Intensive Art Creation at ISS 2014 Underway!

by Robyn Ryan

I would have posted sooner but I’ve been consumed with MAKING ART!!! ISS has become an annual regenerative force for me as an artist as well as the art I create! I can’t wait to get to the studio each morning ( a conference center transformed into studio...

Promises to be Another Great Adventure at ISS 2014!

by Robyn Ryan

Greetings from lovely Taos, New Mexico! I’m back for my 10th Intensive Studies Seminar with four fabulous mentors:  Fran Larson, Katherine Chang Liu, Skip Lawrence, and Christopher Schink!  This is day 2 of the 8 day workshop and I’ve already got 8 Acrylic...

“Point to Point” Step by Step

by Robyn Ryan

It seemed about time to share another work in process with you!   My Acrylic Layers process lends itself especially well to step by step explanations so here are the first six steps I’ve taken so far with a new Acrylic Layers piece titled “Point to...

“In the Shadows” at FCCA for February Regional Juried Exhibit

by Robyn Ryan

“In the Shadows” is a monochromatic Acrylic Layers and Collage painting I did of the deer I see outside of my window.  They are so well camouflaged that I depend on my peripheral vision to detect their movement before I can actually see them among the...

Acrylic Layers Painting in Process of “Heron II”

by Robyn Ryan

Well I promised you in my previous post, 10 Days of Painting Bliss! Work in Progress…  I would post the in process images of the second Heron painting I completed while at my art retreat in Orkney Springs… So here we go!  I will share 8 images so you can see the...