“Shelter From the Storm” By Robert Ryan, Oil on Canvas elk but I realized that running

but I realized that running a gallery was not my passion

and continued on to graduate school in Dallas

wishes and desires

fantasies and dreams allow us to escape the cages of reality and join a poetic existence

This led to a culmination of colorful forms and brushstrokes that were reminiscent of his daily exposure to ArabicCalligraphy

“Shelter From the Storm” By Robert Ryan, Oil on Canvas elk but I realized that running48" x 48" Orignal Artwork I, Robert Ryan grew up in Newton MA and studied art at The Art Institute of Boston. I currently live on Cape Cod where I am an abstract oil painter. My work is primarily large. done in both brush and palette knife, and all in studio. The work is personal, sometimes emotional and filled with bright color and heavy texture. I have always been drawn to artists that broke down barriers and turned objective art into subjective.