Author Archives: Julia Ritson
Beach Patterns
And in my wanderings, I remembered these two archetypal beach scenes.
Limited Edition Art Scarves
Joanne and Julia Ritson come from a family of artists. The two sisters share a number of artistic qualities: scale, colour, and an eye for fine detail. Julia Ritson explores abstraction, adding a vibrant chapter to a century-old tradition. Joanne Ritson brings a 21st Century perspective to the venerable history of landscape painting, that of virtual not physical worlds. Joanne and Julia embrace the manifold potential of textile printing in their limited edition art scarves, extending and enriching their traditional studio practices.
Limited Edition Art Scarves
Joanne and Julia Ritson come from a family of artists. The two sisters share a number of artistic qualities: scale, colour, and an eye for fine detail. Julia Ritson explores abstraction, adding a vibrant chapter to a century-old tradition. Joanne Ritson brings a 21st Century perspective to the venerable history of landscape painting, that of virtual not physical worlds. Joanne and Julia embrace the manifold potential of textile printing in their limited edition art scarves, extending and enriching their traditional studio practices.
Sol LeWitt PhotoGrids
The logic of the serial image was the important thing to me
Julia Ritson Tang
The bursts of orange, yellow, and pink against the neutral tone of the linen highlight the opaque and transparent painting techniques used.
Julia Ritson Tang
The bursts of orange, yellow, and pink against the neutral tone of the linen highlight the opaque and transparent painting techniques used.
Joanne Ritson Blue Mountain
The mountain is no longer distant but filling the painting, suffocating the air out of the space.
Joanne Ritson Blue Mountain
The mountain is no longer distant but filling the painting, suffocating the air out of the space.
Joanne Ritson Vermilion Cloud
These cloud formations reflect a darker side.
Julia Ritson Sybil
The many layers of golden transparent oil paint are amplified in this scarf.
Julia Ritson Sybil
The many layers of golden transparent oil paint are amplified in this scarf.
Joanne Ritson Silver Terra
Joanne Ritson repeats the motif of a windy tree in a landscape, allowing the palette to dictate the mood.
Joanne Ritson Silver Terra
Joanne Ritson repeats the motif of a windy tree in a landscape, allowing the palette to dictate the mood.
Julia Ritson Jockey
The large squares in the scarf lend themselves to many types of knots.
Julia Ritson Jockey
The large squares in the scarf lend themselves to many types of knots.
Joanne Ritson Windy Tree
A windy tree plucked from the pages of a book on 19thcentury landscape drawing.
Joanne Ritson Windy Tree
A windy tree plucked from the pages of a book on 19thcentury landscape drawing.
Joanne Ritson Green Mountain
This is the first work in the mountain series of paintings.
Julia Ritson Ben
The subtle muted tones of a Ben Nicholson painting were the inspiration for this work.
Julia Ritson Ben
The subtle muted tones of a Ben Nicholson painting were the inspiration for this work.
Prince Henry’s
I took these photos of the Prince Henry’s Hospital and Nurses Home before it was demolished in 1994 to make way for the Bates Smart designed Melburnian apartments.
Prince Henry’s
I took these photos of the Prince Henry’s Hospital and Nurses Home before it was demolished in 1994 to make way for the Bates Smart designed Melburnian apartments.
Crosses to Bear
Looking at some old Art Network magazines from the 1980s and came across this dramatic Linda Marrinon painting. | Linda Marrinon, What I Must Bear, 1982 | Line up for your punishment ladies. Julia Ritson
Crosses to Bear
Looking at some old Art Network magazines from the 1980s and came across this dramatic Linda Marrinon painting. | Linda Marrinon, What I Must Bear, 1982 | Line up for your punishment ladies. Julia Ritson
Serial Suprematist
Stef studying the subtleties of Nixon’s Black cross painted in 1992.
Shakespeare Gentleman Illustrator
The first Shakespeare Penguin titles appeared in 1940. They were designed by the steadfast classicist Jan Tschichold. By the late 1960s the series was looking dated. Penguin was trying to be less literal and more cerebral, and designer Germano Facetti had
Shakespeare Gentleman Illustrator
The first Shakespeare Penguin titles appeared in 1940. They were designed by the steadfast classicist Jan Tschichold. By the late 1960s the series was looking dated. Penguin was trying to be less literal and more cerebral, and designer Germano Facetti had
When Text is Enough
When the time came for Paul Auster’s Penguin books to be redesigned, he asked the art director to consider using a typographical rather than image based approach.
When Text is Enough
When the time came for Paul Auster’s Penguin books to be redesigned, he asked the art director to consider using a typographical rather than image based approach.
Atmospheric Content
“The pictorial idea, be it drawing, collage or photograph, will indicate the atmospheric content of the book.”
Atmospheric Content
“The pictorial idea, be it drawing, collage or photograph, will indicate the atmospheric content of the book.”
50 Shades of White
I’m noticing a trend in book design. Many shades of white.
Middlemarch Winter
“There is something in daubing a little one’s self, and having an idea of the process.”
Middlemarch Winter
“There is something in daubing a little one’s self, and having an idea of the process.”
Spooky Spirit
This little hoofed fellow is supposed to stop dead people coming out of their graves to interfere with the living.
Spooky Spirit
This little hoofed fellow is supposed to stop dead people coming out of their graves to interfere with the living.
Alfred and Uma
Most of the fabulousness of the National Gallery of Victoria can be attributed to Mr Alfred Felton.
Alfred and Uma
Most of the fabulousness of the National Gallery of Victoria can be attributed to Mr Alfred Felton.
Grains for the Dead
If the spirit of the ancestor is happy and peaceful then they will look after the living. So best to feed them lots of grain.
Grains for the Dead
If the spirit of the ancestor is happy and peaceful then they will look after the living. So best to feed them lots of grain.
Holding Art
Some lovely earthenware sculptures from the National Gallery of Victoria.
Cézanne and Kelly
‘The most pleasurable thing in the world for me is to see something and then translate how I see it.’
Cézanne and Kelly
‘The most pleasurable thing in the world for me is to see something and then translate how I see it.’
Cézanne Seeing
When Ellsworth Kelly was a young boy, he put a print of this chesnut tree painting of Cezanne’s on his wall.
Cézanne Seeing
When Ellsworth Kelly was a young boy, he put a print of this chesnut tree painting of Cezanne’s on his wall.
Sophie Tauber-Arp
‘The intrinsic decorative urge should not be eradicated, it is one of humankind’s deep-rooted, primordial urges.’
Sophie Tauber-Arp
‘The intrinsic decorative urge should not be eradicated, it is one of humankind’s deep-rooted, primordial urges.’
