Board

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Board

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Board

Acrylic on Board

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Board

Acrylic on Board

Acrylic on Board

Acrylic on Board

Acrylic on Board

Acrylic on Board