Victoria Ryan » California galleries http://www.victoriaryan.com Pastels, Oils, and My Life as an Artist Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:13:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Pictures from the Show http://www.victoriaryan.com/2009/04/13/pictures-from-the-show/ http://www.victoriaryan.com/2009/04/13/pictures-from-the-show/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:51:42 +0000 victoriaryan http://www.victoriaryan.com/?p=295 Thank you to everyone to came to the opening of my show at Art Brokers a few weeks ago.  The show looks great and everyone at AB did a wonderful job in every aspect of putting this show together.   I managed to get a few pictures when we arrived…..or I should say my husband Bruce did.   That’s him inspecting his favorite painting.   The show will be up officially through the end of April and unofficially through mid-May so if you haven’t been to see it yet drop in.

Now its back to the studio to work on new work.   I have new pastels in progress and plan on returning to oils next week.   I’ll have new images to post soon.   

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"Winter Wildflowers" 23x31

"Winter Wildflowers" 23x31

Artists have been drawn to images of water, with its aesthetic and evocative qualities since the early cave man drawings.  There is a soothing quality to water…and evidenced based studies have shown that images of water create a calming, restful environment in healthcare settings.     

 

I was drawn to this composition  because of the strong blue  sky  reflection in this closed in waterway near my home in Eureka.   The winter brush and spent wildflowers had an amazing depth of color to play with.   This is one of the paintings that will be featured in my upcoming show at Art Brokers in Sausalito.   I will post additional images from the show in upcoming days.

I’ve wondered why I rarely paint seascapes since I’ve lived on the Pacific coast for the past 7 years.   I think I should make that be one of my challenges…

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