Gallery — Joshua Ritchie Art

Storyteller - A watercolor portrait of my late paternal grandfather (Grandaddy), whose skill at storytelling remains, in my correct opinion, unmatched. [Sold]

Elizabeth & Tom - A watercolor portrait of my maternal grandparents commissioned by my uncle, their son. [Sold]

And Now We Are Four - A commissioned watercolor portrait based on a treasured family photo. [Sold]

Tom Hester, my late maternal grandfather, was a friend to all, regardless of species. [Sold]

Best of Friends - From the day he met this woman’s granddaughter, this faithful dog took on the role of keeping her safe. [Sold]

Mittens the Remorseless [Sold]

Vernon - Named 2024’s sexiest man of the year [Sold]

Luna(tic) - A very sweet, very glossy, very energetic girl [Sold]

Diva - Not only is she dangerously smart, but is full to the brim with personality. [Sold]

Dude - A watercolor portrait of the most loyally protective schnauzer I have ever met. [Sold]

Rosie - The undisputed matriarch of her family. [Sold]

Buddie - A kind and welcoming soul. [Sold]

Lilac Breasted Roller - A bird all too common in Kenya, and far too colorful. [Sold]

Toucan Play at This Game - This particular toucan had a palette for papayas. [Available]

Niagara Falls, as seen from Canada with good friends. [Available]

Vocatus Atque Non Vocatus Deus Aderit - This large watercolor was commissioned to commemorate the Latin phrase engraved above Carl Jung’s doorway, and later on his tombstone. [Sold]

Voyage to the Sun - At first, a magnolia seed and a cicada know only darkness, until one day they escape the soil, shedding their shells, and climb upward to bask in the sun. [Available]

Terry Tarried - Terry is (or was) a fiddler crab who waited too long to return home from foraging. The tide has come in, leaving only a treacherous path to safety. Danger lurks. (There’s a surprise in this one.) [Available]

PHOTOBOMB! - You can’t see it, but he has a bit of algae dangling out of the corner of his mouth. Originally created as part of a series for the “XS Tiny Artworks” show at the Virginia Beach Art Center. [Sold]

Virginia Is For Lovers - Top scientists most likely agree that fiddler crabs are very romantic. Originally created as part of a series for the “XS Tiny Artworks” show at the Virginia Beach Art Center. [Sold]

Front Porch Rain - Nothin’ like a soggy cig on a rainy day. Originally created as part of a series for the “XS Tiny Artworks” show at the Virginia Beach Art Center. [Sold]

Appetite - When your eyes are bigger than your plate Originally created as part of a series for the “XS Tiny Artworks” show at the Virginia Beach Art Center. [Sold]

Monique - Detail oriented, native Hawaiian, engaged in local politics, collects figurines. [Available]

Brett - Hardworking statistician, native Hawaiian, short attention span, father of forty-seven. [Available]

Sven - Drifter, native Hawaiian, graffiti artist, highly yellow. [Available]

Amanda - Borderline genius, native Hawaiian, obsessed with science-fiction, always losing things. [Available]

Sea Creatures - A double-page spread from the upcoming children’s book ‘The Missing Light’ written by the talented author, Erin Todd. [Sold]

Sequoia Towers - A double-page spread from the upcoming children’s book ‘The Missing Light’ written by the talented author, Erin Todd. [Available]

Stardust - A double-page spread from the upcoming children’s book ‘The Missing Light’ written by the talented author, Erin Todd. [Available]

Homage to ‘Ends of the Earth’, a stirring song of adventure, love and longing by Lord Huron. [Available]

‘There was an Old Man of The Hague, Whose ideas were excessively vague; He built a balloon To examine the moon, That deluded Old Man of The Hague.’ Limerick by Edward Lear [Available]

A scientific explanation for why the chicken crossed the road. Originally created as my entry in a competition against other illustrators to win the the contract to illustrate the rest of the book.

You cannot cure hams with a hammer, You can’t weight a gram with a grammar, Mend socks with a socket, Build docks with a docket, Nor gather up clams with a clamor. You can’t pick locks with a pickle, You can’t cure the sick with a sickle, Pluck figs from a figment, Drive pigs with a pigment, Nor make your watch tick with a tickle. […] A bat can’t be made out of batter, A flat’s not a thing that can flatter, A pond does not ponder, A wand will not wander, And that’s the end of our patter. [Available]

‘His father was a whale, With a feather in his tail, Who lived in the Greenland sea; And his mother was a shark, Who kept very dark In the Gulf of Caribbee. His uncles were a skate, And a little whitebait, And a flounder, and a chub beside; And a lovely pickerel, Both a beauty and belle, Had promised for to be his bride. You may think these things are strange, And they are a little change From the ordinary run, it’s true; But the weirdest thing (to me) Of all appeared to be, That HE was a kangaroo!’ Poem by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards, 1890 [Available]

Esmerelda - That tiny armadillo has too many legs! [Available]

Danny Boy - A pencil drawing of Michelangelo’s “Danny” [Sold]

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