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Ryan Barnes

@ryanbarnesart

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!

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RyanBarnesArt - Twitch Illustrator that also plays games.

Live on Twitch playing Baldur's Gate 3! Come hang out!

www.twitch.tv/ryanbarnesart

10.10.2025 16:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The days are getting cooler, fall is fast approaching, and I am starting to feel better with every leaf that changes color and falls.

12.09.2025 04:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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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03.09.2025 18:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If they have a boom mic stand or something similar, you could hang the wire from that to give you freedom of movement.

26.08.2025 15:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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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25.08.2025 22:12 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's more than fair. I'll keep that in mind if I ever get into watercolor beyond using it for quick sketching.

23.08.2025 03:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Worst case scenario, I think spray on varnish should work just fine with watercolor? Not too familiar with varnishing watercolor myself. I use acrylic paints mostly.

23.08.2025 02:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If you aren’t intending on selling these, they could be used as a test. Possibly a second phase test after you make some junk art and test that first a few times.

22.08.2025 19:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Varnishing them might help. Plus, as long as you are honest about the longevity of the originals, I don’t think there is anything wrong with selling the originals if you want to. But choosing not to sell them is valid too.

Either way, they look great!

22.08.2025 19:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Finished the rough draft of my first tutorial along with photographs of the steps!

This tutorial focuses on acrylic paint and the color wheel.

Now I just need to edit it, clean it up, and then it’ll be ready to share. Woo!

22.08.2025 03:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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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

19.08.2025 04:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m working on lesson planning and the most frustrating part is having to slow myself down and not just dive into recording the lesson because I love making art so much.

Silver lining of my ADHD for sure but still painful to deal with in the moment.

18.08.2025 19:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hiya! So I am starting a weekly newsletter and you can sign up for it now here: ryanbarnesart.kit.com/ddbf565b51

17.08.2025 04:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Twitch Twitch is the world

Hiya! Doing a live stream on twitch! A little Paint & Chill session.

www.twitch.tv/ryanbarnesart

15.08.2025 18:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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RyanBarnesArt - Twitch Painting and testing stream setup.

Helps when there is a link. www.twitch.tv/ryanbarnesart

14.08.2025 22:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Doing a test stream on twitch. Come watch me work on painting!

14.08.2025 22:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Etsy shop is up and running! There are a few fine art prints available just in time for tomorrow’s Art in a Pickle Barn show (which goes on until April 30th).

Super excited about this!

ryanbarnesart.etsy.com

#artforsale #fineartprints #wallart #wallartforsale #contemporaryartforsale

28.03.2025 19:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Shop | Art of Ryan Barnes

Got my shop up and running with some open edition prints available on my website. I prioritized prints of my artwork that will be showing at Art in a Pickle Barn (which starts this weekend).

#printsforsale #artforsale #wallartforsale #wallart

www.ryanbarnes.art/shop

25.03.2025 23:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much! I'm excited to do more and be more involved.

24.03.2025 00:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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

22.03.2025 19:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Forms and Figures - 2025 | Smart International Group Exhibition Exhibizone is an organizer of smart online exhibitions powered by Biafarin technology.

Zelda's Eye is being showcased at the Forms and Figures 2025 online gallery!

Go check it out, see some dope art, and drop a comment and/or rating too.

www.exhibizone.com/p/formsandfi...

#art #exhibition #artshow #groupshow #onlineexhibition #artwork #portraits #artistsonbluesky

13.03.2025 17:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I feel like 3 works best. It helps bring you and the words to the front.

01.03.2025 23:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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...

01.03.2025 15:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think I might paint more Koi fish… it was a lot of fun and I think I can do better.

26.02.2025 20:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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

25.02.2025 23:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A retro galactic social media square. It reads "Radical Care in a Late Capitalist Heckscape". Below that is HOORF in stylized white font. in the foreground are two headshots with name cards: Elle Billing and Ryan Barnes. Across the bottom the graphic reads Entropy is a Thing: Shifting Expectations and Painting the Void

A retro galactic social media square. It reads "Radical Care in a Late Capitalist Heckscape". Below that is HOORF in stylized white font. in the foreground are two headshots with name cards: Elle Billing and Ryan Barnes. Across the bottom the graphic reads Entropy is a Thing: Shifting Expectations and Painting the Void

✨ NEW EPISODE ✨ I sit down to talk with @ryanbarnesart.bsky.social . We dig into Ryan’s art practice, and he shares the ongoing development of the "void" series, which explores themes of disconnection and change.

Find the episode and all the links, at www.elleandwink.com/podcast/s3e10

25.02.2025 19:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Art Club Summer Assignment Blue Period is one of my favorite anime and manga recently. I really enjoy the story as well as the real lessons built within the narrative. In the story, Masako Saeki gives her art club students an.....

Did a little homework and put the art club assignment from Blue Period (anime and manga) into a challenge format for myself and other artists to take advantage of and try.

Read about it here:
ryanbarnesart.tumblr.com/post/7764713...

#artchallenge #artassignment #artistsofbluesky #artistsofbsky

25.02.2025 16:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That sucks.

I often ignore book covers when it comes to art books. They are usually some cliche example of drawing or whatever.

This one though would catch my eye and interest me BEFORE I look at its contents.

25.02.2025 00:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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entropy is a thing; shifting expectations and painting the void with Ryan Barnes | Hoorf! podcast β€” Elle & Wink Art Studio Elle sits down to talk with artist Ryan Barnes, whom she knows from the Spoonie Studio virtual gatherings. They dig into Ryan’s art practice, and he shares the ongoing development of the "void" series...

I was a guest on the Hoorf! podcast! Episode is live now.

#podcast #art #artist #disabled #disabledartist #artlifestyle

24.02.2025 19:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Art of Ryan Barnes Ryan Barnes is a freelance visual artist based in the great Pacific Northwest. Ryan has a passion for creating work that explores storytelling, identity, andΒ connection.

With a few shows coming up this year, I took some time to better organize my portfolio and take it up a notch.

www.ryanbarnes.art

23.02.2025 20:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0