Ritch Gaiti
Ritch Gaiti’s ethereal paintings commemorate the west a horse runs free on the open range; a buffalo oversees the plains that he rules; a proud people enjoy a rich culture and a oneness with the land. The paintings are about change, evolution, and extinction something emerges, something disappears. Each represents the spirit of a time long gone.
“My goal is to put the viewer, not only in another time and place, but also in the subject’s heart”
Outbreak Triptych – The Series, is executed primarily in oils, enhanced with variety of mixed media including sand, to resonate with the ancient traditions. One of Ritch’s signatures is his use of textured layers, reminiscent of the relief found on cave walls. “These proud people, their rich culture and tragic history, haunt and provoke me. Reliving their journey on canvas has been my passion. I dedicate this series to a simpler time.”
Ritch is rapidly building a strong following with galleries and collectors throughout the world. He is an emerging self taught artist who has been painting for over twenty years and only recently began to exhibit publicly. He became attracted to the west by the warm colors and the spiritual nature of the people and the land. Through his paintings, he attempts to recapture the ethos of a civilization lost.
Ritch won the Judges Award of Merit in the Trail of Painted Ponies National Art Competition, 2006 and is a member of the Oil Painters of America and CHAPS, Cowboy Heritage Artists and Photographers Society. He is also an aspiring writer, having written several novels (his first to be published shortly). He enjoys tennis, skiing and is a private pilot.
He is currently exhibiting his works in galleries in Santa Fe, Scottsdale, Jackson, Edwards, Delray Beach and Lincoln.
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