Artist Highlight

The work of Carol Ryan represents her belief that art has the power to take us deeper into the mystery of life. She feels that too many images will distract the viewer's opportunity to go beneath the surface, using the emotions her art creates, to their own personal discovery. She relates strongly to a quote by Thomas Morton: "Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time". An abstract artist using acrylics, Carol’s work is equally simple and complex.

“I love to keep my paintingsa combination of spontaneity and purposeful strokes. They are extensions of myself. I take a question, an emotion, a belief and I paint it.”  Her technique involves usingassertive color combinations, textural nuances - drips, spattering, and structural build-up to form each piece of vibrant art. She is willing to try to break the barriers of color risking failure in order to achieve the perfect balance.