Welcome to the Website of Irish Artist  Paul Ryan.

                This site represents a selection of the varied work of the Artist from traditional landscapes to the more abstract and semi-abstract pieces while each displaying Paul's own unique style.  

        Dublin born  Artist Paul Ryan is extremely influenced by nature, particularly the Irish landscape which features extensively in his paintings. Observing it from different perspectives his work reflects the ever-changing mood, light and colour of a familiar place. He is deeply driven by nostalgia which he finds in the texture of a weathered wall which has been beautifully transformed through time by the elements, and he exploits this in his abstract and semi-abstract works, "Coastal Landscapes " which are influenced by the Irish coastline and harbours. In his small semi-abstract pieces he wants to bring the viewer into the space rather than simply view a picture. These  paintings are composites of a variety of observations juxtaposed to create unique and more personal compositions.

" My intention is not to try and imitate but evoke and reflect, to portray an idea of the coastal landscape being an idealised space leaving room for an emotional response."

    Pauls technique where he uses a combination of heavy texture and several thin, transparent layers of oil colour, built up slowly over time, often reveals passages from an earlier phase of the painting, enabling him to produce an intensity in his paintings.
In his Beach or “Strand” series the artist creates a sense of solitude. Small figures are isolated within these “Coastal landscapes” giving the paintings a sense of calmness while the thin strips of sea that divide the land and sky help to convey a sense of boundless space, of infinite horizons. 
Paul holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Arts and his paintings are  in private collections worldwide as well as corporate clients such as The Mount Falcon Hotel and Estate,  Wyeth's Pharmaceuticals, Westwood Health and Leisure and the O'Connor Group while several purchased by the Office of Public Works hang in State buildings.

" Hello Paul, Very happy to have your work on the gallery site and  it will be interesting to gallery owners, exhibition curators and collectors to see such diverse work. 

        All my best,  Charles Saatchi"