Rick Lewis
From soccer to fine porcelain…… with a lambourgini or two in the middle!
By Lynda Cookson
Cooking photographs? “Drying the mould from them, for a client” Rick told me. He was in the process of restoring them to some of their former glory after they had been stored in an attic for years.
We had both rushed to our interview, thinking the other must be waiting impatiently: me, because I used too much time (I’m not going to say wasted!) meandering through the enchanting countryside on my way to Rick’s beautiful home near Cong in County Mayo, and Rick, because his car had broken down and he had had to summon family to fetch him and rush him home. In the end, we arrived within seconds of each other, and just in time to remove the torn and watermarked vintage photographs from the stove where they were drying.
Rick Lewis was born in County Down, has owned two of Rod Stewart’s lambourginis, has had his artworks presented to British and Malaysian royalty, is now the resident artist at Ashford Castle in Cong, and that’s just for starters!
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