Ryan “RyanO” Ostler ~ Art Show: Fairies and Demons

“Art for me is not about the final product as much as it is about the process of making it,” says Ryan Ostler, better known as RyanO, while discussing the pieces for his upcoming art show.

A graduate of University of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, RyanO has successfully made art his living for the better part of the last 20 years. He breaths and lives his art. “I see shapes and colors that most people don’t care to see,” he said, “and that’s what I try to replicate in my paintings, the unseen.”

For him, the paintings are somewhat of a wrestling match with colors and shapes. He starts with a blank piece of wood and then adds layers upon layers of colors and shapes until the battle ends. “At one point, we decide to call a truce, and that’s when the piece is done,” he said.

The theme for his latest series is Fairies and Demons. “The paintings are very abstract but not without content,” assured RyanO. “If you pay close attention, you will see all sorts of images. Think about it as a crystal ball of sorts.”

RyanO uses all recycled materials for his paintings: oils, latex house paint, and polyethylene are the main ingredients for his latest creations. He is working on 35 pieces that will be hanging at The Waterfall on 2^nd St. from Dec 11^th until mid to late January. On opening night, there will be a silent auction for the paintings, and DJ Spence Lee out of Tahoe will be providing music.

Be sure to stop by The Waterfall and enjoy the endless possibilities of colors and concepts that RyanO offers to the mind.

RP Tip: The Waterfall is located at 134 W. 2^nd St.

Text by Baldo Bobadilla

Photo(s) by Arturo Torres