Ryan Pickart [fine artist]

Gemini

2011-12-20T12:29:00.000-08:00

"Gemini"
oil and charcoal on paper
17.5 x 23"

Diana

2011-12-20T12:27:00.000-08:00

"Diana"
oil on canvas
18 x 24"

Girl

2011-12-20T12:26:00.001-08:00

"Girl"
oil and charcoal on paper
17.5 x 23"

Ingrid

2011-04-17T22:17:00.001-07:00

"Ingrid"
oil on canvas
18 x 24"

Odette

2011-04-17T22:15:00.000-07:00

"Odette"
oil on canvas
22 x 28"

Lyra

2011-01-26T09:38:00.001-08:00

"Lyra"
oil on gessoed paper
18 x 23"

Freja

2011-01-15T16:26:00.000-08:00

"Freja"
oil on gessoed paper
18 x 23"

Adelle

2010-10-03T19:03:00.001-07:00

"Adelle"
oil on gessoed paper
17.5 x 22.75"

Alina

2010-09-15T15:53:00.001-07:00

"Alina"
oil on canvas
18 x 24"

Untitled Figure

2010-09-14T23:16:00.001-07:00

"Untitled Figure"
oil on gessoed paper
17 x 22.75"

2010-08-14T20:54:00.000-07:00

"Guinevere"
oil on gessoed paper
17 x 22.75"

Regina

2010-07-05T12:27:00.001-07:00

"Regina"
oil on linen
18 x 24"

Anja

2010-04-02T15:32:00.001-07:00

"Anja"
oil on gessoed paper
17 x 22.75"

Charlotte

2010-02-22T15:23:00.000-08:00

"Charlotte"
oil on canvas with gold leaf
16 x 20"

Janine - reworked

2010-02-22T15:21:00.001-08:00

"Janine"
oil on canvas
18 x 24"

Janine

2010-01-29T09:37:00.001-08:00

"Janine"
oil on canvas
18 x 24"

Darlene II

2010-01-14T12:48:00.000-08:00

"Darlene II"
oil on canvas
18 x 24"

June

2009-11-24T13:47:00.001-08:00

"June"
oil on canvas
18 x 24"

Sketching for Paintings

2009-11-17T15:34:00.000-08:00

Erin

2009-11-14T15:06:00.000-08:00

"Erin"
oil on canvas
30 x 30"

Back on canvas!

2009-10-18T22:43:00.000-07:00

"Tiffany with Dahlias"
oil on canvas
24 x 36"

This is a portrait of my friend Tiffany in her backyard. I really enjoyed working on a larger surface than I normally work on and think this has opened my eyes to more ideas for future paintings.

Rós Rúm [rose bed]

2009-09-19T23:51:00.001-07:00

"Rós Rúm" [rose bed]
oil on gessoed paper
17 x 22.5"

"Rós Rúm: A Short Film"

2009-09-16T14:55:00.000-07:00

"Móðir Þægindi" [mother comfort]

2009-09-02T21:17:00.001-07:00

"Móðir Þægindi" [mother comfort]
oil on gessoed paper
17 x 22.5"

Móðir Þægindi shows two figures interlocked with one another. The mother has closed eyes as she comforts her daughter. To express that the daughter needs comforting, I painted the daughters arm and hand in a near impossible pose. Her arm is angular and fixed while the mother's hands are reaching towards her. The flowers are there to soften the composition and also bring an offering of hope to the situation between the two figures.

"Röndóttur Lirfuhýði" [striped cocoon]

2009-09-02T21:15:00.000-07:00

"Röndóttur Lirfuhýði" [striped cocoon]
oil on gessoed paper
17 x 22.5"
Röndóttur Lirfuhýði features a new portrait experiment that I incurred while painting. I had photographed myself as a test model while visualizing my new piece and decided that I would be able to transform my face into what I envisioned my model to look like. In this dripping stripped cocoon of fabrics, the figure has just awoken and may go back to slumber. The goal of this piece was to incorporate stripes without them being overbearing as well as contrasting against the figure. I used bright colors to make a more visual impact and compete with one another in order to express the first opening of the eyes in this portrait.

"Rauður Valmúi" [red poppy]

2009-09-02T21:12:00.000-07:00

"Rauður Valmúi" [red poppy]
oil on gessoed paper
17 x 22.5"
Rauður Valmúi is a painting of a sleeping woman covered with an abstracted sheet printed with red poppies. This portrait shows the head facing upward while her arms are shifting just before waking. The white swatches signify her clothing to correlate with her porcelain skin tones as the dripping yellows mixed with green add a sense of warmth to her environment.

Portrait of my Grandfather

2009-07-25T22:26:00.000-07:00

"W. Pickart"
medium: oil on canvas
16 x 20"

Still life: peaches!

2009-07-25T22:20:00.001-07:00

"Peaches and Creamer"
medium: oil on canvas board
11 x 14"

"Peache I"
medium: oil on canvas board
5 x 7"

exploring color

2009-07-05T15:34:00.000-07:00

"Melanie"
medium: oil on canvas board
14 x 11"
available on ryanpickart.ugallery.com
"Melanie II"
medium: oil on canvas board
14 x 11"
available on ryanpickart.ugallery.com

small palette knife paintings

2009-06-29T12:06:00.000-07:00

"Nectarines"
medium: oil on canvas board
5 x 7"
available on ryanpickart.ugallery.com
"Pot with Lemon"
medium: oil on canvas board
5 x 7"
available on ryanpickart.ugallery.com

Flowers

2009-06-22T13:12:00.001-07:00

"Magnolias"
medium: oil on canvas
16 x 20"
available on ryanpickart.ugallery.com

"Poppy"
medium: oil on canvas
16 x 20"
available on ryanpickart.ugallery.com

Girl in Red

2009-05-14T18:41:00.001-07:00

"Girl in Red"
medium: gouache and charcoal on gessoed drawing paper with yellow ochre wash
22 x 16"
available on ryanpickart.ugallery.com

MORE TO COME!

2009-05-04T20:45:00.000-07:00

There will be a massive update shortly with new works! I will be graduating from Grace College this Saturday!!! My newest piece is in the 35th Annual Juried Exhibit at Grace. It is so new in fact that I do not have a good quality photo of it!

Speaking of the Exhibit above, I won Best of Exhibit for "Sleeping Girl I"! I also was awarded Best in Watercolor for "Orange Wedge", Best in Photography for "Three of a Kind", and a Third in Drawing for my newest piece, "Girl in Red".

Wish me luck on Saturday!

Self-Portrait II

2009-04-01T17:40:00.000-07:00

This piece is a sequel to my "Girl in Yellow". I toned my canvas differently which revealed pleasing results while working. "Self-portrait II" shows my face surrounded by three different textiles. Each are painted differently to contrast one another. The main focus of this piece is to compare/contrast itself with "Girl in Yellow". "Girl in Yellow" is more thick and highly textured, while "Self-portrait II" is more translucent and smooth.

"Self-portrait II"
medium: oil on canvas board
16 x 20"
available on ryanpickart.ugallery.com

Drip Continued

2009-03-05T06:41:00.000-08:00

I am pleased to be working with oil paint in this manner. I find this way of painting fun and unexpected. Here below is what I have worked on this week and I hope you enjoy!

"Sleeping Girl 1"
medium: watercolor on paper
17 x 22.5"
available on ryanpickart.ugallery.com

Orange Completed

2009-02-28T19:04:00.001-08:00

"Orange Wedge"
medium: watercolor on paper
14 x 21"
available on ryanpickart.ugallery.com

Orange Dream

2009-02-26T11:40:00.000-08:00

So, I've been taking a watercolor class this semester. I'm enjoying it thus far and Terry Armstrong is a great professor. The project below is from a photo I took of a backlight orange wedge.

Nine County Art Show

2009-02-23T13:49:00.000-08:00

"Lilies 1" and "The Artist's Vanity" were both selected for this year's Nine County Art Show in Wabash, IN. From now until March 18, the exhibit will be on display in the Clark Gallery at the Honeywell Center in Wabash.

enjoy!
-Ryan

Girl in Yellow

2009-01-28T12:32:00.000-08:00

"Girl in Yellow"
medium: oil on canvas board
20 x 16"
available on ryanpickart.ugallery.com

Lilies

2009-01-26T12:17:00.000-08:00

"Lilies"
medium: oil on canvas
24 x 30"
available on ryanpickart.ugallery.com

The Painting Cave

2009-01-23T22:56:00.000-08:00

Thought I'd share with you a painting that I am working on and where i've been working during my winter break in my parent's basement.

Stúlka við Svartur [girl with black]

2008-12-06T12:28:00.000-08:00

"Stúlka við Svartur"
medium: gouache, watercolor, and charcoal
22" x 17.5" on gessoed drawing paper with yellow ochre wash
available on ryanpickart.ugallery.comI have not worked on this piece since last spring. I really liked this as a drawing but thought that incorporating paint would enhance this piece even more.

Darlene

2008-12-04T11:25:00.000-08:00

"Darlene"
medium: oil on canvas
18" x 24"
sold on commission

Here is the finished painting! I am grateful for being able to do this painting and hope it travels safely.

My piece "Girl in Green" sold on Ugallery! It was also chosen by Lisa Hunter, the acclaimed author of The Intrepid Art Collector: The Beginner's Guide to Finding, Buying, and Appreciating Art on a Budget, for the month of December as one of her top picks on Ugallery.com.

Darlene Studies

2008-07-19T00:53:00.001-07:00

I have been working on a project for my cousin and here are the results so far. I will be doing a painting on canvas based on the second picture.

Girl in Green

2008-07-19T00:16:00.000-07:00

"Girl in Green"
medium: gouache and charcoal
17" x 23" on gessoed drawing paper with yellow ochre wash
sold on ryanpickart.ugallery.com

Flower Study

2008-06-24T12:50:00.000-07:00

"Blom 1"
medium: red conte
17" x 23.5" on gessoed drawing paper with yellow ochre wash

The Slumber

2008-04-02T10:52:00.000-07:00

"The Slumber"
medium: gouache and gold leaf
8.5" x 11" on gessoed water color paper
available on ryanpickart.ugallery.com

The Awakening

2008-03-11T23:24:00.000-07:00

"The Awakening"
medium: gouache and gold leaf
8" x 10" on gessoed water color paper
available on ryanpickart.ugallery.com

Father and Child 1

2008-02-02T17:03:00.000-08:00

"Father and Child 1"
medium: charcoal and oil paint
23" x 18" on gessoed drawing paper

Dawn Angela

2008-01-27T19:23:00.000-08:00

"Dawn Angela"
medium: oil paint
17" x 22" on gessoed drawing paper
available on ryanpickart.ugallery.com

Erica Jean

2007-11-19T00:17:00.000-08:00

"Erica Jean"
medium: oil paint
16" x 20" on stretched canvas
available on ryanpickart.ugallery.com

Sleeping Child 5

2007-11-07T08:56:00.000-08:00

"Sleeping Child 5"
medium: oil paint
17" x 22" on gessoed drawing paper

Sleeping Child 1-4

2007-10-21T21:54:00.001-07:00

"Sleeping Child 4"
medium: red conte
17" x 23" on gessoed drawing paper with yellow ochre wash
available on ryanpickart.ugallery.com

"Sleeping Child 3"
medium: red conte
17" x 23" on gessoed drawing paper with yellow ochre wash
Available on Ugallery.com

"Sleeping Child 1"
medium: red conte
17" x 23" on gessoed drawing paper with yellow ochre wash
Available on Ugallery.com

"Sleeping Child 2"
medium: red conte
23" x 17" on gessoed drawing paper with yellow ochre wash
available on ryanpickart.ugallery.com

Móðir

2007-10-09T22:32:00.000-07:00

"Móðir"
medium: oil paint
22" x 18" on gessoed drawing paper
available on ryanpickart.ugallery.com

Móðir og Amma

2007-10-06T14:31:00.000-07:00

"Amma"
medium: red conte
23" x 17" on gessoed drawing paper with yellow ochre wash

"Móðir"
medium: red conte
23" x 17" on gessoed drawing paper with yellow ochre wash