Ritchie Sinclair (2008 - 2010) A Protege of Norval Morrisseau - Signs Off



" My eyes are now wide open and I see an overwhelming ever-growing body of evidence that tells me that I absolutely must do what I can to stop this. What I see are dangerous, dark pieces of art, that I for one would not hang above my bed and expect a good night's sleep."

Ritchie Stardreamer Sinclair

October 20 2008

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The defendant was referred to by counsel in their submissions both as Ritchie Sinclair and Stardreamer. The defendant describes himself as the "artistic apprentice" of Norval Morrisseau. Consistent with the allusion to which I have already referred, the defendant expresses a concern that: "Many of the works that are attributed to Norval Morrisseau however, are in fact counterfeit, and have been produced solely for the purposes of capitalizing off of Norval Morrisseau's fame and market value". It seems, from the record, that the defendant has made it his personal concern to identify, uncover, make known and even publicize works said to be those of Norval Morrisseau which he believes are false. In his affidavit, he says: I have no interest in identifying counterfeit Morrisseau paintings other than to perform a public service and to assist in protecting the legacy of one of Canada's foremost artists.

Lederer J.

Excerpt from the Judgment of December 8, 2008

Ontario Superior Court of Justice

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From October 2008 through November 2010 I published sensitive information about the proliferation of inferior counterfeit Morrisseau art. With the assistance of many (from all sides) who supplied materials, including Norval Morrisseau himself by way of his explosive sworn declarations, we painted a picture.

I have an undeniable faith in "truth" rising to the top. While identifying pieces in the forgery puzzle hasn't solved the problem I take comfort in knowing that the Norval Morrisseau forgery issue is the subject of a comprehensive R.C.M.P. investigation. I expect the very best from them.

The moment has finally arrived to turn my part in this effort over to Spirit and the Canadian authorities and turn my attention toward preparations for a spring exhibition of new art by myself and fellow Morrisseau protege, Brian Marion, to be held at the Lane Gallery in Yorkville.

Images of counterfeit Morrisseau art archived on Morrisseau.com will remain public to guide educators and students. Particularized information identifying forgers, distributors, suppliers and purported sources of fake Morrisseau art will be deleted from my websites. I feel compelled from within to do so.

I have developed a deep appreciation for our little circle of integrity and intent. Our shared desire for authenticity has rippled out to an ethical universe. We can expect results my friends.

May the Blessings Be

Ritchie Sinclair
November 10, 2010

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Norval Morrisseau: 2010 Retrospective - October 16 - November 20, 2010

Norval Morrisseau: 2010 Retrospective

Kinsman Robinson Gallery

October 16 - November 20, 2010

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Norval Morrisseau with Ritchie Sinclair (2006) On the opening night of Shaman Artist at the National Gallery of Canada

Norval Morrisseau with Ritchie Sinclair

At the National Gallery opening - 2006

Digital Analysis of Paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Norval Morrisseau (2010) Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY

We study paintings from two artists, i.e. Vincent van Gogh and Norval Morrisseau, and develop different approaches to analyze their painting styles. We focus on characterizing the rhythmic brushstroke styles of Vincent van Gogh. A novel extraction method is developed by exploiting an integration of edge detection and clustering-based segmentation. Evidence substantiates that van Gogh’s brushstrokes are strongly rhythmic. That is, regularly shaped brushstrokes are tightly arranged, creating a repetitive and patterned impression. We also found that the traits that distinguish van Gogh’s paintings in different time periods of his development are all different from those distinguishing van Gogh from his peers.

On the painting styles of Norval Morrisseau, we propose measures of curve steadiness and neighborhood coherence to capture the curve elegance in his works. Through computerized analysis of his authentic works and the imitations, it is revealed that the curves in his authentic paintings exhibit his commanding painting skills. The smooth and steady flow of the curves shows less hesitancy of the artist than the authors of counterfeit works. The tangent angles tend to be more consistent along curves in the authentic paintings than in the imitations.

Lei Yao, Jia Li, and James Z. Wang,

Penn State University

Image Processing for Art Investigation - May 27, 2010 - Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY

Read the comprehensive report produced by Penn State University entitled Characterizing the elegance of curves computationally for distinguishing Morrisseau paintings and imitations.

Queen & Spadina (2010) Norval Morrisseau's favourite Toronto Neighborhood

Norval Morrisseau loved this area of Toronto. Here he found great restaurants including Chinatown which prepared Norval's kind of food. Perhaps this neighborhood has always been a little bit chaotic but still it always been an unpretentious, creative and peaceful community where Norval could shop inexpensively, explore chinese medicine and herbs, buy hides from "Skin & Bones" and "Just be". He even lived nearby at both Baldwin and Richmond Streets in the 80's.

I have no idea how Norval would feel about this video of Queen & Spadina on June 27, 2010....but I know how I feel...

Stardreamer