| Richard Riverin |
Richard Riverin was born in Quebec City, in 1942.
Graduated from Sherbrooke University with a BSc. Degree In Chemistry, he
worked for ten years in the formulating of specialty coatings; started his own
manufacture, half way through, and then sold it to move
to the Art business. Riverin is one of the few artists who developed their own
personal and unique style and technique. He even formulated his own paint
to produce a very heavy and rich looking texture.
Riverin had numerous solo and group showings in Montreal, Toronto,
Calgary, Palm Beach, Naples, Washington, Chicago, Jacksonville,
Greensboro, Ridgewood and New York. He was one of
the bestsellers at ArtExpo New York, every year, from 2003 to 2011.
Riverin is also a writer and the author of the published three books saga
“Ghama-2, An Afterlife Story”
In each one of my paintings, I launch my unbridled imagination. Hoping for
the best, I paint with spontaneous and impulsive strokes of my pallet-knife
often ending in a much different composition than the one I had planned. I
start at the top and as I come down my canvas, the foliage, the sky, the trees
are all done wet on wet so that the colored masses melt into each other.
There is a connection to a superior world and people connect with my
paintings and that is why I have been blessed with a successful career. The
paint is unique, I make it, I am a chemist. There is a soft shine and a very rich
looking and heavy texture and the colors are at the image of my interior peace
mixed with my love for the people around me and my exuberant personality.
Richard Riverin
Graduated from Sherbrooke University with a BSc. Degree In Chemistry, he
worked for ten years in the formulating of specialty coatings; started his own
manufacture, half way through, and then sold it to move
to the Art business. Riverin is one of the few artists who developed their own
personal and unique style and technique. He even formulated his own paint
to produce a very heavy and rich looking texture.
Riverin had numerous solo and group showings in Montreal, Toronto,
Calgary, Palm Beach, Naples, Washington, Chicago, Jacksonville,
Greensboro, Ridgewood and New York. He was one of
the bestsellers at ArtExpo New York, every year, from 2003 to 2011.
Riverin is also a writer and the author of the published three books saga
“Ghama-2, An Afterlife Story”
In each one of my paintings, I launch my unbridled imagination. Hoping for
the best, I paint with spontaneous and impulsive strokes of my pallet-knife
often ending in a much different composition than the one I had planned. I
start at the top and as I come down my canvas, the foliage, the sky, the trees
are all done wet on wet so that the colored masses melt into each other.
There is a connection to a superior world and people connect with my
paintings and that is why I have been blessed with a successful career. The
paint is unique, I make it, I am a chemist. There is a soft shine and a very rich
looking and heavy texture and the colors are at the image of my interior peace
mixed with my love for the people around me and my exuberant personality.
Richard Riverin
| Riverin's original paintings are also sold in these fine art galleries: |
Recent expositions
International Art Center, Palm Beach, FL 1996-2000
Global Renaissance, Naples FL 2000-2004
La Belle Image, Hilton Head SC 2004-2008
Magnolia Art Gallery, Greensboro GA 2005-2008
R.Roberts Gallery, Jacksonville FL 2006-2008
Magnum Opus, Weschester PA 2005-2008
Artis Gallery, Ridgewood NJ 2008
Liss Gallery, Toronto Canada 2008
Harbour Gallery, Toronto, Canada 2010
Art Cafe, Williamsburg, VA, 2011
The Bronze Frog Gallery, Oakville, Ontario 2011
Liss gallery, Toronto 2011
ArtEvo.com, Calgary 2011
Group shows
ArtExpo New York 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, ,2009, 2010 (Bestseller), 2011 (Bestseller)
Honorable mention
Riverin was one of the best sellers every year at ArtExpo New York competing with several hundreds of the
best artists on today’s market.
Formation
BS Degree in Chemistry, Sherbrooke University 1966
He receives the guidance of two older artists; Gabriel Bonmati, Ron Davies
Acknowledgement
Oscar Wilde once wrote, "beauty is its own genius." And the technically masterful, luscious and luminous oil
paintings by Richard Riverin are that kind of genius. Not discovered by our gallery until 2005, we have
been clamoring to make up for lost time having missed out on the previous four decades of this brilliant
artist's career. In doing so we have hosted two major art expositions in his honor and he has returned the
compliment by dazzling our collectors who now save the date months in advance to view Riverin sculpt with
his specially formulated oil paints in life. No other artist in the twenty-five year history of our gallery rivals
Riverin's scientific yet spiritual approach to Impressionism, ignoring the basics of applying background then
foreground and instead essentially creating a prismatic Modern Impressionism paintings in the order a
great author would pen a classic novel. It is through the dazzling subtleties and expressionistic colors of
each of his visual novels that the viewer is overcome by Riverin's playfulness and yet deliberateness in his
painting mastery.
~ Jennifer Jones, Jenjonesart.com - Jacksonville, Florida
Acknowledgement
Magnolia Art Gallery offers fine affordable paintings from nationally known artists, such as Richard Riverin.
Richard's work is an abstract expressionism, ranging from lovely landscapes to people. His work reminds
one of the old masters, yet they have a today feeling, which combines the old masters touch with the flair
and feel of contemporary work today.
I have never seen such work and am so excited to have Richard in my gallery. He is my best selling artist.
I have devoted 4 walls here to his work here. No other artist can compete with him. Richard's work appeals
to the beginning collector as well as the more seasoned collector. His work never grows boring. As a
gallery owner, I have been tempted and could not resist his work and I have several in my home. People
do not forget Richard's work, as they might with other more traditional painters.
The rich consistency of his hand made paints, the lovely texture created by his pallete knife makes one
want to go into the painting. They are very touchable!
Lynn Blair, artist/owner
Magnolia Art Gallery
Greensboro, GA
Acknowledgement
Upon viewing a collection of Richard Riverin’s paintings, the bold color selection and texturized distribution is
what immediately grabs and demands an admirer’s attention. With closer consideration, his palette is
working to express his emotion and deep desire for pure beauty and contentment. Riverin paints with a calm
and serene mind, having a capacity to transform his love of our world into magnificent works of art.
This level of skill is a true gift. I look at these paintings with a great sense of admiration. Richard’s diversity
is something that we rarely see among other artists. He is able to approach varied subject matter with
confidence and ease, blending the styles of abstraction and impressionism.
Richard Riverin has formulated his own paint of polymers, paint additives and pigment pastes. This paint
allows for a dramatic texture using a palette knife technique. The paint is resistant to touch and sunlight
degradation. It is flexible and retains a fresh, wet look.
Richard is not only an esteemed artist; he is a compassionate and charismatic human. He is dedicated to
his work as an artist and I am very glad to have the honor of knowing and working with him.
Jamie Rop Gall
| The Bronze Frog Gallery 162 Lakeshore Road East Oakville, Ontario L6J 1H4 Tel: 905 849 6338 kathy@bronzefroggallery.com |
| Artis Gallery 11 Prospect Street Ridgewood, NJ www.artisgallery.us |
| Liss Gallery 140 Yorkville Avenue Toronto, Ontario, Canada http://www.lissgallery.com/ |
| Osterville Gallery 827 Main Street Osterville, MA http://www.ostervillefineart.com/ |
| Art Source & Design 1950 Abbott Street Charlotte NC |
| Handwright Gallery 93 Main Street New Canaan, CT |
| La Belle Image 9 Harbourside Lane Hilton Head, SC http://labelleimage.org |
| Magnolia Art Gallery 1020 Parkside Commons Greensboro, GA http://magnoliaartgallery.com/ |
| ArtEvo 6999 11th Street SE Calgary, Alberta T2H2S1 |
| Galerie 2000 Palais des Congres + 45 rue Saint-Paul Ouest Montreal, QC http://www.galerie2000.ca |
| Harbour Gallery 1697 Lakeshore Road West Mississauga, Ontario, CA L5J1J4 |
| Atlas Galleries Atlas Galleries Inc www.atlasgalleries.com 160 East Grand Avenue Chicago, IL 60611-3800 |
| Royale Galleries Inc. 318 East 59th Street New York, NY |
| artcafé26 5107-2 Center Street, New Town Williamsburg, VA 23188 |
| Vail Fine Art Gallery Inc. 141 East Meadow Drive, Suite 204, Solaris Vail, Colorado 81657 |
| Gallery 44 Fine Art Inc. 9469 Baltimore National Pike Ellicott City, MD 21042 |
