Cabrillo Gallery Award Exhibition

Works By David Fleming and Diane R. Ritch are on display November 8 thru December 13

Reception & Artist’s Talk Thursday, Nov 7, 5:30 p.m.

The Cabrillo Gallery presents David Fleming and Diane R. Ritch: Award Exhibition, November 8 – December 13. Please join the Gallery for a reception and artists’ talk Thursday, November 7, starting at 5:30 p.m.

David Fleming & Diane R. Ritch: Award Exhibition presents the work of two award-winning artists selected from the juried exhibition, Tasty: Artists Playing With Food, by Gayle and Joe Ortiz of Gayle’s Bakery. Both Fleming and Ritch are long-time residents of Santa Cruz County and have equally contributed to the depth of the arts community here. Each artist will be exhibiting a collection of recent work.

David Fleming is a prolific painter working with the human form in context to its environment. His oils on canvas are often accomplished in a fast and expressive approach and not necessarily stylistically similar. “Unlike many other artists, I paint in a lot of different styles and I like to work fast,” says Fleming, “I need to experiment around, rather than labor over, one style for too long or else I get bored. A lot of times, I don’t have anything in mind and the painting just takes on a life of its own.”

In contrast to Fleming’s work, Diane R. Ritch uses found objects creating two and three-dimensional pieces. Each piece creates a narrative to a certain time and place and perhaps an emotional response to that place. Ritch combines old and discarded elements, rusted or patinaed with age, to illustrate her stories. “My work moves through my life’s journey, reflects my values and grows from my passion for detail.”

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Exhibit runs November 8 – December 13. Artist’s Reception: Thursday, November 7, 5:30 p.m.

Gallery Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM – 4:00 p.m. and Monday and Tuesday evenings 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Parking can be found in any of the numerous metered parking areas. The Cabrillo Gallery is located in the Library building, room #1002, in the center of the uphill side of the Cabrillo College campus.