'Paintings are about experience:' Artist Russell Ritell's psychedelic realism on display in New Canaan
Andrea Valluzzo
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Russell Ritell's painting "Grandmother Medicine" tells the story of a shamanic healing ritual or taking ayahuasca, a South American tea or brew used to foster healing and spiritual growth, similar to peyote.Silvermine Galleries / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
2of9Russell Ritell references Caravaggio's work in his painting "Victorious."Silvermine Galleries / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Artist Russell Ritell's paintings are created in a figurative realism style that embraces chiaroscuro.Silvermine Galleries / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Artist Russell Ritell's paintings are created in a figurative realism style that embraces chiaroscuro.Silvermine Galleries / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less