Ann-Marie Ryan: About the work

About the work

Ann-Marie Ryan "A small sketch or photo suggests an idea for a series of work. I work on several pieces at once over a number of days or weeks.
I use acrylic paints as I find them to be the most versatile and quick drying which suits my methods of working. I don't often use a palette, rather just old yoghurt pots filled with washes of pure colour, which I allow to mix on the painting surface. Alternatively, I achieve the colour I want by successive glazes. I like big brushes as they help to keep the painting fresh and fluid."

Each painting becomes an exploration of composition, colour, surface, texture and line...

"I usually sit on the floor with the papers or canvasses surrounding me. The images are built up slowly through the layering of paint, often adding collage or mediums to create the necessary texture and surface. Drawing is added with pastels or charcoal, paint may be scratched into or scrubbed off as each piece develops. Each painting becomes an exploration of composition, colour, surface, texture and line."

Contact

Bridlemount, Bircham Road, Fring Kings Lynn, Norfolk PE31 6SH

The studio

studio From her studio in the tiny stone village of Fring, Ann-Marie Ryan produces painting and prints that capture the landscapes she observes.
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The landscape

Ann Marie Ryan's work strongly reflects the landscape of North Norfolk, a unique environment of open fields, settlements, hedgerows, saltmarshes, and coastal creeks.
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