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 motion. He enlarges the line design to [...]

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 [...]