Recent Reviews & Articles

Lehigh Valley magazine cover November 2007

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Sedona Monthly feature October 2007

The Morning Call, April, 2005

"Bob Ichter's pastel landscapes draw you into the dream"

" Haunting Works, such as ' I meant to do my work today', are among Bob Ichter's pastels on suede at Monsoon Gallery in Bethlehem. One of the pleasures of this job is discovering a material that renews an old medium. My latest epiphany is a Monsoon Exhibition of Bob Ichter's pastels on black suede archival board. The silky surface helps the Atlanta resident transform a florid format into fertile theater. Ichter specializes in blurry,breezy landscapes. In ' I meant to do my work today' he creates an open curtain of thin, tightly clustered tree trunks. Rivulets of light accentuate prismatic colors, turning the trunks into electric steamers. A strong sense of silhoutte and a melting , morphing palette make ' We were meant to be together '
resemble a Maxfield Parrish sketch for an opera set designed by Maurice Sendak, the visionary children's illustrator. Like all of Ichter's works, and Sendak's it's a picture that's tethered and untethered, a dream world soaked in loss and hope. ' Cypress Dreams ' is even dreamier. The trees resemble spinning tops in honeyed Tuscan light. ' In September ' is dreamier still. A line of trees raft over a purple, watery field under a dusky cranberry sky. These pastels are so lush, it's easy to miss Ichter's lavish details. Be sure to check out the fried egg clouds in 'All I Need.' Or the glowing green patina on the tree trunk in ' Midnight Stroll.' Or the moonlight squiggling over a marmalade river of a path in 'Between Here and Gone.'"

- Geoff Gehman
of The Morning Call

"Beer, Bob and Brats."

"Our third annual Beer, Bob and Brats (Bratwurst) was a huge hit at Prairiebrooke Arts. Spirits were high, fun was had by all, and Ichter completed over five custom pieces."