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...

“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...

10 Days of Painting Bliss! Work in Progress…

by Robyn Ryan

Greetings all!  I painted away at my annual art retreat in Orkney Springs, VA and loved every minute! Wonderful facilities at Shrine Mont, it’s like coming home each year (at least 15 years now, haven’t missed one yet!)  I find this very special place...

Honorable Mention ~ FCCA April Regional Juried Exhibition

by Robyn Ryan

I was so pleased to have two pieces from my “Fleeting Glimpses” series accepted into the Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts (FCCA) April 2013 Regional Juried Exhibition.  (Juror:  Trudy C. Van Dyke) Then to put the icing on the cake, “Lady...