Portraits.
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Above all else, Melissa Ritchie is a portrait artist. The love of figurative art has lead Melissa to find her own unique artistic style in contemporary portrait painting.
Showcasing a variety of portrait and figurative oil paintings and drawings... from traditional portraits, narrative paintings, self portraits, fan art, commissioned family portraits, leather jacket design and her unique 'Popsters' (pop art portrait posters). Some of these paintings have been selected in Australia's top portrait prizes including the Portia Geach Memorial Prize, Shirley Hannan Portrait Prize and the Lester Prize (formerly Black Swan Portraiture Prize). |
The Washing can Wait - Portrait of Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Uncle Vic Chapman
Portrait of Angry Anderson (Finalist in the Black Swan Portrait Prize 2014)
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Mother of Dragons (Fan art commission)
Commissioned family portrait
I'm a little tied up right now - Self Portrait 2022
Brace Yourself - Self Portrait at 40
Portrait of Maxi Sheild (Finalist in the Percival Portrait Prize)
Portrait of Raymond Large - Finalist in the Shirley Hannan Portrait Prize
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