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Artwork details
- Medium : Oil on Canvas
- Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Artwork framed.
- Dimensions : 30x40in
About this artwork
My work with the figure has been ongoing and is related to my interest in the qualities of figurative movement and the idea that there is a shared "sense" that we all have as we move through space that creates a "felt' or identifiable rhythm that is uniquely shared by all of us as humans.
I start each work, in concert with a live model , working towards understanding and expressing that movement through paint and am ideally working towards a more… abstract language in paint to communicate our common experience.
Each work is done directly from a live model, alla prima, and is at once improvisational and reactive .
I start each work, in concert with a live model , working towards understanding and expressing that movement through paint and am ideally working towards a more… abstract language in paint to communicate our common experience.
Each work is done directly from a live model, alla prima, and is at once improvisational and reactive .
Christine Ritchie
United States
Christine Ritchie is an accomplished painter with a rich background, including a BFA and MFA from Pratt Institute, extensive international plein air studies, and decades of teaching and curatorial experience. Her expressive alla prima technique—applied to both vibrant figurative works and luminous landscapes—captures the immediacy of the moment, focusing on gesture, movement, and the intrinsic qualities of paint and surface. Through her art, she evokes a deep sense of shared humanity, inviting viewers to experience the rhythm, physicality, and emotional resonance of being present in both figure and nature.
Christine Ritchie
Spring Passage
$3,600