The Artist |
Bruce's body of work has encompassed oil and acrylic painting; digital, 35mm and large format still photography; computer imaging; video; sublimation dye imaging on metals, fabric and other materials; sculpture in soapstone, metal and wood; jewellery design. He has pioneered new imaging technologies and continues to be an innovator.
A life-long naturalist, Bruce grew up in Ottawa, constantly involved in the National Museum of Canada and in Scouting. He had his first photographic darkroom before he was a teenager. His graphic and photographic images have been published since 1959 when he was a student member of an archaeological expedition to the Yukon Territory.
Among his career enterprises, he has owned a graphics company in Toronto, providing imaging on brass and other media. His clients include many major corporations as well as individual commissions. With the availability of the personal computer, he entered the software development field, including multimedia design.
In 2007 he led the Great FASD Horseback Ride and Trek across Canada, from Halifax to Victoria, photographing the country from coast to coast. Many of those images are becoming mixed media acrylic paintings.
His gallery in Bright's Grove is open by appointment.
The Art |
Mixed media combines two or more art forms into a single expression of the artist's intent. The paintings shown here are based on original photographs taken by the artist. In this case, the mixed media art begins with photography and evolves into a painting.
"Photography" comes from the Greek words meaning "painting with light". The old masters, including Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, used "camera obscura" which is a lens and a mirror set at an angle with tracing parchment over it. Using the technology of the day, the old masters strove to create art as accurate as photographic reality. Technology provides the tools, but it is the artist who creates the image.
Bruce's original images are digitized and edited using computer imaging tools in the same manner as traditional darkroom techniques, paintbrushes, airbrush, pallet knife, pencils, charcoal, conté crayon and pastels.
The mixed media painting is created in archival pigments and acrylics on archival canvas. Taking advantage of ambient light transmission, reflection, refraction and the Fresnel effect, the acrylics range from opaque to transparent to bas relief depth to give the image a rich, 3D texture and appearance.
These mixed media paintings are each unique, original and individually signed by the artist.
Shows - 2010 |
L. Bruce Ritchie Gallery in Bright's Grove - by appointment only.
Henne's Jewellery - 459 Christina North, Sarnia
Spring Art Fair at Sarnia Grace United Church - May 8th, 2010
Sarnia Artwalk - June 5th & 6th, 2010
Art in the Park, Bright's Grove - September 11th, 2010
Sarnia Lambton Artists' Studio Tour - October 2nd & 3rd, 2010
Commissions |
Your favourite images can be converted to beautiful paintings. Family, pets, hobbies, homes, boats, special interests, your favourite photo, etc.
Your mixed media painting will be created in archival pigments and acrylics on archival canvas. Frames available.
Create a heritage piece for yourself, family, friends or business, to be enjoyed in your lifetime and passed down through the generations.
Call or write to discuss your special project, or to order now, click here.
Bruce also does on-location photo sessions.
Ordering |
The purchase of art is an investment in your quality of life. Click on an image below and choose the size and format you want. Online transactions use the secure facilities of PayPal.
Artist's Lifetime Guaranty |
If you tire of the image you purchased and it is still in excellent condition, you may exchange it for another of the equivalent size and value during the artist's lifetime. After that ...
© Copyright |
Copyrights remain exclusively with the artist and no right of reproduction is transfered except through a specific licensing agreement signed by the artist. There are no "implied rights of reproduction" transferred to the purchaser of any of the artist's images. Other than the browser copy in your temporary computer file, no further copy or reproduction of all or part of any image is authorized. Copyright violation penalties
FASlink |
Profits from the sale of these images help support FASlink Fetal Alcohol Disorders Society.
Bruce is the Moderator and CEO of FASlink. For an abstract of his work in the FASD field, click here
