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Michael Ryan
Netherlands
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Artist highlights
- International Exposure
- Experienced Artist
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Medium : Oil on Linen
- Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
- Dimensions : 35.4x41.5in
About this artwork
When I enter my studio I’m usually anxious to go. There are always unfinished paintings asking for attention or the ideas in my head and sketchbook are anxious to be downloaded and transformed through the physical act of painting. But this morning I was at a bit of a loss. I’ve learned through the years to just go “free association” when I find myself there. Allowing one impulse to lead to the next without a goal or expectation. It works every time.…
Today it led me to this unfinished painting. At first glance I was visually excited and saw exactly what it needed. It is at that point that a fine tuning occurs, and sometimes that only takes place when I myself have become “the viewer”. I want the observer to be struck by a sense of beauty, balance and unity before the brain begins its work of identifying what the colors and forms suggest.
Michael Ryan
Netherlands
Credentials
- International Exposure
- Experienced Artist
- Works on commission
« In my paintings, I attempt to translate the emotion aroused in me by the impact of my visual observations using color relationships, light, form, and composition. »
Michael Ryan is an artist based in the Netherlands whose paintings have been exhibited worldwide. While a scholarship student in NY, an invitation to paint portraits in Europe led to private sponsorship, gallery representation and inclusion in important collections. His artistic expression is influenced by being in the moment and the act of paying attention. A self- described "poetic realist", Ryan is especially inspired by what he observes around him. Primarily working with oils and pastels, he is fascinated by the relationship formed between colors. His bold pieces are painted on specially prepared aluminum panels or linen. His lifelong exploration of self through yoga and meditation, as well as the introduction to mindfulness through the Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hahn in the early ‘90’s, was instrumental in expanding his early love for Rembrandt, Hals, Manet and Degas to the artists Pierre Bonnard, Nicolas de Staël, Henri Matisse, Wolf Kahn and Joan Mitchell.
