Marilyn Fenn Studio

Painting by Matthew Ritchie “The Living Will” 2004 Oil and marker on canvas 88 x 99 inches An idea that bears repeating – aim for a compelling, unorthodox originality…

Painting by Matthew Ritchie “Self-Portrait in 2064″ 2003 Oil and marker on canvas 80 x 100 inches That quote is from an interview with Matthew Ritchie. Better yet, I found this wonderful post by Vera Mitchell about Matthew Ritchie: His work takes a basic line and takes it farther in meaning, in space, and in [...]

Class notes from Poetic Non-Representational Acrylic Painting with Andrew Long, Fall 2007 The object in the painting – is it being an object vs. being a facsimile of the object? Does it have a history, a great hook, and richness, a fullness, or is it empty? What’s the difference between this abstract piece of art [...]