Ryan Barnes
@ryanbarnesart.bsky.social
Fine artist and illustrator based in the Pacific Northwest. I paint and draw things to convey an emotion, tell a story, or something that I think is neat!
Happy to announce that 8x10 inch prints of my award winning art piece Flowers in a Coke Glass is available for sale now!
#artforsale #printsforsale #contourdrawing #modifiedcontourdrawing #flowers #stilllife
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#artforsale #printsforsale #contourdrawing #modifiedcontourdrawing #flowers #stilllife
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September 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Happy to announce that 8x10 inch prints of my award winning art piece Flowers in a Coke Glass is available for sale now!
#artforsale #printsforsale #contourdrawing #modifiedcontourdrawing #flowers #stilllife
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#artforsale #printsforsale #contourdrawing #modifiedcontourdrawing #flowers #stilllife
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I made an introductory How-To for mixing and navigating the color wheel with acrylic paints! I designed it for absolute beginners but it is also a project that I find useful for practicing my color mixtures and testing palettes. #arttutorial #painting #colortheory
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August 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I made an introductory How-To for mixing and navigating the color wheel with acrylic paints! I designed it for absolute beginners but it is also a project that I find useful for practicing my color mixtures and testing palettes. #arttutorial #painting #colortheory
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New color wheel chart I’m playing with inspired by the Cavallini Chromatic Scale poster I’ve seen floating around on the internet.
Trying to think of how I can incorporate tints and tones into this design.
#colortheory #colourtheory #acrylicpaint
Trying to think of how I can incorporate tints and tones into this design.
#colortheory #colourtheory #acrylicpaint
August 19, 2025 at 4:14 AM
New color wheel chart I’m playing with inspired by the Cavallini Chromatic Scale poster I’ve seen floating around on the internet.
Trying to think of how I can incorporate tints and tones into this design.
#colortheory #colourtheory #acrylicpaint
Trying to think of how I can incorporate tints and tones into this design.
#colortheory #colourtheory #acrylicpaint
Set up my booth this weekend for the Art in a Pickle Barn show that starts on March 29th and ends April 5th!
Come by and see some cool art!
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#contemporaryartist #acrylicpaint #inkdrawing #artistsonbluesky #charcoaldrawing
Come by and see some cool art!
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#contemporaryartist #acrylicpaint #inkdrawing #artistsonbluesky #charcoaldrawing
March 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Set up my booth this weekend for the Art in a Pickle Barn show that starts on March 29th and ends April 5th!
Come by and see some cool art!
www.skagitart.net/membership
#contemporaryartist #acrylicpaint #inkdrawing #artistsonbluesky #charcoaldrawing
Come by and see some cool art!
www.skagitart.net/membership
#contemporaryartist #acrylicpaint #inkdrawing #artistsonbluesky #charcoaldrawing
My artwork is part of Gallerium's People 2025 exhibition!
Go check it out and some other cool artists too! Rate and leave comments if you'd like!
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Go check it out and some other cool artists too! Rate and leave comments if you'd like!
www.gallerium.art/p/people-202...
March 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
My artwork is part of Gallerium's People 2025 exhibition!
Go check it out and some other cool artists too! Rate and leave comments if you'd like!
www.gallerium.art/p/people-202...
Go check it out and some other cool artists too! Rate and leave comments if you'd like!
www.gallerium.art/p/people-202...
I took last week off to spend time with my family and it was great! Now I am getting back into the studio and it can be hard to start. So, I’m doing a bit of a color study with my CMY palette by painting a color wheel on a canvas panel.
#colorwheel #cmyk #cmycolorwheel #acrylic #acrylicpaint
#colorwheel #cmyk #cmycolorwheel #acrylic #acrylicpaint
February 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I took last week off to spend time with my family and it was great! Now I am getting back into the studio and it can be hard to start. So, I’m doing a bit of a color study with my CMY palette by painting a color wheel on a canvas panel.
#colorwheel #cmyk #cmycolorwheel #acrylic #acrylicpaint
#colorwheel #cmyk #cmycolorwheel #acrylic #acrylicpaint
Sold my first original painting! (Untitled Voice, acrylic on canvas.)
It's been a rough couple of years to say the least but mile stones like this help me know I am on the right path for myself and my family. The horrors persist but so do I.
It's been a rough couple of years to say the least but mile stones like this help me know I am on the right path for myself and my family. The horrors persist but so do I.
February 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Sold my first original painting! (Untitled Voice, acrylic on canvas.)
It's been a rough couple of years to say the least but mile stones like this help me know I am on the right path for myself and my family. The horrors persist but so do I.
It's been a rough couple of years to say the least but mile stones like this help me know I am on the right path for myself and my family. The horrors persist but so do I.
Finished part two of my Koi fish painting where I revisit the Art Academy (Nintendo 3DS) lesson but this time I did my own study and used the tutorial as more of a guideline.
I like how this one came out a lot more.
#acrylic #acrylicpaint #koi #koifish #contemporaryart #artistsonbsky #art
I like how this one came out a lot more.
#acrylic #acrylicpaint #koi #koifish #contemporaryart #artistsonbsky #art
February 17, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Finished part two of my Koi fish painting where I revisit the Art Academy (Nintendo 3DS) lesson but this time I did my own study and used the tutorial as more of a guideline.
I like how this one came out a lot more.
#acrylic #acrylicpaint #koi #koifish #contemporaryart #artistsonbsky #art
I like how this one came out a lot more.
#acrylic #acrylicpaint #koi #koifish #contemporaryart #artistsonbsky #art
Finished my Koi Fish Part 1 acrylic painting.
I'm working on a video comparing lessons and skills learned in Art Academy to real world materials. This is the result of following the lesson as close as possible. The next painting I'll do will be of the same subject but free to mix my own colors.
I'm working on a video comparing lessons and skills learned in Art Academy to real world materials. This is the result of following the lesson as close as possible. The next painting I'll do will be of the same subject but free to mix my own colors.
February 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Finished my Koi Fish Part 1 acrylic painting.
I'm working on a video comparing lessons and skills learned in Art Academy to real world materials. This is the result of following the lesson as close as possible. The next painting I'll do will be of the same subject but free to mix my own colors.
I'm working on a video comparing lessons and skills learned in Art Academy to real world materials. This is the result of following the lesson as close as possible. The next painting I'll do will be of the same subject but free to mix my own colors.
Got a new light for my easel and it really did help me be able to see the different colors and tones in my work much better than before.
#koifish #painting #acrylicpainting #acrylic #artistsoninstagram #wip #workinprogress #art #traditionalart #3DS #artacademy3ds #nintendo
#koifish #painting #acrylicpainting #acrylic #artistsoninstagram #wip #workinprogress #art #traditionalart #3DS #artacademy3ds #nintendo
February 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Got a new light for my easel and it really did help me be able to see the different colors and tones in my work much better than before.
#koifish #painting #acrylicpainting #acrylic #artistsoninstagram #wip #workinprogress #art #traditionalart #3DS #artacademy3ds #nintendo
#koifish #painting #acrylicpainting #acrylic #artistsoninstagram #wip #workinprogress #art #traditionalart #3DS #artacademy3ds #nintendo
Probably not a project for this week (working on two koi fish paintings and a video) but my canvas stretcher bars came in!
15” and 20” and enough to make 3 canvases. These are reserved for my void painting actual series and requires I wrap raw canvas to prime myself.
15” and 20” and enough to make 3 canvases. These are reserved for my void painting actual series and requires I wrap raw canvas to prime myself.
February 3, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Probably not a project for this week (working on two koi fish paintings and a video) but my canvas stretcher bars came in!
15” and 20” and enough to make 3 canvases. These are reserved for my void painting actual series and requires I wrap raw canvas to prime myself.
15” and 20” and enough to make 3 canvases. These are reserved for my void painting actual series and requires I wrap raw canvas to prime myself.
Ground stage done and the ripped masking tape came out exactly as I had hoped it would.
Still need to find a cheap lighting solution because this room EATS light and these photos do NOT show how dark the painting looks in that room.
#wip #acrylicpaint #painting
Still need to find a cheap lighting solution because this room EATS light and these photos do NOT show how dark the painting looks in that room.
#wip #acrylicpaint #painting
February 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Ground stage done and the ripped masking tape came out exactly as I had hoped it would.
Still need to find a cheap lighting solution because this room EATS light and these photos do NOT show how dark the painting looks in that room.
#wip #acrylicpaint #painting
Still need to find a cheap lighting solution because this room EATS light and these photos do NOT show how dark the painting looks in that room.
#wip #acrylicpaint #painting
Prepping my canvas panel and decided I wanted to try a more textured edge by ripping the tape. Not sure how it will come out but I’m excited for the results regardless!
#canvas #canvaspreparation #acrylicpainting #acrylic #wipwednesday #wip
#canvas #canvaspreparation #acrylicpainting #acrylic #wipwednesday #wip
January 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Prepping my canvas panel and decided I wanted to try a more textured edge by ripping the tape. Not sure how it will come out but I’m excited for the results regardless!
#canvas #canvaspreparation #acrylicpainting #acrylic #wipwednesday #wip
#canvas #canvaspreparation #acrylicpainting #acrylic #wipwednesday #wip
Today, I (and Service Poodle BlackBerry) had the absolute honor of being a guest speaker in a college class.
January 29, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Today, I (and Service Poodle BlackBerry) had the absolute honor of being a guest speaker in a college class.
Rebuilding my studio/battle jacket starting with this enamel pin on the left chest pocket (over my heart).
January 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Rebuilding my studio/battle jacket starting with this enamel pin on the left chest pocket (over my heart).
Originally I wasn’t going to share this piece I made in November of last year but after these past couple weeks I feel it’s… appropriate.
Mental Health, acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 inches.
Mental Health, acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 inches.
January 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Originally I wasn’t going to share this piece I made in November of last year but after these past couple weeks I feel it’s… appropriate.
Mental Health, acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 inches.
Mental Health, acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 inches.
Starting to learn Rebelle 7 and made this Koi fish painting.
#digitalart #digitalartist #rebelle7 #rebelle7pro #painting #art #artist #artistoninstagram #koi #koifishpond #water #fish #pond #digitalpainting
#digitalart #digitalartist #rebelle7 #rebelle7pro #painting #art #artist #artistoninstagram #koi #koifishpond #water #fish #pond #digitalpainting
January 22, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Starting to learn Rebelle 7 and made this Koi fish painting.
#digitalart #digitalartist #rebelle7 #rebelle7pro #painting #art #artist #artistoninstagram #koi #koifishpond #water #fish #pond #digitalpainting
#digitalart #digitalartist #rebelle7 #rebelle7pro #painting #art #artist #artistoninstagram #koi #koifishpond #water #fish #pond #digitalpainting
Made 5 posts over on Tumblr. So far, the platform has been fairly active and engaging with my work. Doubly so when utilizing communities.
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ryanbarnesart.tumblr.com
January 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Made 5 posts over on Tumblr. So far, the platform has been fairly active and engaging with my work. Doubly so when utilizing communities.
ryanbarnesart.tumblr.com
ryanbarnesart.tumblr.com
I'm continuing to explore the feeling of returning to
one's home town after being gone for many years to
find that they cannot fit in the same whole they had left
behind. The town had moved past and around it and
the one returning has grown and changed too much to
fill it.
one's home town after being gone for many years to
find that they cannot fit in the same whole they had left
behind. The town had moved past and around it and
the one returning has grown and changed too much to
fill it.
January 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I'm continuing to explore the feeling of returning to
one's home town after being gone for many years to
find that they cannot fit in the same whole they had left
behind. The town had moved past and around it and
the one returning has grown and changed too much to
fill it.
one's home town after being gone for many years to
find that they cannot fit in the same whole they had left
behind. The town had moved past and around it and
the one returning has grown and changed too much to
fill it.
That’s the intent anyway. I feel like it came across better in my first rendition (attached).
In future, I think I might build my own canvas, mask where want the void so it’s just raw, unprimed canvas surrounded by a painting.
In future, I think I might build my own canvas, mask where want the void so it’s just raw, unprimed canvas surrounded by a painting.
January 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
That’s the intent anyway. I feel like it came across better in my first rendition (attached).
In future, I think I might build my own canvas, mask where want the void so it’s just raw, unprimed canvas surrounded by a painting.
In future, I think I might build my own canvas, mask where want the void so it’s just raw, unprimed canvas surrounded by a painting.
January 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Cherry, digital (made on 3DS)
I've been running through Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone as research for a video series I want to do on it. Figured I'd share the results of the lessons on my first run-through.
I've been running through Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone as research for a video series I want to do on it. Figured I'd share the results of the lessons on my first run-through.
January 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Cherry, digital (made on 3DS)
I've been running through Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone as research for a video series I want to do on it. Figured I'd share the results of the lessons on my first run-through.
I've been running through Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone as research for a video series I want to do on it. Figured I'd share the results of the lessons on my first run-through.
Getting some new followers here on Bluesky so I just wanted to (re)introduce myself:
HIYA! I’m a visual artist (fine art and illustration)! (Also a husband, dad, disabled vet, etc.) Here is a photo of me working on my current project and some of my past works.
HIYA! I’m a visual artist (fine art and illustration)! (Also a husband, dad, disabled vet, etc.) Here is a photo of me working on my current project and some of my past works.
January 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Getting some new followers here on Bluesky so I just wanted to (re)introduce myself:
HIYA! I’m a visual artist (fine art and illustration)! (Also a husband, dad, disabled vet, etc.) Here is a photo of me working on my current project and some of my past works.
HIYA! I’m a visual artist (fine art and illustration)! (Also a husband, dad, disabled vet, etc.) Here is a photo of me working on my current project and some of my past works.
Woke up this morning feeling better in some ways and worse in others. This bug SUCKS!! Anyway, didn’t want another day to go by without at least posting a doodle. Enjoy…
December 30, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Woke up this morning feeling better in some ways and worse in others. This bug SUCKS!! Anyway, didn’t want another day to go by without at least posting a doodle. Enjoy…