The drawings, prints, and sketchbooks of Charles Ritchie find inspiration in the artist's suburban home. Small in size and created in series, the drawings employ watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink. The prints are based on the artist's drawings and engage the techniques and materials of printmaking to reinvent the image. The artist's sketchbooks have been kept continuously since 1977 and chart his creative process.
New Work
Journal Study 2010-02-06
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on Fabriano paper in bound volume
Online Journal
New Online Journal Entry, 31 October 2009: New Work / New York
Current and Forthcoming Exhibitions
The 185th Annual: An Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary American Art, National Academy of Design, New York, NY, 26 January to 8 June 2010.
Prints by Gallery Artists, Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA, 5 to 27 February 2010. In conjunction with Philografika.
Print Exhibition of the Sciascia Prize, Castello Sforzesco, Civica Raccolta delle Stampe Achille Bertarelli Sala di consultazione, Milan, Italy, 23 November 2009 to 19 February 2010, final venue of the exhibition. Catalogue available.
Pulse Contemporary Art Fair, Pier 40, New York, NY, 4 to 7 March 2010, Gallery Joe booth.
The Baltimore Fair for Contemporary Prints & New Editions, The Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, 27 to 28 March 2010, Center Street Studio booth.
Other Activities
Contributing Curator, Cream: Washington Project for the Arts Auction Exhibition, Katzen Arts Center, American University, Washington, DC, 30 January to 6 March 2010. Curator presentations on selected works, Abramson Family Recital Hall at the Katzen Center, 25 February, 6:30 pm. Public welcome.
Print Project Published
April 2008 is an artist book in etching, mezzotint, aquatint and drypoint based on a section of Journal 130 kept by the artist during April 2008. Available from Center Street Studio, Milton, MA.
Recent Reviews and Online References
Charles Ritchie, BravinLee programs website
Selected Images, Biography, Press
Head north and follow the signs of contemporary times, 22 November 2009
Blake Gopnik, The Washington Post
Charles Ritchie: Books and Pages, 23 October 2009
Exhibition Catalogue and Checklist
See all reviews and references