Ryan White
@ryanwhiteartist.bsky.social
Self-taught, award-winning landscape artist, previously represented at 19Karen Gallery.
I like nature and I don't think it's a hot take that we should preserve it.
Science/personal acc: @astroryan.bsky.social
ryanwhite1.github.io/painting
(he/him)
I like nature and I don't think it's a hot take that we should preserve it.
Science/personal acc: @astroryan.bsky.social
ryanwhite1.github.io/painting
(he/him)
My first time really going crazy with reflections/see-through water (which is now one of my favourite things to do!). Painted as a gift for my sister. I believe this scene is Maligne Lake in Canada!
#26 - Acrylic on 18x24" canvas (pre-stretched), completed March 2, 2017.
#26 - Acrylic on 18x24" canvas (pre-stretched), completed March 2, 2017.
October 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
My first time really going crazy with reflections/see-through water (which is now one of my favourite things to do!). Painted as a gift for my sister. I believe this scene is Maligne Lake in Canada!
#26 - Acrylic on 18x24" canvas (pre-stretched), completed March 2, 2017.
#26 - Acrylic on 18x24" canvas (pre-stretched), completed March 2, 2017.
My first and only time I did the Bob Ross mountain technique on canvas paper; honestly surprised it came out as well as it did considering the lack of canvas texture. The idea here was to do a similar scene to my first painting.
#25 - Acrylic on A3 canvas paper, completed February 27, 2017.
#25 - Acrylic on A3 canvas paper, completed February 27, 2017.
October 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
My first and only time I did the Bob Ross mountain technique on canvas paper; honestly surprised it came out as well as it did considering the lack of canvas texture. The idea here was to do a similar scene to my first painting.
#25 - Acrylic on A3 canvas paper, completed February 27, 2017.
#25 - Acrylic on A3 canvas paper, completed February 27, 2017.
A re-do of painting #20 on a much larger scale. This is, I think, the first time I did properly sized mountains without the Bob Ross palette knife technique!
#24 - Acrylic on A3 canvas paper, completed February 23, 2017.
#24 - Acrylic on A3 canvas paper, completed February 23, 2017.
October 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
A re-do of painting #20 on a much larger scale. This is, I think, the first time I did properly sized mountains without the Bob Ross palette knife technique!
#24 - Acrylic on A3 canvas paper, completed February 23, 2017.
#24 - Acrylic on A3 canvas paper, completed February 23, 2017.
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Scariest thing this month? My posture when drawing
October 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Scariest thing this month? My posture when drawing
This is the second time that I attempted to recreate an existing painting, though I unfortunately don't remember the artwork!
#23 - Acrylic on A3 canvas paper, completed February 18, 2017.
#23 - Acrylic on A3 canvas paper, completed February 18, 2017.
October 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This is the second time that I attempted to recreate an existing painting, though I unfortunately don't remember the artwork!
#23 - Acrylic on A3 canvas paper, completed February 18, 2017.
#23 - Acrylic on A3 canvas paper, completed February 18, 2017.
I remember wanting to try another aurora painting given that I'd improved so quickly since painting #7. Turned out better, I think!
#22 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 17, 2017.
#22 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 17, 2017.
October 17, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I remember wanting to try another aurora painting given that I'd improved so quickly since painting #7. Turned out better, I think!
#22 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 17, 2017.
#22 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 17, 2017.
Hot off the press - a wonderful oceanic sunrise scene. And so my 5 year art hiatus is officially broken...
#D2 - 'Sunrise Waves', painted with Clip Studio Paint and completed on 15th of October, 2025.
#D2 - 'Sunrise Waves', painted with Clip Studio Paint and completed on 15th of October, 2025.
October 15, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Hot off the press - a wonderful oceanic sunrise scene. And so my 5 year art hiatus is officially broken...
#D2 - 'Sunrise Waves', painted with Clip Studio Paint and completed on 15th of October, 2025.
#D2 - 'Sunrise Waves', painted with Clip Studio Paint and completed on 15th of October, 2025.
Painted for my friend Brittany who really wanted a waterfall (despite my previous traumas).
#21 - Acrylic on A3 canvas paper, completed February 15, 2017.
#21 - Acrylic on A3 canvas paper, completed February 15, 2017.
October 15, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Painted for my friend Brittany who really wanted a waterfall (despite my previous traumas).
#21 - Acrylic on A3 canvas paper, completed February 15, 2017.
#21 - Acrylic on A3 canvas paper, completed February 15, 2017.
Another smallscale painting (even for me). My first time really getting into non-'Bob Ross'-style trees.
#20 - Acrylic on 20x20cm canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 12, 2017.
#20 - Acrylic on 20x20cm canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 12, 2017.
October 14, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Another smallscale painting (even for me). My first time really getting into non-'Bob Ross'-style trees.
#20 - Acrylic on 20x20cm canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 12, 2017.
#20 - Acrylic on 20x20cm canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 12, 2017.
At the time this was the smallest scale painting I attempted! Still a fan of it.
#19 - Acrylic on 7.1x9.4" canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 12, 2017.
#19 - Acrylic on 7.1x9.4" canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 12, 2017.
October 14, 2025 at 2:01 AM
At the time this was the smallest scale painting I attempted! Still a fan of it.
#19 - Acrylic on 7.1x9.4" canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 12, 2017.
#19 - Acrylic on 7.1x9.4" canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 12, 2017.
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Being an artist trying to talk with other artists is just embarrassing. "I like your shapes and colours!" Mortifying playground shit
October 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Being an artist trying to talk with other artists is just embarrassing. "I like your shapes and colours!" Mortifying playground shit
#18 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 10, 2017.
October 12, 2025 at 3:01 AM
#18 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 10, 2017.
I am legitimately afraid of black holes so this was a tough thing to paint lol. Technically a fine painting, but I wouldn't paint something like this anymore.
#17 - Acrylic on A3 canvas paper, completed February 8, 2017.
#17 - Acrylic on A3 canvas paper, completed February 8, 2017.
October 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I am legitimately afraid of black holes so this was a tough thing to paint lol. Technically a fine painting, but I wouldn't paint something like this anymore.
#17 - Acrylic on A3 canvas paper, completed February 8, 2017.
#17 - Acrylic on A3 canvas paper, completed February 8, 2017.
While I was painting I recall hating my waterfalls, but in retrospect it's the clouds that I wanted to improve on the most. A good learning experience of what not to do!
#16 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 8, 2017.
#16 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 8, 2017.
October 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
While I was painting I recall hating my waterfalls, but in retrospect it's the clouds that I wanted to improve on the most. A good learning experience of what not to do!
#16 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 8, 2017.
#16 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 8, 2017.
The friend that this painting was for specifically wanted to give me a challenge to paint something I hadn't yet done before. They loved the colour orange and wanted something simple, and so sand dunes it was!
#15 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 8, 2017.
#15 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 8, 2017.
October 9, 2025 at 5:19 AM
The friend that this painting was for specifically wanted to give me a challenge to paint something I hadn't yet done before. They loved the colour orange and wanted something simple, and so sand dunes it was!
#15 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 8, 2017.
#15 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 8, 2017.
Painted this one together with a friend at the time, both doing the same scene and me showing him the ropes.
#14 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 3, 2017.
#14 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 3, 2017.
October 8, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Painted this one together with a friend at the time, both doing the same scene and me showing him the ropes.
#14 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 3, 2017.
#14 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed February 3, 2017.
I remember this being the first painting that I impressed myself with. I don't remember what happened to it!
Also my first time painting on canvas paper (because it was so much cheaper)
#13 - Acrylic on A3 canvas paper, completed February 2, 2017.
Also my first time painting on canvas paper (because it was so much cheaper)
#13 - Acrylic on A3 canvas paper, completed February 2, 2017.
October 7, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I remember this being the first painting that I impressed myself with. I don't remember what happened to it!
Also my first time painting on canvas paper (because it was so much cheaper)
#13 - Acrylic on A3 canvas paper, completed February 2, 2017.
Also my first time painting on canvas paper (because it was so much cheaper)
#13 - Acrylic on A3 canvas paper, completed February 2, 2017.
Painted for my friend Sam. I found the 1:2 aspect ratio awkward here, but it later became one of my favourite sizes to paint!
#12 - Acrylic on 12x24" canvas (pre-stretched), completed January 24, 2017.
#12 - Acrylic on 12x24" canvas (pre-stretched), completed January 24, 2017.
October 6, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Painted for my friend Sam. I found the 1:2 aspect ratio awkward here, but it later became one of my favourite sizes to paint!
#12 - Acrylic on 12x24" canvas (pre-stretched), completed January 24, 2017.
#12 - Acrylic on 12x24" canvas (pre-stretched), completed January 24, 2017.
I'm delving quite heavily into digital art for the first time and it's amazing to me how streamlined it makes everything. The atmosphere gradient here would have taken me *hours* with physical media, but took about 10 minutes with Clip Studio Paint. I'm in awe
October 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I'm delving quite heavily into digital art for the first time and it's amazing to me how streamlined it makes everything. The atmosphere gradient here would have taken me *hours* with physical media, but took about 10 minutes with Clip Studio Paint. I'm in awe
My first time really consciously paying attention to depth. Painted for my friend Georgia.
#11 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed January 23, 2017.
#11 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed January 23, 2017.
October 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
My first time really consciously paying attention to depth. Painted for my friend Georgia.
#11 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed January 23, 2017.
#11 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed January 23, 2017.
My first ever commission! Albeit to my sister and for very few $, but still.
#10 - Acrylic on 18x24" canvas (pre-stretched), completed January 19, 2017.
#10 - Acrylic on 18x24" canvas (pre-stretched), completed January 19, 2017.
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
My first ever commission! Albeit to my sister and for very few $, but still.
#10 - Acrylic on 18x24" canvas (pre-stretched), completed January 19, 2017.
#10 - Acrylic on 18x24" canvas (pre-stretched), completed January 19, 2017.
If I remember correctly, I was trying to paint Aoraki (Mt Cook) here. A gift to my mum.
#9 - Acrylic on 18x24" canvas (pre-stretched), completed January 10, 2017.
#9 - Acrylic on 18x24" canvas (pre-stretched), completed January 10, 2017.
October 3, 2025 at 6:12 AM
If I remember correctly, I was trying to paint Aoraki (Mt Cook) here. A gift to my mum.
#9 - Acrylic on 18x24" canvas (pre-stretched), completed January 10, 2017.
#9 - Acrylic on 18x24" canvas (pre-stretched), completed January 10, 2017.
One of my favourites for a while. I branched out (heh) with how I approached trees, and tried *really* hard to get the reflection just right, even doing a glacier for the first time! Painted for my friend at the time, Tayla.
#8 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed January 9, 2017.
#8 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed January 9, 2017.
October 2, 2025 at 10:35 AM
One of my favourites for a while. I branched out (heh) with how I approached trees, and tried *really* hard to get the reflection just right, even doing a glacier for the first time! Painted for my friend at the time, Tayla.
#8 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed January 9, 2017.
#8 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed January 9, 2017.
P.S. sorry everyone for the really poor image quality of my earliest paintings. I didn't start getting professional scans until my ~40th painting, so they'll get better in time I promise
October 1, 2025 at 3:56 AM
P.S. sorry everyone for the really poor image quality of my earliest paintings. I didn't start getting professional scans until my ~40th painting, so they'll get better in time I promise
My first time painting aurorae, using that classic Bob Ross technique. Painted for my friend Phoenix.
#7 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed in January 2017.
#7 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed in January 2017.
October 1, 2025 at 3:55 AM
My first time painting aurorae, using that classic Bob Ross technique. Painted for my friend Phoenix.
#7 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed in January 2017.
#7 - Acrylic on 16x20" canvas (pre-stretched), completed in January 2017.