INTERNATIONAL PLEIN AIR PAINTERS December Feature Artist

 

Linda Richichi, IPAP Signature Member

www.richichiart.com

Artist Statement

For me, painting is a pilgrimage – a journey into the soul and the mystery of creation.  Through color, lines and brushstrokes I portray feelings that  often cannot be put into words. 

 

Whether I am painting  on a sun-drenched beach in Florida or Maui, in the Hudson Valley, near Italian castles or French chateaus, my "plein air" paintings capture the energy and spirit of nature. 

 

I work to capture both what is seen and what is not seen.  With intuition leading the way, when on location I allow what I feel to override what I see. With years and years of classical training under my belt my hand can easily follow my heart creating a work of art that not only represents the scene but also allows the soul of the place to come forth. 

 

Years of study with shamans has sharpened my understanding of energy, enhancing my ability to capture the invisible  bringing life to each canvas.                                                                                                            

                                                                                                                                                                               -Linda Richichi                                                           

Bay Shore Dawn 

40 x 48 Available

done 90% en plein air

C.V.

SELECTED RECENT EXHIBITIONS AND COLLECTIONS

• National Arts Club, NYC, NY, Pastel Society Of America- 1999, 2018, 2019

• 530 Burns Gallery, Sarasota,FL - Solo Exhibit 2018, 2019, 2020

• Ridgeline Art Gallery, Mariposa, CA - 2017 California Plein Air Painters exhibit

• Pontre Vedra Beach Cultural Center, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL - 2014, 2016

• Solo Exhibit, Nikki Sedacca Gallery, Edgartown, MA - 2015

• Mini Cooper Corp. commissions a work of art- 2015

• 530 Burns Gallery, Sarasota, FL - 2015- present

• New Century Artists Gallery, NYC, NY - 2012, 2013

• River Winds Gallery , Beacon, NY – 2011, 2012

• Princess Cruise Line Group exhibition - 2012 Baltic Sea cruise

• Whitecliff Vineyard Gallery – 2012, 2015

• SUNY Orange Solo Exhibit 2012 to 2015

• UU Gallery – Rock Tavern, NY, Solo Exhibit- 2011

• Woodwalk Gallery, Door County, Egg Harbor, WI 2009- 2011

• Fieldstone Fine Art, Ramsey, NJ 2009-2011

• Orange Regional Medical Center, NY acquires large landscape for lobby and large mandala collage– 2009, 2016

• BAU Gallery, Beacon, NY Solo Exhibit – 2008, 2009

• Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown, NY acquires an entire collection for the Rowley Family Birthing Center- 2008

• Terrace Gallery, Orlando, Fl- World Tour exhibit of Contemporary Landscape Painters- 2008

• Link Gallery, Woodwalk Gallery , Door County, WI -2008

• Old School House Gallery, Qualcium Beach, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada –2008

• Estes Park Fine Art Gallery, Estes Park, Co – 2008

• Edgewater Exhibit, Worldwide I.P.A.P. Paint Out, Best of Show Ontario Award – 2006

• Art Forms Gallery- Red Bank, NJ- 2004- 2007

• Karpeles Manuscript Museum- Solo Exhibit - 2007

• Museum Of The Hudson Highlands- Cornwall, NY –Three Person Show- 2005

• Mercedes Benz Corp. Adds Pastel Painting To Their Collection – 2004

• Executive Suite Gallery- Solo Show – Goshen, NY – 2001, 2002, 2004

• Port Of Call Gallery- Warwick, NY – Two Person Show- 2004

• Howland Cultural Center- Beacon, NY – Hudson Valley Pastel Society – 2003

• Bertoni Gallery- Sugarloaf , NY – Small Works Show -2003, 2005, 2006

• Arts Alliance –Cornwall, NY – Belskie Museum Jurors, 1St Place Pastels -2003

• Everart Museum, Scranton, PA – Everart Museum Jurors -Artistic Merit Award – 2003

• Albert Shahinian Fine Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie,NY – 2002

• Artery Fine Arts Gallery, Milford, PA – 2002 – 2004

• Ridgewood Art Institute, Ridgewood, NJ -2002

• Ringwood Manor, Ocaf Show, Ringwood, NJ – 2002

• Middletown Art Group, Middletown, NY- Awards Of Excellence- 2002,1999

• Arts Alliance Serving Cornwall Region, Cornwall,NY -First Place Pastel- 2002

• Stewart International Airport, New Windsor, NY- 2002

• Orange County Art Federation Juried Show, Washingtonville and Sugarlaof, NY – Best Of Show -2001, 2000.

• Museum Of The Hudson Highlands, Cornwall, NY- Hudson Valley Pastel Society – 2001, 2002, 2003

• Howland Cultural Center , Beacon, NY- 2000

• Lycian Centre Gallery, Sugar Loaf, NY – Warwick Art League Show; 1999 Best Of Show

• National Arts Club, NYC, NY, Pastel Society Of America- Juried Show – 1999

• Mt. St. Mary College ,Newburgh, NY – First Place Mixed Media – 1999

• College Art Gallery- SUNT New Paltz, NY – Faculty Selects And BFA Show – 1992,1994

EDUCATIONAL AND ART BACKGROUND

• Suny New Paltz, Bachelor Of Fine Art- 1991-1994

• Studied With Arthur Sarnoff, Susan Goetz, Albert Handell, Andrew Lattimore, and John Philip Osborne.

• Workshops And Classes With Bruce Cohen, Richard Ochs, Edwin Broussard, Tim Gaydos, Lisa Specht, Garin Baker, Clayton Buchanan , Christina Debarry and Daniel Greene.

• Scholarship To The Art Students League – Awarded By The Pastel Society of America-1999

RELATED ART EXPERIENCES, AWARDS AND OTHER

• Richard McKinley award at the Pastel Society of America exhibit National Arts Club- 2019

• About.com voted Best Intuitive Artist nationwide, 2012 (a NY Times company)

• Best of Show, Worldwide Paintout in Candada, International Plein Air Painters - 2006

• International Artist Magazine- Linda Richichi, Master Painters Of The World, Dec./Jan. 2005 Issue

• Italy Plein Air Workshop – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016

• France Art Workshop- Paris , France – 2005, 2018 upcoming

• Exhibit Coordinator, Hudson Valley Materials Exchange, New Windsor, NY- 2001- 2002

• Adjunct Art Instructor – State University New York, in Orange County- 2002- 2015

• Founding Member Of The Arts Alliance Cooperative Gallery – 2003

• Workshops In Pastel and Oil Painting In Us – 2001-Present

• Vice President Of The Orange County Art Federation, Orange County, NY- 2001, 2002

• Seen on Good Day NY presenting Jim Ryan with his portrait.