Charles Ritchie's drawings and sketchbooks find inspiration in the artist's home, using watercolor and graphite to investigate images in series. The artist's journals have tracked his dreams and creative process steadily since 1977.
Current and Forthcoming Exhibitions and Lectures
Dust and Shade: Drawings by Charles Ritchie, Cornell Fine Arts Musuem, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL, 28 January to 13 May 2012.
artMRKT San Francisco, Center Street Studio booth, Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco, CA, 17 to 20 May 2012.
Charles Ritchie: Selected Drawings and Journals, 1986-2012, BravinLee programs, New York, NY, 19 October to 21 November 2012.
Recent Reviews and References
Meet Charles Ritchie, Cortona '76, 1 May 2012
Cortona Italy Alumni Organization Newsletter, ciao-uga.org
Dust and Shade: Drawings by Charles Ritchie, Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 12 March 2012
Gallery Guide, Southeast Edition, Cover and Feature Article, artinfo.com
Charles Ritchie: Where Dreams and Reality Collide, 27 January 2012
Michael Schwartz, The Arcadia University Bulletin
New American Paintings #100, South Edition, Forthcoming Spring 2012
Dust and Shade: Drawings by Charles Ritchie, 27 October 2011
Portia Iversen, Escape into Life