Well known for his line drawings of Sarasota and Manatee counties historic buildings, Richard Capes has developed a distinctive style that has become his personal trademark and that adds a flourish or a touch of Baroque to recreate the idea of each individual site

in a time capsule mode.

Richard Capes is locally known as "The Artistic Chronicler of the Area" of Florida's West Coast, but he was born in Atlanta, Georgia.  He obtained both a bachelors and masters degree in art from the University of Georgia.  He has exhibited and won honors for his paintings that have been shown in all fifty states and Europe.  The Sarasota Video Archives inducted him into the artist hall of fame in 1998.

Two official United States Postal Service Commemorative Cancellations Stamps were created from his original paintings of historical sites in Florida.