Richard Yarde

Richard Yarde (1939–2011) was an American artist and professor, who specialized in watercolor painting.

"[2] Healing was a recurring theme in his works and he drew on the images from his own x-ray scans.

[1] He worked on oil paintings, then switched to watercolors in 1977 and received almost immediate critical acclaim for his works that drew upon themes of African-American history, Yarde's own family history, and his struggle with kidney failure and strokes.

His work defies the fact that watercolor paintings should be small, charming renderings of landscapes or flowers.

[5] Yarde was also inspired by elements based on different cultures, which shapes his work into how he perceives the world.