Ryan Cannon
Utah
Ryan Cannon, Bison, oil, 30 x 40.
Art Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts in drawing and painting from Utah State University.
Style: Post-Impressionism. My approach to painting is focused on composition of shapes and color. I use intentional brush strokes and simplification to explore the balance between representation and abstraction.
Creative Spark: My spark comes from viewing nature and the natural shapes it creates from different light sources, as well as from imagining the story and history of whatever I am painting.
Second-Choice Career: I would want to do something with rural land, maybe be a real-estate investor.
Other Passions: Good food and traveling with my family.
Best Advice Received: Find your “true north.”
Biggest Fear: Swimming in the ocean.
Pet Peeve: It bothers me when people hiccup.
Quirkiest Trait: I enjoy going on long treks with my sketchbook.
Mantra or Motto: Recently something I have been saying is, “Life is a vacation.”
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- Ryan Cannon, Green Rows, oil, 40 x 32.
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- Ryan Cannon, Fall Colors, oil, 30 x 36.
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- Ryan Cannon, Fall Horizon, oil, 24 c 36.
Favorite Studio Music: I find myself listening to historical fiction and science fiction audiobooks more than music.
Favorite Work by Another Artist: I enjoy the work of Fairfield Porter, Maynard Dixon, Edouard Vuillard, and Tom Thomson.
Future Goals: Continue to paint the rest of my days and maybe do some homesteading with my wife and family. I would also like to construct a cob studio from local clay, sand, and straw. It’s a natural building technique that is inexpensive and would be a fun project for my whole family.
Price Range: $300 to $4,000.
Representation: Horne Fine Art Gallery & Studio, Salt Lake City, UT; FourSquare ART, Mesa, AZ.
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- Ryan Cannon, Rock Shapes, oil, 26 x 28.
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- Ryan Cannon, White Flowers, oil, 36 x 36.
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- Ryan Cannon, Sea of Trees, oil, 40 x 32.
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