 Rob Ritchie Plum & Blackberry
5 x 5 inches, £ 350 |  Rob Ritchie More Than a Pear
10 x 12 inches, £ 1,050 |  Rob Ritchie Pretty in Pink
9 x 9 inches, £ 1,050 |
 Rob Ritchie
Lime & Slice
5 x 5 inches, £ 350 |  Rob Ritchie Fig and Half 5 x 5 inches, £ 350 |  Rob Ritchie Lemon & Slice 5 x 5 inches, £ 350 |
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I
love painting – I always have & I always will. I was born in
London, and from a very young age I had an interest in art and was
always painting and drawing. My painting remained a hobby until 1993,
at age 27, when I decided to make it my full-time career.
I
have had no formal training and am completely self-taught. I have
continually worked at improving and refining my skill in painting over
many years, & continue to do so. My painting career started with a
solo exhibition in Richmond, London, then I went on to selling my work
on the famous railings at Green Park, Piccadilly.
After
re-locating from London to Herefordshire in 2003, I expanded into
selling to galleries. Purchases have blossomed and led to a
successful career, with galleries eager to stock my work. I spent
some time in the field of miniaturism, & exhibitions in London have
been received with sell-out shows of these miniature paintings, which
has earned some recognition and special awards from London galleries,
the Royal Miniature Society, the Hilliard Society of Miniaturists and
the Florida Miniature Art Society, with my work being purchased by the
Hilliard Society for their permanent collection. I
prefer now to concentrate on painting life size & am fascinated by
light & shade, & the imperfections & timelessness of my
studies. My preferred medium is oil, and whilst I specialise
in still life, I do enjoy painting flowers, landscapes and the
odd portrait as well. I am inspired and attracted to light and
reflections, with an ambitious attention to tone and detail. I aim for
my work to possess an appeal which is timeless, with the use of
blending the traditional old master’s techniques along with a
contemporary setting of items and a harmony of colour, shadow and
composition. I hope this gives my paintings an individuality, merging
both contemporary and traditional styles.
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