Join Details Fine Art Gallery to Celebrate the Launch of Abandoned Works by Richard Vickerson on Friday, May 15th, 2026, from 4-7 pm.
Pownal Street Press is proud to announce the release of Abandoned Works, a retrospective of +/-200 images by celebrated Island visual artist Richard Vickerson. A reception will be held at Details on Friday, May 15th, from 4-7 pm, in honour of the book’s release.
Abandoned Works
ISBN: 978-1-998129-77-5
Release Date: May 5, 2026
Known for his contemplative realism and deeply expressive landscapes, Vickerson’s Abandoned Works examines the mute poetry of forgotten objects, derelict structures, and the quiet spaces that time leaves behind. Visitors will be invited to join Richard Vickerson and gallery owner, Kyle Blood inside the world of Abandoned Works, as many of the artist’s past and present paintings will be featured on display, as the gallery is transformed into a world where every detail hums with meaning.
Vickerson’s chosen subjects anchor the work—the immovable, soundless scenes where even the imagined flight of a distant crow only intensifies the quiet. Each piece freezes a world at rest, holding its breath.
Describing the artist as The Intruder, Vickerson creates an emotional landscape where the viewer stands alone, sensing only traces of past human presence. The effect—which is both a haunting invitation to step into one’s own still-life memory and to search for the smallest signs of light—engages every viewer fully in the moment.
Vickerson’s devotion to realism infuses his scenes with precision and intention, defying the ephemeral nature of the present. As Vickerson reflects, “realism is a way of preserving a moment that would otherwise slip instantly into the past.”
With an undercurrent of mortality running through the collection, many of the objects and buildings he paints have outlasted generations, offering silent testimony to lives once lived. Crows—long associated with death and transition—recur throughout the work, receiving their own dedicated chapter.
All will be welcome to Details Fine Art Gallery, at 166 Richmond Street, on Victoria Row, for this very special evening of art and conversation on Friday, May 15th, from 4-7 pm. Refreshments will be served.
Abandoned Works will be available as a limited-edition release in May 2026 through Details Fine Art Gallery in Charlottetown and select booksellers.
About the Artist
Richard Vickerson has painted for over forty years. His work has been represented for over twenty-five years by Details Fine Art Gallery, founded by the late Arlene Rice. This collaboration has inspired his work to engage deeply with time, memory, and the emotional resonance of place. Known for his stark realism and philosophical approach to visual storytelling, Vickerson often explores themes of loss, endurance, and the beauty of what remains.
Pownal Street Press creates beautiful nonfiction and children’s books that inspire, educate, and enthrall readers. We exist to give rise to brave stories, and to be a light for community and connection. For more information about the press and its books, please visit: www.pownalstreetpress.com.