Ryan Clark
@ryanbclark.bsky.social
Writer. Worker. Teacher. Coach. Dog lover. Cook. Union Member. Vinyl Maker. Poet. Ojibwe Kin. Tucson Native. #NowSpinning, #RockLocal, Music Lover (Post Punk), Reader of #booksthatmatter. Movie Lover. No MAGA. #davidsmonthofmusic
#oilpainting #oilpaintingjourney #workinprogress #art #artist #painting
DAY 11 - have almost been painting for two weeks.
Both of these will take 4 sessions.
Rocky Mountain Columbine
14x21 cm
Oil on multi media paper
6 hrs brushtime
Lynch in Cadmium Red Deep
5x7 in.
Oil on canvas panel
7 hrs.
DAY 11 - have almost been painting for two weeks.
Both of these will take 4 sessions.
Rocky Mountain Columbine
14x21 cm
Oil on multi media paper
6 hrs brushtime
Lynch in Cadmium Red Deep
5x7 in.
Oil on canvas panel
7 hrs.
December 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
#oilpainting #oilpaintingjourney #workinprogress #art #artist #painting
DAY 11 - have almost been painting for two weeks.
Both of these will take 4 sessions.
Rocky Mountain Columbine
14x21 cm
Oil on multi media paper
6 hrs brushtime
Lynch in Cadmium Red Deep
5x7 in.
Oil on canvas panel
7 hrs.
DAY 11 - have almost been painting for two weeks.
Both of these will take 4 sessions.
Rocky Mountain Columbine
14x21 cm
Oil on multi media paper
6 hrs brushtime
Lynch in Cadmium Red Deep
5x7 in.
Oil on canvas panel
7 hrs.
The interaction on this piece through this comment is the most anyone's ever really interacted with a personal post. Thanks Goth Friend! Here's an update. Just highlights yo go. This is the first time I've even attempted painting on canvas.
5x7" #oilpainting #canvaspanel #Geeky #davidlynch
5x7" #oilpainting #canvaspanel #Geeky #davidlynch
December 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The interaction on this piece through this comment is the most anyone's ever really interacted with a personal post. Thanks Goth Friend! Here's an update. Just highlights yo go. This is the first time I've even attempted painting on canvas.
5x7" #oilpainting #canvaspanel #Geeky #davidlynch
5x7" #oilpainting #canvaspanel #Geeky #davidlynch
#oilpainting #painting #oils #art #workinprogress #juststartingout
Day 10 (like total... not on this piece)
2nd day on this piece, put another 2.5 hrs brushtime. Worked on several experimental strokes to work out texture of leaves. Worked with a Bright Angle brush today.
I think one more session.
Day 10 (like total... not on this piece)
2nd day on this piece, put another 2.5 hrs brushtime. Worked on several experimental strokes to work out texture of leaves. Worked with a Bright Angle brush today.
I think one more session.
December 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
#oilpainting #painting #oils #art #workinprogress #juststartingout
Day 10 (like total... not on this piece)
2nd day on this piece, put another 2.5 hrs brushtime. Worked on several experimental strokes to work out texture of leaves. Worked with a Bright Angle brush today.
I think one more session.
Day 10 (like total... not on this piece)
2nd day on this piece, put another 2.5 hrs brushtime. Worked on several experimental strokes to work out texture of leaves. Worked with a Bright Angle brush today.
I think one more session.
I'm working on a small oil painting of Lynch. I just started learning, be nice. Lol
December 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I'm working on a small oil painting of Lynch. I just started learning, be nice. Lol
#oilpainting #painting #learnart #artsky #artistinprogress #workinprogress #BlueColumbine
DAY 9
Working from my phone in leave of printer ink, I started working on this Rocky Mountain Columbine from a photo I took this summer.
Oil on multi media paper
5"x7"
3 hrs. brushtime
DAY 9
Working from my phone in leave of printer ink, I started working on this Rocky Mountain Columbine from a photo I took this summer.
Oil on multi media paper
5"x7"
3 hrs. brushtime
December 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
#oilpainting #painting #learnart #artsky #artistinprogress #workinprogress #BlueColumbine
DAY 9
Working from my phone in leave of printer ink, I started working on this Rocky Mountain Columbine from a photo I took this summer.
Oil on multi media paper
5"x7"
3 hrs. brushtime
DAY 9
Working from my phone in leave of printer ink, I started working on this Rocky Mountain Columbine from a photo I took this summer.
Oil on multi media paper
5"x7"
3 hrs. brushtime
#oilpainting #art #learnart #painting #davidlynch #twinpeaks #CadmiumRedDeep #workinprogress
Added 1/2 hour brushtime before allowing it to dry more before next step.
4.5 hrs in.
Oil on canvas panel
5"x7"
Added 1/2 hour brushtime before allowing it to dry more before next step.
4.5 hrs in.
Oil on canvas panel
5"x7"
December 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
#oilpainting #art #learnart #painting #davidlynch #twinpeaks #CadmiumRedDeep #workinprogress
Added 1/2 hour brushtime before allowing it to dry more before next step.
4.5 hrs in.
Oil on canvas panel
5"x7"
Added 1/2 hour brushtime before allowing it to dry more before next step.
4.5 hrs in.
Oil on canvas panel
5"x7"
Here is where I stopped for the day. This #workinprogress is about 4 hours of brushtime (I'm keeping a running total for myself). I start my first art class in January, so far this is the first one I've put on a 13x18 cm canvas panel. As soon as I switched to light values, I got super scared.
December 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Here is where I stopped for the day. This #workinprogress is about 4 hours of brushtime (I'm keeping a running total for myself). I start my first art class in January, so far this is the first one I've put on a 13x18 cm canvas panel. As soon as I switched to light values, I got super scared.
#oilpainting #art #artsky #paint #firstportrait #davidlynch #twinpeaks
DAY 8
I've been teaching myself to oil paint. Today is my 8th day painting. I decided to follow the advice of #paintcoach and practice a portrait in mono. I found an old Twitter post of his from 2010. "Cadmium Red Deep."
WIP
DAY 8
I've been teaching myself to oil paint. Today is my 8th day painting. I decided to follow the advice of #paintcoach and practice a portrait in mono. I found an old Twitter post of his from 2010. "Cadmium Red Deep."
WIP
December 2, 2025 at 1:08 AM
#oilpainting #art #artsky #paint #firstportrait #davidlynch #twinpeaks
DAY 8
I've been teaching myself to oil paint. Today is my 8th day painting. I decided to follow the advice of #paintcoach and practice a portrait in mono. I found an old Twitter post of his from 2010. "Cadmium Red Deep."
WIP
DAY 8
I've been teaching myself to oil paint. Today is my 8th day painting. I decided to follow the advice of #paintcoach and practice a portrait in mono. I found an old Twitter post of his from 2010. "Cadmium Red Deep."
WIP
December 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
DAY 7
Managed to get sick with the crud for three days of Thanksgiving weekend and did no painting at all. It felt good to get back to practice!
Today I did a 2 hour brushtime practice sphere with left over colors on my palette and a bad brush.
#oilpainting #learnart #artsky
Managed to get sick with the crud for three days of Thanksgiving weekend and did no painting at all. It felt good to get back to practice!
Today I did a 2 hour brushtime practice sphere with left over colors on my palette and a bad brush.
#oilpainting #learnart #artsky
December 1, 2025 at 2:14 AM
DAY 7
Managed to get sick with the crud for three days of Thanksgiving weekend and did no painting at all. It felt good to get back to practice!
Today I did a 2 hour brushtime practice sphere with left over colors on my palette and a bad brush.
#oilpainting #learnart #artsky
Managed to get sick with the crud for three days of Thanksgiving weekend and did no painting at all. It felt good to get back to practice!
Today I did a 2 hour brushtime practice sphere with left over colors on my palette and a bad brush.
#oilpainting #learnart #artsky
The part I am the most bummed about with this practice piece is the background. I think I got the darkest shadows mostly correct, but nothing about mine looks like folds in cloth. Might do a practice tomorrow of just draped cloth. I
November 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The part I am the most bummed about with this practice piece is the background. I think I got the darkest shadows mostly correct, but nothing about mine looks like folds in cloth. Might do a practice tomorrow of just draped cloth. I
#artsky #oilpainting #dailypainting #stilllife
DAY 6
Feeling like I jumped the shark to landscape, I reeled myself back and tried to paint my chrysocolla necklace made in Jerome, AZ. When the stone has red like this, it is called "Sonoran Sunrise".
3 hrs. Brushtime
Work in progress.
DAY 6
Feeling like I jumped the shark to landscape, I reeled myself back and tried to paint my chrysocolla necklace made in Jerome, AZ. When the stone has red like this, it is called "Sonoran Sunrise".
3 hrs. Brushtime
Work in progress.
November 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
#artsky #oilpainting #dailypainting #stilllife
DAY 6
Feeling like I jumped the shark to landscape, I reeled myself back and tried to paint my chrysocolla necklace made in Jerome, AZ. When the stone has red like this, it is called "Sonoran Sunrise".
3 hrs. Brushtime
Work in progress.
DAY 6
Feeling like I jumped the shark to landscape, I reeled myself back and tried to paint my chrysocolla necklace made in Jerome, AZ. When the stone has red like this, it is called "Sonoran Sunrise".
3 hrs. Brushtime
Work in progress.
The exercise was about trying to capture shapes in swatches of color with one oversized brush.
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The exercise was about trying to capture shapes in swatches of color with one oversized brush.
Day 5
After spending a day working on #paintcoach videos and reading color/ palette theory, I decided to try my first landscape. I took a picture of the Superstitions behind my house after work, and just tried to get a solid representation with 1, 3/4" flat brush.
#oilpainting #artsky
After spending a day working on #paintcoach videos and reading color/ palette theory, I decided to try my first landscape. I took a picture of the Superstitions behind my house after work, and just tried to get a solid representation with 1, 3/4" flat brush.
#oilpainting #artsky
November 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Day 5
After spending a day working on #paintcoach videos and reading color/ palette theory, I decided to try my first landscape. I took a picture of the Superstitions behind my house after work, and just tried to get a solid representation with 1, 3/4" flat brush.
#oilpainting #artsky
After spending a day working on #paintcoach videos and reading color/ palette theory, I decided to try my first landscape. I took a picture of the Superstitions behind my house after work, and just tried to get a solid representation with 1, 3/4" flat brush.
#oilpainting #artsky
I'm an academic, nerdy kinda guy. I love learning stuff. A lot of my adult life has kinda left me bored. Life was so much more interesting when i was learning; dreaming. So I've decided to teach myself #oilpainting. Today, is for #colortheory.
The Oil Painter's Color Handbook by Todd Casey.
#art
The Oil Painter's Color Handbook by Todd Casey.
#art
November 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I'm an academic, nerdy kinda guy. I love learning stuff. A lot of my adult life has kinda left me bored. Life was so much more interesting when i was learning; dreaming. So I've decided to teach myself #oilpainting. Today, is for #colortheory.
The Oil Painter's Color Handbook by Todd Casey.
#art
The Oil Painter's Color Handbook by Todd Casey.
#art
Front page Arizona Republic
November 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Front page Arizona Republic
Day 4
Paint an apple in 10 strokes was today's practice challenge following Paint Coach on YouTube. I decided to do yesterday's apple, and I gave myself 15 strokes.
I completed my piece in 18 brush strokes.
I also need some more mixing practice. The darker red esp
#limitbrushstrokes #oilpainting
Paint an apple in 10 strokes was today's practice challenge following Paint Coach on YouTube. I decided to do yesterday's apple, and I gave myself 15 strokes.
I completed my piece in 18 brush strokes.
I also need some more mixing practice. The darker red esp
#limitbrushstrokes #oilpainting
November 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Day 4
Paint an apple in 10 strokes was today's practice challenge following Paint Coach on YouTube. I decided to do yesterday's apple, and I gave myself 15 strokes.
I completed my piece in 18 brush strokes.
I also need some more mixing practice. The darker red esp
#limitbrushstrokes #oilpainting
Paint an apple in 10 strokes was today's practice challenge following Paint Coach on YouTube. I decided to do yesterday's apple, and I gave myself 15 strokes.
I completed my piece in 18 brush strokes.
I also need some more mixing practice. The darker red esp
#limitbrushstrokes #oilpainting
3 days; 3 studies
5.5x8.5 Mixed Media
All use Cadmium Red Lt., Ultramarine Blue, Lemon Yellow, and Titanium White.
#oilpainting #stilllife #artsky #valuestudies
5.5x8.5 Mixed Media
All use Cadmium Red Lt., Ultramarine Blue, Lemon Yellow, and Titanium White.
#oilpainting #stilllife #artsky #valuestudies
November 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
3 days; 3 studies
5.5x8.5 Mixed Media
All use Cadmium Red Lt., Ultramarine Blue, Lemon Yellow, and Titanium White.
#oilpainting #stilllife #artsky #valuestudies
5.5x8.5 Mixed Media
All use Cadmium Red Lt., Ultramarine Blue, Lemon Yellow, and Titanium White.
#oilpainting #stilllife #artsky #valuestudies
Day 3
Oil painting practice. Sticking to fruit still life, I tried to improve tonal values and blending today.
2 hours brush time.
I'm just learning a new skill folks, but would love hints and helpful criticism.
#oilpainting #stilllife #artsky
#paintdaily
Oil painting practice. Sticking to fruit still life, I tried to improve tonal values and blending today.
2 hours brush time.
I'm just learning a new skill folks, but would love hints and helpful criticism.
#oilpainting #stilllife #artsky
#paintdaily
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Day 3
Oil painting practice. Sticking to fruit still life, I tried to improve tonal values and blending today.
2 hours brush time.
I'm just learning a new skill folks, but would love hints and helpful criticism.
#oilpainting #stilllife #artsky
#paintdaily
Oil painting practice. Sticking to fruit still life, I tried to improve tonal values and blending today.
2 hours brush time.
I'm just learning a new skill folks, but would love hints and helpful criticism.
#oilpainting #stilllife #artsky
#paintdaily
Second practice piece.
Using the same photo of fruit, I switched it to grayscale and then tried to mix all tones from Ultramarine Blue & White.
The fourth picture is yesterday's full color practice, switched to grayscale to check improved values.
2.5 hours brush time.
#oilpainting #artsky #mono
Using the same photo of fruit, I switched it to grayscale and then tried to mix all tones from Ultramarine Blue & White.
The fourth picture is yesterday's full color practice, switched to grayscale to check improved values.
2.5 hours brush time.
#oilpainting #artsky #mono
November 19, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Second practice piece.
Using the same photo of fruit, I switched it to grayscale and then tried to mix all tones from Ultramarine Blue & White.
The fourth picture is yesterday's full color practice, switched to grayscale to check improved values.
2.5 hours brush time.
#oilpainting #artsky #mono
Using the same photo of fruit, I switched it to grayscale and then tried to mix all tones from Ultramarine Blue & White.
The fourth picture is yesterday's full color practice, switched to grayscale to check improved values.
2.5 hours brush time.
#oilpainting #artsky #mono
Practice asked for two layers of lightening values. I got the lime green hue wrong. After adding the highlight layers, I blended with a dry brush.
About 2.5 hrs practice time today.
Maybe after a year these logs will be cool to look back on.
About 2.5 hrs practice time today.
Maybe after a year these logs will be cool to look back on.
November 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Practice asked for two layers of lightening values. I got the lime green hue wrong. After adding the highlight layers, I blended with a dry brush.
About 2.5 hrs practice time today.
Maybe after a year these logs will be cool to look back on.
About 2.5 hrs practice time today.
Maybe after a year these logs will be cool to look back on.
First Practice Piece.
@paintcoach
Supposed to be aiming at defining values.
Notes. Build confidence in brush strokes. Don't be afraid to mix more paint. I feel like I thinned out the paint too much in places.
Tips/ Pointers Welcome!
#paintcoach #oilpainting #learningart
@paintcoach
Supposed to be aiming at defining values.
Notes. Build confidence in brush strokes. Don't be afraid to mix more paint. I feel like I thinned out the paint too much in places.
Tips/ Pointers Welcome!
#paintcoach #oilpainting #learningart
November 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
First Practice Piece.
@paintcoach
Supposed to be aiming at defining values.
Notes. Build confidence in brush strokes. Don't be afraid to mix more paint. I feel like I thinned out the paint too much in places.
Tips/ Pointers Welcome!
#paintcoach #oilpainting #learningart
@paintcoach
Supposed to be aiming at defining values.
Notes. Build confidence in brush strokes. Don't be afraid to mix more paint. I feel like I thinned out the paint too much in places.
Tips/ Pointers Welcome!
#paintcoach #oilpainting #learningart
November 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
BTW Brett Babb has often been called THE poet laureate of Tempe, AZ. He's a friend.
Here he is with my wife.
Here he is with my wife.
November 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
BTW Brett Babb has often been called THE poet laureate of Tempe, AZ. He's a friend.
Here he is with my wife.
Here he is with my wife.
