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Rita Kirkman

Rita Kirkman

Rita Kirkman was born an artist, and has been using pastel since she was 11 years old. Her work is defined by light, color and composition, and since 2003 has consistently won major awards in national and international competitions. Her work has been featured in the Pastel Journal and the Pratique des Arts Spécial Pastel, and published in many others. She is a Pastel Society of America Master Pastelist and an Eminent Pastelist with the International Association of Pastel Societies.

“I’m blessed to be able to find beauty in everything I see. My work has evolved into an observation of sunlight and shadow, and recently I’ve been playing with more adventurous ways to portray light with color, value, and temperature. Along with themed portraiture, a trendy subject with my collectors has been ranch animals. This works rather well because ranch animals are ideal models of sunlight, and as Claude Monet said, ‘The subject matter, my dear good fellow, is the light.’”

Her work is in public and private collections all over the world, including the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, Japan, Africa and Australia.

Kirkman is a popular workshop instructor, and in 2020 she created a Patreon Page full of demo videos and art tips from her Virtual Open Studio Days. Patreon.com/RitaKirkmanStudio

http://www.ritakirkman.com/
Persephone
Persephone
Persephone
8x6
Park Trail #39
Park Trail #39
Park Trail #39
12x16
Chic Chick
Chic Chick
Chic Chick
6x4
Busy
Busy
Busy
6x6