It’s that time of year again!

Please join me at 203 Union Street in beautiful South Natick on October 19 and 20, from 11 am – 5 pm to celebrate the one week every year when my studio is somewhat clean and organized.

And don’t forget to visit the other great spaces around Natick and support the local artist community!

Sunday, February 25 from 1:30-3:30 pm at The Wellesley Free Library

The Wellesley Society of Artists has invited me to do a demonstration and talk on how ranges of color and value change dramatically when tackling a low-light scene and how to use color harmony and vibrancy to communicate lighting effects. 

Free and open to the public. Email me or reach out to the WSA for more info.

Hope to see you there!

Ryan

I have a show up at The Bacon Free Library from December 15th through February 7th. Stop by this wonderful building to see about a dozen of my recent paintings.

NAOS is this weekend! Stop by, say hello and see some of the new pieces I’ve been working on. 11-5 Saturday and Sunday October 21-22

Sunday June 11th at Shaw Park in South Natick. 10am to 3pm

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This Sunday, September 18th, is Studio Sunday in Natick. Several artists and members of the Natick Art Association are opening their working art studios to the public from 11am to 5pm. This is a separate event from Natick Artists Open Studios (NAOS), which has several group locations and is more of an Art Fair, encouraging sales and the support of local artists. Studio Sunday is meant to be more educational and an opportunity to meet your neighborhood artists, as well as a chance to peek behind the curtain and see the process and space in which the artwork is made. This is our first year doing this event, and we hope the response is enthusiastic and warrants many more Studio Sundays in the future.

I had prints made, in an edition of 25 for each one. Images are roughly 9”x12” and the paper size 15”x19”. Most of these were done for friends and family but let me know if you are interested in an edition of either one

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Nantucket Sidewalks: A Selection of Oil Paintings by Ryan Black from Summer, 2021

A party to go along with Natick Artists Open Studios. Really a celebration that the studio is clean and organized for one weekend out of the year. Come by and eat and drink and look at some art. If you can’t come to the party, stop by during the open studio event Saturday and Sunday 10/19-10/20, 11am-5pm

 

Hi All. I know it’s late in the game, but consider yourself invited to a great little show in Wellesley this afternoon. Anna’s work just gets better with each one of these yearly events and I’m thrilled to once again provide a backdrop. I’ll have 5 cityscape graphite wash paintings from some recent travels in Europe hanging as well as a handful of monotypes.

 

 

Stop by and say hello!

It’s that time of year again.

You’re Invited!

Next Friday, March 2nd, we are kicking off a group show of several very talented local painters at the Page Waterman Gallery in Wellesley. The Opening reception is 5-7 on Friday night and for that night only, we are offering a 15% discount on all of the art and proceeds are going to the Wellesley Free Library Foundation. The show is one week only, so plan accordingly!

I am thrilled to be part of this mix of artists: John Rufo, Carrie Megan, T.M. Nicholas, Jeannie Celata and Nadine Gellar. Check out their work and then come meet them in person.

Also up for the show are new Anna Cosimini ceramics. She can’t make the show but her fantastic sculptures will be there.

Come out and celebrate some cool art and help support some local artists!!!

26 Church Street, Wellesley MA 02482

 

 

The dark and moody cityscapes continue to surprise me with how much people seem to like and respond to them. So I have revisited some recent subject matter and created a handful of smaller, atmospheric monotype prints (the original influence for the oil paintings!), that will be available at The Hagan Collection exclusively for the Cosimini Ceramics show on Sunday, November 26th from 4pm-7pm

 

Just one edition of each piece will be available, all framed up and ready to hang.

Some of my figure prints and paintings will be available as well so put it on your calendar and come check out some great sculpture and functional ceramics.

If you have visited my studio, you are probably familiar with Anna’s work, and her current pieces are very exciting.

The Hagan Collection is at 9 Crest Road in Wellesley MA

Hope to see you there.

  

 

It’s that time of year again. Along with Natick Artists Open Studios weekend (Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 21st and 22nd 11am-5pm), I’ll be having a reception here at the studio that Saturday evening. Good food, wine etc. – you know the drill.

All are welcome, so stop by and say hello.

Invites are on the way!

Saturday, October 15th

6pm-9pm

It’s that time of year again. Last year’s Open Studio was a great turnout and a lot of fun, so I’m hoping to duplicate that success and go even further to make it a good time for everyone.

There will be lots of paintings on display, as well as sketches, drawings and prints. Recently I’ve been experimenting with Monotypes, and I hope to have a lot available.

Also, this year I will have several Paul Black paintings on display. Wonderful impressionist paintings of coastal New England and more.

And if that isn’t enough, just come for the food, drink and conversation.

Saturday and Sunday, October 15th and 16th is Natick Artists Open Studios, so I will also be at the studio from 11am-5pm both days. So if you can’t make the reception or if you just want to visit with a little more privacy, feel free to drop in.

203 Union Street, South Natick 01760

All are welcome and I hope to see you there.

 

I thought I needed to add more projects and further cut into those few remaining hours of sleep, so I got set up and started doing some printing at the studio.

 

I like to call these my varying degrees of failure. The struggle seems to be in the tackiness of the ink and the dampness of the paper. Too thin paint or too dry and I get a real light, splotchy look. Too think and I loose all the subtle gradations and too wet the paper absorbs different areas deeper than others.

 

The good news is, I’m learning and getting better and the medium is very fun to work in.

 

So far, these are some life drawing references and loose drawings of mine I’ve cropped and composed in some interesting ways to fit the ratio of the plate I’m working on.

Not exactly Degas, but I do see progress.

Let me know what you think and if you have some ideas. Still experimenting for now.

 

 

– Ryan

 

 

Another successful event and a great turnout. Thank you to everyone that made it out and I hope you had as good a time as I did.

The response to the newer cityscapes was more positive than I could have hoped for.

The oysters and cheese spread were a big hit. Thank you to Island Creek Oysters for providing the best oysters around. I was secretly hoping to have some left over, but I underestimated my guests.

And thank you to Anna Cosimini for showing your fantastic ceramics. I loved sharing this great space with another artist.

Can’t wait to do this all over again, even bigger, this October.

 

I’ve been working on some new cityscapes and that seems like a good excuse for a party. Come by for food (Oysters!), drinks and hopefully some decent things to look at.

Saturday, April 30th, 6pm until 9pm (or later).

Great turnout and some wonderful and encouraging input at the reception today. To everyone that came out and to The Hagan Collection, thank you so much for the support and interest. Today was a lot of fun and I hope everyone had as good a time as I did.

The show is up for the next few weeks, so if you couldn’t make it out today feel free to stop by or make an appointment.

I’m already excited for the next event. Thank you all.

I know everyone has a lot going on in the holiday season, but if you’re looking for a break from it all, I have a reception for a show coming up on December 6th that coincides with Wellesley’s Art Walk and annual Holiday Stroll.

The show will be going up the week before and running for a limited time, so if you can’t make the reception, please contact the Gallery to schedule an appointment.

Thanks,

• Ryan

A heartfelt thank you to everyone that came out this weekend! I hope you had as much fun as I did and that you enjoyed the wonderful space that I am very lucky to have.

Both the reception and the Open Studios event were far more successful than I expected and I am feeling very encouraged to do more events and social gatherings that could utilize this great space. From showing other artists work, to maybe a group paint night/demonstration, or something else I haven’t thought of yet, I definitely do not want to wait another year to gather together and celebrate.

Speaking of events, I have a figure/people show going up at The Hagan Collection in Wellesley starting after Thanksgiving with a reception on Sunday December 6th (after the Holiday Stroll in Wellesley Square). If you would like to be on the mailing list for invitations, please let me know. More info to come.

And thank you again for your continued support and interest.

-Ryan