Victoria Ryan » North Coast Open Studios 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 OPEN STUDIO! http://www.victoriaryan.com/2010/06/02/open-studio/ http://www.victoriaryan.com/2010/06/02/open-studio/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:51:31 +0000 victoriaryan http://www.victoriaryan.com/?p=616 Pink Rhododendran

Pink Rhododendran

Its North Coast Open Studio Tour time.   Artists from all over Humboldt County open their studios during this annual event held the first few weekends of June.    My studio will be open the first weekend, June 5 &6 from 11 am to 5pm.  If you are in the area and would like to see newly released original pastels, as well as oils, prints and  the ability to purchase work straight from the studio wall please come by.   Refreshments served.   For further information visit    North Coast Open Studios .

Hope to see you here!

]]> http://www.victoriaryan.com/2010/06/02/open-studio/feed/ 1 THE TECHNO CHALLENGED ARTIST IS HERE http://www.victoriaryan.com/2009/07/01/the-techno-challenged-artist-is-here/ http://www.victoriaryan.com/2009/07/01/the-techno-challenged-artist-is-here/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:34:48 +0000 victoriaryan http://www.victoriaryan.com/?p=365 Winter Wildflower Road.jpg  Its been an exciting month.    Open Studios was successful thanks to my loyal repeat and new collectors here in Humboldt County.    I spent the next few weeks working on commissions while attending my daughter’s softball Tournament of Champions in the evenings.   They won!   Now its on to All Stars for the summer.    I guess I know what we’ll be doing.

I also have been completing new pastels including the piece above which is from the Winter Wildflower series.   That subtle winter light drew me in once more….this painting had to be done but now I’m drawn to the light of early summer that is just now peeking out on the North Coast of California.  

I also was forced to update my whole computer system which is still a work in progress insofar as transferring files and data over to my new system goes.   I’m determined to figure this all out as much as I can on my own.   Even my pragmatism has a right brain slant so my technological skills are no different.   I will say though, that this new IMAC system is pretty much how I expected computers to work 12 years ago….but they didn’t.   At least this system has prompts!  

Lastly, Bruce and I had a wonderful weekend in the Bay Area that included completing an installation for new collectors S & D.   Thank you so much for acquiring 10 original pastels for your beautiful home!   I think we were all delirious by the time we left (it was after all over 100 degrees that day) but the entire collection is looking incredible!

I’ll post more new images soon!

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Its Open Studios Time.   This coming weekend, June 6 and 7 from 11am to 5pm at my studio.  

2286 Ralphs Ct., Eureka, CA.  This is an annual event held in Humboldt County and was started many years ago by a few of our esteemed local artists.   It has now turned into a big event from Garberville all the way to Trinidad and beyond.    Come by my studio to see new pastels and oils and to take advantage of special offerings from the studio wall!   See you here!

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