Magic Windsurfing
Most visitors to the Caribbean island of Bonaire know that its waters are its top attraction, but many don’t realize that scuba diving and snorkeling are not the only things to be done in the aquatic realm. Bonaire is also a top windsurfing destination, and the vivid colors and shapes of windsurf equipment hold their own against those of the marine life under the sea. There’s a breathless, dream-like quality to seeing a windsurfer race the wind, and that’s what I have captured here.

This is a giclee limited edition print of 75 in a closed edition. The print area measures 8.8x12", archival paper 13x19, and pigment ink

Night Orchid
Most of us are used to flowers blooming by day, but when I was in the middle of the jungles of the Tortuguero area of Costa Rica in the dark looking for nocturnal wildlife, I stumbled across a number of orchids fully exposed to the world around them, apparently absorbing the rays of night. The reflection of light from my flashlight from these orchids was dazzling against a sea of black, and inspired this vivid image.

This is a giclee limited edition print of 75 in a closed edition. The print area measures 11x8.5", archival paper 13x19, and pigment ink

Sunset Door
Architecture on the Caribbean island of Bonaire is built with simple materials – stone and mortar. But simplicity lends itself to visual comfort as well, catching light in eye catching ways. This particular image is based on a door to one of the building at the Slagbaai area in Bonaire’s Washington National Park – a building that represents generations of building tradition and technique.

This is a giclee limited edition print of 75 in a closed edition. The print area measures 10x9", archival paper 13x19, and pigment ink

Poison Dart Frog
In a world where many things try to camouflage their existence and blend into their surroundings, the poison dart frog must be admired for wanting to stick out and make its presence known. Of course, anything that messes with the poison dart frog will soon regret it, which presents an interesting message about what it takes to stand out from the crowd and survive. And it led me to compose this image in homage.

This is a giclee limited edition print of 75 in a closed edition. The print area measures 8.8x10", archival paper 13x19, and pigment ink

Statue of Liberty
Perhaps one of the world’s most recognizable statues, the Statue of Liberty, located just south of Manhattan in New York, served for many decades as the beacon for hope and opportunity for many thousands of immigrants seeking a new life in the United States of America. Planes had replaced ships by the time my parents immigrated to the USA, so they did not pass under the Statue’s majestic heights, but high over her instead. Either way Liberty welcomed them to a new life too. My image is intended to reflect the ethereal quality of Liberty, preserving her shape while still leaving her boundless in her reach.

This is a giclee limited edition print of 75 in a closed edition. The print area measures 7.8x11", archival paper 13x19, and pigment ink

The 2009 Richter Art Calendar is an art wall calendar featuring 12 images of Linda Richter’s oil paintings, Jake Richter’s digital paintings, and introducing Krystyana Richter's colored pencil abstracts. Each month’s image is protected by a gloss varnish.

Linda's images include:
~ Tiger Lily Bloom
~ Blue Flirt
~ Red Toucan
~ Red Bougainvillea
~ White Cockatoo
~ Egret Waters

Jake's Images include:
~ Night Orchid
~ Poison Dart Frog
~ Statue of Liberty
~ Magic Windsurfing
~ Fijian Spotfin Lionfish

Krystyana's Images include:
~ Coral and Sponge

This year we have added two mini-calendars for January and February 2010 at the back of our calendar for future planning.

The 2009 Richter Art Calendar sells for US$6.95 and is available now at the Richter Art Gallery on Bonaire. The calendar is available via two on-line shopping site, www.CaribbeanArt.com and www.BonaireStuff.com, for those in North America and Holland.

Calendar details:
~ Saddle Stitched binding
~ Full Brilliant Color
~ Gloss Varnish to all the artwork
~ Handy 6x6" folded for easy mailing
~ Full 12x6" when open, vertical

Price: USD $6.95

Swan Play
There is perhaps no sight more visually endearing than a child playing with a parent, and here a cygnet plays tug of war with its mother with a bit of aquatic vegetation. This image is based on one I took while upon the Avon river in England one summer.

This is a giclee limited edition print of 75 in a closed edition. The print area measures 11x11", archival paper 13x19, and pigment ink

Classic Chevy
Strolling down a side street in San Francisco, I noticed this classic Chevrolet sedan parked, bearing the license plate “DLYPLN8” (Daily Planet – the name of the fictional newspaper where Clark Kent a.k.a. Superman worked). With perfect skies and lighting the cyan color of the paint job shone and still does in the resulting image I created.

This is a giclee limited edition print of 75 in a closed edition. The print area measures 10.3x11", archival paper 13x19, and pigment ink

Otter Mom and Pup
Monterey Bay is known for its seals, kelp forests, but perhaps best for the protected otters that float upon its surface. Here a mother otter protects her young pup by letting it lie on her as she rocks to and fro with the waves.

This is a giclee limited edition print of 75 in a closed edition. The print area measures 10x11", archival paper 13x19, and pigment ink

Shining Flag
It was national Firefighter’s Day while I was in Washington, D.C. one fall day, and the Washington Monument was ringed by U.S. flags at half mast, with beautiful clear, crisp skies. The images from that day inspired this one of the sun shining through an American flag.

This is a giclee limited edition print of 75 in a closed edition. The print area measures 10.2x11", archival paper 13x19, and pigment ink

Japanese Imperial Palace
During a tour of Tokyo one late fall day, after the sun had already set, I came upon this surreal vision on the lands of the Japanese Imperial Palace. The colors and light of twilight created a fairy-tale like vision which I tried to faithfully recreate in my work.

This is a giclee limited edition print of 75 in a closed edition. The print area measures 11x11", archival paper 13x19, and pigment ink

Santa on Ice
One does not often get to spend time with Santa Claus, but one winter day in New York City, at Rockefeller Center, I managed to do just that. As one might expect, he glided serenely across the ice on his skates, always ready with a helpful hand and friendly word. While he was on the ice, he seemed to glow and all else around him faded in comparison.

This is a giclee limited edition print of 75 in a closed edition. The print area measures 11x11", archival paper 13x19, and pigment ink

Blue Thistle
When one thinks of Scotland, invariably the image of the Scottish thistle comes to mind, as it adorns crests, traditional clothes, and jewelry alike. And unlike many other symbols in other countries, thistle abounds in Scotland, as long as you are willing to wander about looking for it. This image captures fields of blue thistle from Scotland.

This is a giclee limited edition print of 75 in a closed edition. The print area measures 11x11", archival paper 13x19, and pigment ink

Kelp Forest
Beneath the waters of Monterey Bay strands of kelp stretch for the surface, gently swaying with the motion of the ocean, creating something of a dream like scene. Visibility is limited, and its anyone’s guess what will appear behind the next kelp “tree”, adding to the enchanting mystery of navigating the kelp forest.

This is a giclee limited edition print of 75 in a closed edition. The print area measures 11x11", archival paper 13x19, and pigment ink