Frank Ryan Artist

Los Angeles based realist painter

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Ah, Touc, our unofficial mascot and the cutest dog we’ve ever seen. 

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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Touc, Seated on a Table, ca. 1879-1881. Oil on panel. 9 ¼ x 5 9/16 in. (23.5 x 14.1 cm). The Armand Hammer Collection, Gift of the Armand Hammer Foundation. Hammer Museum, Los Angeles.

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This guy really captures the essence of the dog.

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Studio sale: I am making room for a print shop and need to let go of some works on paper. Featuring drawings in graphite, charcoal, pen and ink, watercolor, etchings and more. All works are unframed, some pieces have verso drawings. Prices range from $50-$250

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We Must Risk Delight: Twenty Artists from Los angeles

La Biennale di Venezia: Official Collateral Event. I have been invited to participate in an exciting exhibition at the Venice Biennale 2015. We Must Risk Delight: Twenty Artists from Los Angeles is curated by Elizabeta Betinski, founder of bardoLA, a Los Angeles based 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization.

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The image on the left is a record of the state of the portrait exhibited in 2013. The image on the right is the current state of the portrait nearly eight years after the initial sitting. http://frankryanstudios.com/on-reworking-a-painting/

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On Reworking a Painting - FRANK RYAN STUDIOS

There can be a reluctance to take action to resolve a painting, for fear of overworking, but going too far and learning to come back is a much more valuable lesson than stopping short to be safe.

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Los Angeles based artist Frank Ryan returned to his alma mater, Sonoma State University, to speak with students about his exhibition CLOAK: Iterations of a Draped Figure. The talk was moderated by SSU professor of painting Mark Perlman. This is the first of 8 audio tracks.