MEET RICHARD WEBB

Richard F. Webb is a contemporary artist whose work explores motion, precision, and the enduring beauty of engineered form. Long drawn to automobiles, aviation, and industrial design, Webb approaches his subjects not as objects, but as modern icons shaped by speed, purpose, and time.

His fascination with automobiles began early, sparked by the elegance of classic design and the visceral presence of race machines. Over the years, Webb has collected, bought, and sold hundreds of automobiles—374 at last count—and raced select vehicles in IMSA, SCCA, and vintage racing events. That firsthand experience informs his nuanced understanding of proportion, balance, and motion, elements that remain central to his work.

A classically trained artist, Webb is known for his disciplined, grid-based process. Each composition begins as a precise drawing rendered one square inch at a time onto handcrafted wooden panels. He then builds depth through multiple layers of acrylic paint and protective finishes, resulting in works that balance technical clarity with painterly restraint. While automobiles remain a defining subject, his practice extends to motorcycles, aircraft, and explorations of material itself.

Webb’s interest in time and transformation is most evident in his Oxidation Series, where corrosion becomes both subject and metaphor. In these works, surface decay reveals history, use, and memory—challenging conventional notions of preservation and beauty. At times, he expands the boundaries of the canvas, working on unconventional surfaces to further examine form, texture, and permanence.

An award-winning artist, Webb has been commissioned by private collectors, automotive connoisseurs, and global brands. He studied graphic art at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and advertising design and graduate-level painting at Florida State University. Before dedicating himself fully to fine art, he built and led multiple marketing and design agencies, experience that continues to inform his refined visual language and compositional clarity.