Had the honour of being part of a fantastic podcast, The Art of Ed. Tim Bogatz and I chatted this summer about school culture and how art plays a vital role in it. Check it out here: https://www.theartofed.com/podcasts/art-room-culture-worth-sharing-ep-088/
Thanks again Tim and the Art of Ed team for the chance to chat. Cheers!
Just saw a painting I did a few years back and it was nice to see it again.
Had my buddy Addison over today to teach him the benefits of drawing from life. Today we used his grandpa Murray as the model for our drawing. We sat outside, enjoyed the sunlight and fresh air. Time flew by. Happy to have spent it with such great people.
Just a little portrait capturing one of many art students I teach.
Fun little drawing I did for my bro in law. These are the types of Christmas gifts I really like to give. It was kind of cool making it too.
Just having fun making popular Star Wars characters in watercolour. Nice to play with a different medium sometimes.
Just a quick post on a painting featured in a photo taken by Cadence Hays aka @thewhiitehouse . Thanks for the awesome picture! Love the work that you do!!!
Check out Cadence Hays and her work here: https://instagram.com/p/BD8UMEPAXyp/
Old made NEW
So some paintings I made for a family member have been given new life! @ryanvintage borrowed the paintings and has displayed them beautifully in his custom bar at home. Great to see old works given new life! Cheers Ryan! Check out his post here: https://instagram.com/p/BCnhgdoJ8iCwWjPSncBiCqqK9p85feh7QG8EDg0/
Started creating a painting for my son. Of course I had to go 5 feet wide and 4 feet high for his room. Here's just a little sample of one of the corners of the painting. He said he wanted Yoda in it. It's nice to take a break from the serious stuff and have some fun cranking out the star wars characters. :)
So I finally got to deliver a painting to someone who has played an important part in my life. This painting was meant to be a reminder of his vision of being "merchants of hope." To teach the unteachable, reach the unreachable, and create miracle moments by being merchants of hope for the hopeless. Thank you for believing in me.
-ryan
Photo of "Merchants of Hope" taken by Cadence Hays. Please check out her work on Instagram @thewhiitehouse .
I just think it's nice to sometimes make art where I can play and have fun. Here's hoping when the Star Wars themed painting is completed my son will want it in his room!
Background started. Death Star is roughed in. Now to put in pivotal characters and machines!
Hey everyone, welcome to my new website. I will be posting works and updating you on new projects. I can't wait to start getting images up and running!