https://ryanirishartist.com/info daily 0.75 2021-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1507298811378-XYX6E43CO8EQOD4ZUFMT/ireland-bunratty-Castle-1425-14.jpg INFO - Ryan Irish currently enjoys life in the sunny south in Dallas, Texas, with his wife, Teresa, and their dog Joey; but his roots are in the Northeast, growing up in Connecticut and living 12 years in New York City. Ryan creates art made from found wood and discarded materials. He feels strongly that his purpose is to toil with tool and brush, battling to get what’s inside, out. Visions of his future works come to him long before they take physical form, and he labors to breathe life into these fleeting images. https://ryanirishartist.com/art-on-wood daily 0.75 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/8a83fc86-3cd6-474d-ae4e-5ed86fc1592e/WEB-Flutter-in-the-Underbrush.jpg Art on Wood Flutter in the Underbrush 2013 Acrylic on wood panel 19" x 24.5" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/f1825f66-84af-4cf8-b882-c34654d26881/trial-by-moonlight.jpg Art on Wood Trial by Moonlight 2013 Acrylic on wood panel 11.5" x 24" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/edff8376-5770-4670-b64e-ed5b89ff71b1/WEB-Heart-of-Lyons.jpg Art on Wood Heart of Lyons 2014 Acrylic on wood and wire sculpture 44" X 56" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/c2b3292f-616a-4e9c-96ea-c0e57e122104/WEB-Links.jpg Art on Wood Links 2013 Acrylic on wood panel 20" x 42.5" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/44ca1df1-8a40-4928-8a4c-bdde136676fc/WEB-Vessel.jpg Art on Wood Vessel 2014 Acrylic and driftwood on wood slats 12.25" x 31.5" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/fcd7dcfc-327a-4b54-9f57-5d9996b38c2b/WEB-Study-in-Squares-1.jpg Art on Wood Study in Squares 1 2017 Ink and acrylic on re-purposed wood blocks 21" x 33.5" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/ecf9388f-448b-462e-ad5e-e18806cc799f/WEB-Marfa-Mirage.jpg Art on Wood Marfa Mirage 2014 Ink, acrylic, enamel, and glue on distressed plywood 23.75" x 28.25" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/67b92d4b-fd9c-42a1-9671-30c1c8d48a1c/WEB-Sunrise-Monolith.jpg Art on Wood Sunrise Monolith 2015 Acrylic and wire on reclaimed wood 29" x 28" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/7e9daf29-76d8-4b1c-9e8d-bc4bf4db0d74/WEB-Domes.jpg Art on Wood Domes 2013 Acrylic on wood panel 48" x 22" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/0705582a-7b4e-4b4c-812d-76fad3208788/WEB-Crystal-Wing.jpg Art on Wood Crystal Wing 2014 Acrylic on wood sculpture 48" x 22" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/ba809f15-c0df-440c-9f4c-5ee354b6813f/WEB-The-Maniacs-Garden.jpg Art on Wood The Maniac’s Garden 2015 Acrylic on reclaimed wood 20” x 24” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/e143dfcc-5abf-4c63-af45-96c40f29a1c0/WEB-Mettle.jpg Art on Wood Mettle 2014 Mixed media and driftwood on wood panel 26.5" x 36.5" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/5b8544a7-54cb-46b0-b4e0-018d47952d0b/WEB-seeker-of-solace.jpg Art on Wood Seeker of Solace 2014 Ink, acrylic, and driftwood on wood panel 19" x 24" One summer I was hiking around a nearby lake, collecting driftwood to use for sculptures, when I decided to sit down in a quiet spot to cool off. After sitting for a while I began to feel different. I felt lighter and a sense of joy entered my heart. I suppose I had a spiritual experience in nature. That moment led directly to this piece, and a unique style of art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/17d6e041-25ab-459d-99d1-c3014d17531b/WEB-Summer-Hawk.jpg Art on Wood Summer Hawk 2013 Ink and acrylic on picture frame 21.5 x 27.5" https://ryanirishartist.com/sketches daily 0.75 2021-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1540546049061-VSZW4PTTEXS3PEY9RWJO/how-long-must-i-be-haunted-fixed.jpg SKETCHES How Long Must I Be Haunted? 2016 Colored pencil, paint marker, and ink on cotton rag paper 11” x 15” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1540546169741-5H3T35S1MOVMO22FWPLR/street-justice-fixed.jpg SKETCHES Street Justice 2017 Paint markers on cotton rag paper 11” x 7.5” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1539720479024-SITHYIRMYGH6EUBSMZI1/Ziggy-Stardust-cropped.jpg SKETCHES Ziggy Stardust 2012 Watercolor, acrylic, and ink on paper 5” x 5.5” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1540546144975-9Y5673V44IS33M9PXB0U/Seagull-fixed.jpg SKETCHES Seagull 2018 Colored pencil, paint marker, and ink on cotton rag paper 8” x 10” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1540546076758-KVD5IBSOHXVVICOH1T8D/how-will-i-use-this-power-fixed.jpg SKETCHES How Will I Use This Power? 2016 Colored pencil, paint marker, and ink on cotton rag paper 11” x 15” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1540546250917-TNAUXAG3GC2WXBQ9MN8K/why-do-our-heroes-wear-masks-cropped-fixed.jpg SKETCHES Why Do Our Heroes Where Masks? 2016 Colored pencil, paint marker, and ink on cotton rag paper 11” x 15” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1546461981451-WW346UFWNRSNKW0YJTJQ/Gallop.jpg SKETCHES Gallop - Sculpture Concept 2019 Ink, colored pencil, and paint marker on cotton rag paper 9” x 12” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1540546196496-3T6HBWXC2I6KUI7M570Y/where-do-you-visit-in-your-dreams-fixed.jpg SKETCHES Where Do You Visit In Your Dreams? 2016 Colored pencil, paint marker, and ink on cotton rag paper 11” x 15” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1540546361856-EUIKG4EDB3OL68R87TZ3/why-do-i-keep-climbing-cropped-fixed.jpg SKETCHES Why Do I Keep Climbing? 2016 Colored pencil, paint marker, and ink on cotton rag paper 11” x 15” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1546179022568-PJGPSLPU0UY1GVGLP1X1/Contour---Gentle-Bow.jpg SKETCHES Gentle Bow 2014 Ink on cotton paper 8.5” x 11” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1540412721751-OVJ737998BZAJOEL08N8/ride-the-wolf.jpg SKETCHES Ride The Wolf 2015 Watercolor, graphite, colored pencil, and ink on cotton rag paper 11” x 15” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1540546117415-JKYQXPEYN1NGTNWS2EBO/Raindrops-fixed.jpg SKETCHES Raindrops 2018 Colored pencil and paint marker on cotton rag paper 7.5” x 10.5” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1546030067986-1QFB4BCUJ4B97AQ90H0M/Tyson-Zane-at-Kona-Skatepark.jpg SKETCHES Tony Zane at Kona Skate Park 2018 Colored pencil, paint marker, and ink on cotton rag paper 9” x 12” Reference: photo by Stefan Judge, Concrete Wave Magazine - Fall 2017 https://ryanirishartist.com/words daily 0.75 2019-10-07 https://ryanirishartist.com/movement daily 0.75 2019-10-04 https://ryanirishartist.com/studio daily 0.75 2019-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1568964574162-PNFRJCWNMCZBP5MBE57R/2019-09-12-Movement-Stencil--001.jpg STUDIO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1568964574179-4H19K0M7BDPMWLRME5VA/2019-09-12-Movement-Stencil--002.jpg STUDIO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1568964575501-DLZQ4B75HJ87RO5SYDH1/2019-09-12-Movement-Stencil--003.jpg STUDIO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1568964575620-1AX1I0Y4FGIXUADUAJMW/2019-09-12-Movement-Stencil--004.jpg STUDIO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1568964576710-NZRR5P4HTOILXLWC78DO/2019-09-12-Movement-Stencil--005.jpg STUDIO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1568964576946-7HII1Y0VWUAYAJUPIXJQ/2019-09-12-Movement-Stencil--006.jpg STUDIO https://ryanirishartist.com/photos daily 0.75 2019-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1568903635470-1MCNND6QFL5V96RU0VIQ/2014-05-17-Ladybug.jpg PHOTOS Ladybug 2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1570458916016-F0L43JHNJL56IFM6V4D7/2019-09-29-Reed.jpg PHOTOS Reed 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1568757828436-YIZ7RN041CWFA1KDMPDX/2013-07-11-Butterfly.jpg PHOTOS Butterfly 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1568905395908-CWGMGZO4EQZVOZUATLBE/2014-09-20-Bird-Nest.jpg PHOTOS Bird’s Nest 2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1568904746915-SBWTXM6HD44TEER16I91/2015-05-30-Mountain-Flower-Bud.jpg PHOTOS Mountain Flower Bud 2015 https://ryanirishartist.com/home daily 1.0 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/8c3c9df2-2900-4c68-9faa-ab12e2f2fb67/GALLERY-Ask-the-Art-Gods.jpg HOME - Ask the Art Gods I ask a question, and the art answers back https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/a122f171-2584-4ba2-a881-b70e0821e49d/GALLERY-Escape-Hatch.jpg HOME - Escape Hatch A fast getaway into the imagination https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/053b0738-822c-4b65-b76b-5f52dfd7049c/Gallery-Relentless-Lines.jpg HOME - Relentless Lines Art that begins with a single, unbreakable line https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/b3dbb371-72e3-449e-87bc-68104dde7800/GALLERY-Art-on-Wood.jpg HOME - Art on Wood Sculptures and paintings created from reclaimed wood and repurposed materials https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/efbad6a8-d892-4e78-9e98-c435bb6f1bd8/GALLERY-The-Cloud-Gazer-Files.jpg HOME - The Cloud-Gazer Files Unexplained sightings in splatters of paint https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/a731295a-2ad9-491b-a1ad-a3b4813cf6cf/GALLERY-The-Explorer.jpg HOME - The Explorer Thoughtful studies of nature and life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/9193148f-fec5-44f9-8188-059900cc518f/Gallery-Print-Shop.jpg HOME - Print Shop Highly-accurate reproductions of my art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/84e14cfa-4254-499e-a573-6d6f77405609/GALLERY-Sculptures.jpg HOME - Sculpture Garden Meet the inhabitants of my sculpture garden https://ryanirishartist.com/relentless-lines daily 0.75 2024-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/6eff105e-71a1-4992-a94d-22f46f6e3479/WEB-Chaos-Doodle.jpg Relentless Lines - Make it stand out Chaos Doodle Marker pen on Paper "Chaos Doodle" is a contour drawing. A single line connects all the characters in this piece. To create this drawing, I used three translucent markers (cyan, magenta, yellow) that I blended to create the rest of the colors. (orange, green, and purple) As a finishing touch, I used black to define the contour line. BUY PRINT https://ryanirishartist.com/the-cloud-gazer-files daily 0.75 2024-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/0c514134-790f-4df4-a787-42162f745275/WEB-Sky-Beast-and-Monk-B.jpg The Cloud-Gazer Files - Make it stand out Sky Beast and Monk Ink and watercolor on paper After lightly splattering some watercolor paper with paint, an image began to appear. I immediately began to draw what I saw. This process is exactly the same as looking up at the clouds and seeing objects in the sky. BUY PRINT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/1d3b6843-ddc3-4fe7-b011-1720a673c4fe/WEB-Ride-the-Wolf.jpg The Cloud-Gazer Files - Make it stand out Ride the Wolf Ink, acrylic, and watercolor on paper Life was a bit hectic after moving into my new home in 2015, so I found myself creating quick art pieces. I began splashing paint onto paper and then looking for shapes in the random splatters. Although it took less than two hours to conjure up, "Ride the Wolf" remains one of my favorites from that year. BUY PRINT https://ryanirishartist.com/ask-the-art-gods daily 0.75 2024-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/ae737926-52ba-4294-a4e2-d8dfec5d3d10/WEB-Where+Do+You+Visit+in+Your+Dreams.jpg Ask The Art Gods - Make it stand out Where Do You Visit in Your Dreams? Ink and watercolor on paper Where do you visit in your most wonderful dreams? This was the question I asked myself when I put paint to paper. I remember laying down the watercolor wet-on-dry and letting it sit for a while before I inked in the details. BUY PRINT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/999b9144-0e19-4342-a03a-7ac09b86ba4f/WEB-Why+Do+I+Keep+Climbing.jpg Ask The Art Gods - Make it stand out Why Do I Keep Climbing? Ink, marker, and watercolor on paper We climb because there is an obstacle in the way. We climb because we must. We keep on going because time marches forward, and there is no going back. BUY PRINT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/d98fca16-92a2-4d31-9dd0-5db52b065ee2/WEB-How+Long+Must+I+Be+Haunted.jpg Ask The Art Gods - Make it stand out How Long Must I Be Haunted? Marker, watercolor, and colored pencil on paper Whatever it was that haunted me while making this piece, it was overwhelming enough to inspire this wild and hasty drawing. I remember laying down some wet-on-dry watercolor, and then leaping straight into the colored pencils and markers. BUY PRINT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/5e5377c0-ee90-4219-a83c-56608ff7e1e1/WEB-How+Will+I+Use+This+Power.jpg Ask The Art Gods - Make it stand out How Will I Use This Power? Ink, marker, watercolor, and colored pencil on paper This piece is darker in palette than most of my work, but the subject matter fits right in with the kind of questions I was asking myself at that time. The lone superhero could be anyone. What will they use their immense power to do? Create? Destroy? Protect? BUY PRINT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/46ade833-98ae-4bbb-9364-f12752e8bf6f/WEB-Why+Do+Our+Heroes+Wear+Masks.jpg Ask The Art Gods - Make it stand out Why Do Our Heroes Wear Masks? Acrylic and paint marker on paper To this day I'm not sure why the hero in this drawing has such a look of conflict on his face. I see something different in his eyes every time I look at him. Why did he choose to be a hero? Why the monstrous mask? BUY PRINT https://ryanirishartist.com/escape-hatch daily 0.75 2024-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/0911ad20-b6b8-4a49-86d5-9cdaac2ef961/WEB-Blast-Processor-01.jpg Escape Hatch - Make it stand out Blast Processor 01 Marker, watercolor, and acrylic on paper Sometimes I feel like drawing just for fun, without trying too hard to make the next great piece. When I feel this way, my mind leaps back in time to my experiences playing retro video games. Brightly colored pixels flying by in a blur, accompanied by chip tune music. BUY PRINT https://ryanirishartist.com/the-explorer daily 0.75 2024-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/a731295a-2ad9-491b-a1ad-a3b4813cf6cf/GALLERY-The-Explorer.jpg The Explorer - The Explorer Thoughtful studies of nature and life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/b5cdabd0-4558-478b-bfb9-4d437b120877/WEB-CROPPED-Leopard---Okvango-Botswana-1989-by-Frans-Lanting.jpg The Explorer - Make it stand out Leopard - Study from Photo (Okvango, Botswana 1989 by Frans Lanting) Ink on paper This was a gift for a family member who happens to love cats. It is a sketch based off of a famous photo by Frans Lanting, which was printed in National Geographic magazine. The photo was printed out and laid on the desk next to my paper as I worked. No tracing was involved. https://ryanirishartist.com/sculpture-garden daily 0.75 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/e46f3d5e-4f0b-453c-b6a1-3ddb88a3c170/Totem-WEB.jpg Sculpture Garden - Make it stand out Totem 2022 Acrylic on reclaimed wood and driftwood 50” x 20” x 20” In some cultures, a totem is posted at the entrance to a home or village. In my interpretation of this concept, four pillars rise and intersect. They represent the bond of a group of people joined together. The sculpture itself is made from cedar driftwood, and is mounted on reclaimed lumber. For this small piece, the design of the base was as important to me as the sculpture itself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/fabae533-afc5-41f4-b2a3-079ef59259b3/WEB-Twilight-Passage.jpg Sculpture Garden - Make it stand out Twilight Passage 2024 - 2025 Acrylic on wood sculpture 83" x 65" x 64" Twilight Passage is my third free-standing outdoor sculpture, and is my first interactive piece. It stands just over seven feet tall and is made from 100% reclaimed wood. The viewer is invited to step inside the sculpture and explore a new perspective. Twilight passage can be entered and exited by way of the two arch-shaped portals. Once inside, the lines in the sculpture guide the eye upward, to an opening that frames the sky and the tree line. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/04a46948-5ebc-4a98-93d6-6b7b6271d05b/WEB-Daybreaker.jpg Sculpture Garden - Make it stand out Daybreaker 2019 Ink and acrylic on wood sculpture 48" x 48" x 3” Daybreaker is a geometric wall sculpture, designed in the shape of a sun. It was built to withstand all kinds of weather. It is four foot across and is made from 100% reclaimed wood. Daybreaker symbolizes the positive energy of each new day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/41d35894-7451-4b8e-b058-3163fdf24f8b/sculpture-garden-night.jpg Sculpture Garden - Make it stand out From left: Nest, Daybreaker, (wall-mounted) and Twilight Passage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511d8b11e4b059b15e215879/5030659d-7eb6-463c-a9f5-60bd2207a9a4/WEB-Nest-repaint.jpg Sculpture Garden Nest 2017, 2025 Acrylic on wood sculpture 102" x 42" x 42" Nest was my first free-standing outdoor sculpture. It stands nearly nine feet tall and is made from 100% reclaimed wood. It's design is inspired by both the strength, and elegance of natural objects.