Suzanne Bellehumeur, artist, muralist, and owner of Greenwich Art + Design located on East Putnum Avenue, in Greenwich, Connecticut, hosted an opening reception for the contemporary artist Ron Burkhardt on Thursday, September 24, 2026, and Luxury Experience and invited guests were there to see the exceptional solo exhibition – Ron Burkhardt Convergence. The show runs until November 19, 2026.
Suzanne Bellehumeur & Ron Burkhardt
We always enjoy attending the opening receptions at Greenwich Art + Design as Suzanne Bellehumeur continues to attract major talent in the art world, exciting artists that challenge perceptions and make their mark on today’s art world. For this latest exhibition, the gallery features an exciting collection of works by the renowned artist Ron Burkhardt, entitled Convergence, which showcases his three engaging and bold genres: LetterScapes, Earth Art, and Notism.
Mind Orbiting Red
Gallery artist opening receptions are always interesting to attend as they provide guests with the opportunity to not only see an artist’s collection, but also to meet the artist and learn more about their vision behind their work.
On Thursday, September 24, 2026, we attended the artist reception for Ron Burkhardt, an artist who continues to attract collectors from around the world. His works are vibrant, bold, and invite the viewer to take a closer look to “discover” the many secrets in his paintings.
Speaking with Ron Burkhardt (watch the short interview on Instagram @LuxuryPair), it was interesting to learn how he creates his Earth Art pieces that are created by infusing indigenous soil, rainwater, leaves, acrylics, and enamel on unprimed canvas. The result is that his Earth Art works are richly textural and multidimensional and have a primal rawness that elevates the works.
Places I’ll Remember
One of his large-scale Earth Art paintings that captivated our attention was entitled, “Places I’ll Remember.” It is impactful and dynamic in that it draws the eye by inviting the viewer to take a closer look, that there is more to discover than initially meeting the eye. There are words written across the painted and doodled background, and when we started reading the words, we discovered the first line of the Beatles’ song, “In My Life,” with the lyrics “There are places I’ll remember all my life.” As we kept reading, the next line was from the Eagles’ song, “Hotel California” … “You can check out anytime you like but you can never leave.” Each line was a different song, and if you want to know the rest of what is written, you will need to visit the gallery to read it and discover it for yourself. Presented in its natural state and not framed, it is evocative in its rawness, however it will be up to the collector as to whether or not they want to leave it as it is presented, or have it stretched and framed.
Numerlogy
Also interesting from the Earth Art collection was the large-scale work, “Numerology” and “Languid Lagoons,” 2017, done in acrylic, India ink and indigenous soil fused in water and bleached in the sun, that has deft movement with its interplay of greens, turquoise, and teals.
Split Vision
His Notism works were also interesting in that they draw you in like a moth to a flame to read Ron’s scribbled notes and doodles, and try to decipher their meaning, including the works, “Mind Orbiting Red,” “Split Vision,” and “Purple Reign.”
Berlin
If you remember the vase versus the face from school days, where you were asked what do you see, Ron Burkhardt’s creative LetterScapes ask the viewer to do the same to interpret the word in each of the paintings. Bold colors and graphics had guests pondering over his works, “Kiss”, “Berlin”, “Dance”, and others.
Ron Burkhardt’s Convergence solo exhibition at Greenwich Art + Design runs until November 19, 2026. If you collect or enjoy discovering new contemporary artists, a visit to Greenwich Art + Design should definitely be on your calendar. Greenwich, located on Connecticut’s fabled Gold Coast, has much to offer visitors from its luxury hotels and spas, restaurants, and upscale shopping, so it is easy to make a day trip or extend it to a weekend getaway.
Until next time, keep enjoying and supporting the arts!
Ron Burkhardt & Debra C. Argen
About Greenwich Art + Design
“Greenwich Art + Design is a thoughtfully curated gallery in the heart of Greenwich Connecticut. Founded by Suzanne Bellehumeur, a renowned muralist and decorative painter with over 35 years of experience, the space reflects her lifelong passion for transforming interiors into immersive, artistic environments. After decades of creating large-scale wall murals and custom finishes for private residences and design firms, Suzanne brings her unique eye to a permanent space of her own. One that invites the public to explore the intersection of fine art and elevated living.”
“The two-level gallery showcases items selected or created by Suzanne herself. Her own mural work and wall finishes are featured throughout the space, turning the gallery into a living canvas where artistry is both seen and felt. Whether you’re an art collector, interior designer, or someone drawn to beautiful, meaningful pieces, Greenwich Art + Design offers a distinct, personal experience rooted in craftsmanship, creativity, and the belief that art belongs in every part of life.”
For more information on Greenwich Art + Design or about the artist, please visit the website: www.greenwichartanddesign.com.
Greenwich Art + Design
7 East Putnam Avenue
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
United States
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About the Artist Ron Burkhardt
“FOUNDER OF THE NOTISM MOVEMENT: Ron is the founder/originator of three genres of contemporary American art which began with his first Notism solo show in March of 2001, mere months before 9/11 changed so many lives forever. Notism-Ron’s initial art form takes us back to the walls of early Mesopotamia cave dwellers. The work appears to be “hieroglyphic scribbles,” but upon deeper analysis, these primal scrawls are revealed to reflect our multi-tasking society on a broad scale and illuminate the intimate memory fragments” of one’s daily inner live. Notism grew out of Burkhardt’s lifelong penchant for incessant list-making, first as a college student and then as a New York ad agency owner where the many disparate pulls on one’s soul resulted in this chaotic, yet controlled, method of coping with an intense, urban world.”
“CREATOR OF LETTERSCAPES: These bold, hard-edged geometric color field paintings continue Ron’s lifelong fascination with words and letterforms. Evolving out of his Notism work with the hieroglyphic scribbles and scrawls documenting memory fragments, each unique set of color blocks spells a word, using his own abstract alphabet to create precise letters that reference cities, people, events, and emotions. LetterScapes represent a third unique medium in stark juxtaposition to Burkhardt’s boldly designed, geometric color fields that spell unique phrases. These “word portraits” are incredibly precise, hard-edged semiotic symbols that make powerful statements. They were first conceived in 2013, after Ron suffered a detached retina/macula and was forced to keep his head down for six weeks. With no other outlet and no ability to throw paint at large canvases, he started doodling with lines and words and ultimately created his own abstract alphabet, thus turning lemons into sparkling lemonade!
His process is that of a draftsman, working with pencil and rulers to measure and design the words, then taping the lines to add several layers of acrylic or oil paint to each section. When this is finished, it takes weeks to perfect the tiny flaws left behind when the tape is removed. When finished, the art looks like it was created by a computer, rather than by the human hand of a fanatical perfectionist.”
“ORIGINATOR OF EARTH ART: In a startling departure from his work with words and letters, Ron has literally broken new ground with his Earth Art series. Rooted in earth’s gritty reality, his primal new art form reveals intriguing depths and layers of textural substrates and residues forged from raw earth.
Earth Art was a near opposite approach to Notism, creating raw, enduring beauty forged by nature. While working outdoors on large-scale, unprimed canvases at his Long Island home, Ron one day grew frustrated at the undefined mass of colors and shapes taking form on the lawn, so he picked up a large bag of potting soil, dumped it on the canvas and suddenly realized a daringly different approach to making art-to “let nature do the painting.” After years of detailed experimentation, Earth Art works are sprawling and colorful fusions of acrylic, enamel and indigenous soil soaked in water and bleached in the sun. To create these large, organic paintings, he fuses acrylic, enamel, indigenous soil and on to unprimed canvases, then soaks it all in water and bakes it in the sun for weeks as nature creates its own startling design palettes, forming otherworldly shapes and powerful colors that exude a distinctive, weathered look. When finished, each is signed and dated on the back, identifying the region in which the art was originally formed.”
Ron Burkhardt
Burkardt Studios
Email: artist@ronburkhardt.com
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