The Past Beneath by Rebecca Ritchie

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Clever idea and I like this very much!

Posted by Alan Bickley on Mon 10 Feb 21:42:45

Very original idea and accomplished painting Rebecca.

Posted by John Kinsella on Mon 10 Feb 21:43:00

It’s beautifully done, I actually thought it was a photograph at first .

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Tue 11 Feb 04:51:31

It's extremely good and very thought provoking

Posted by Heather Love on Tue 11 Feb 08:25:43

Wow! I want to peel back some more of that wallpaper Rebecca

Posted by Frank Bingley on Tue 11 Feb 08:48:28

I love this Rebecca. It stirs memories as well as being exceptionally well painted.

Posted by Mark Annison on Tue 11 Feb 09:04:49

Superb artwork.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Tue 11 Feb 10:18:46

great piece of work. Very thought provoking... makes me think of my past.

Posted by jason carlisle on Tue 11 Feb 10:34:07

It's beautifully painted, and the subject really makes you think.

Posted by Bobbie Matulja on Tue 11 Feb 10:53:25

This is brilliant Rebecca and quite poignant.

Posted by Russell Edwards on Tue 11 Feb 11:20:24

Clever composition, so well executed!

Posted by Romila Datta on Wed 12 Feb 22:10:40

Fun

Posted by Owen Lloyd on Thu 13 Feb 08:08:45

Hang on Studio Wall

10/02/2025

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The Past Beneath | 45 x 35cm | Oil on Canvas There’s something unsettling yet nostalgic about peeling back a layer and finding a piece of the past waiting beneath. The Past Beneath is about that moment of discovery—the jolt of something once familiar, whether warm or haunting, resurfacing unexpectedly. A forgotten childhood scene emerges from behind fresh wallpaper, disrupting the present with echoes of what came before. It’s a reminder that the past never truly disappears; it lingers, waiting to be found.