Ryan Bongers

       

Ryan Bongers/Alchemy IV (Tools of the Trade)/oil on canvas           Amanda Red/oil on board           Anna Debut/oil on canvas           Anna in Winter/ oil on canvas           Anna  New Old Hat/oil on canvas         Arabian Sisters(Dyptich)/oil on canvas           Artist as a Clown / oil on board           Asian pot Triptych/oil on board         Autumn Stream/oil on canvas           Birch Grove Denmark/oil on board             bottles and lemons diptych/oil on board           Casper/oil on board             Colorado Evening/oil on canvas           Contemplation/oil on canvas             David/oil on board             Desert Moon/oil on canvas           Field, Dawn/oil on board             Field, Denmark/oil on board             Field, Dusk/oil on board               Gila's Lake/oil on board             Girl with Red Band/oil on board             Herbert 2/oil on board             Herbert Profile/oil on board             Home/oil on canvas             Ine/oil on board               Ine-Headdress/oil on canvas             Karlotta/oil on board             Lime and Butterfly/             Man in a Red hat/oil on board           Mandarins Box/oil on board           Musicians I /oil on canvas             Olgar's Bag/oil on canvas           Portrait of Miss S/oil on board             Port/oil on linen           Red Tree Bellin/oil on board           Second Stage/oil on canvas           Self Portarit Raven/oil on canvas             Solitaire/oil on board             Spain II/oil on board               Steve/oil on canvas             Stinna/oil on board             Studio Corner/oil on canvas               Vanesa/oil on canvas             Ryan Bongers was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1967.  Although the son of artist, Ria DeWit, Ryan was not taught by his mother and came to art later in his life.  After earning an undergraduate degree in English Literature and Philosophy at the College of William and Mary, Ryan traveled around Europe and worked at various jobs before deciding to focus on art.    From 1990 until 1993, he attended the Pennsylvania School of Art and Design, studying privately with Richard House, a classical painter who trained only a small number of selected students in the style of the old masters.  In 1994, Ryan continued his studies at the prestigious Florence Academy of Art in Italy.   Working in oil, Ryan’s painting focuses mainly on figurative works, with an occasional still life or mindscape.  He sees his paintings as attempts to be as open and honest about his subject matter as possible.  Each painting has its own source or inspiration, whether from a direct personal contact or a simple study of a thing discovered.  Regardless, Ryan strives to capture the essence of each subject without pretense.    While some of his paintings are reminiscent of the old masters, others are surprisingly off beat.  All are perfectly executed, highly atmospheric, very personal and often haunting.    After several years painting in the Netherlands, Ryan moved to Hamburg, Germany in 2000, where he is currently living and painting.  His work has been exhibited in both Europe and the United States.    Since 2006, Ryan’s work in the United States had appeared exclusively at Trowbridge-Lewis Galleries, where he is considered one of the most talented young artists painting today.

 

 

 

 

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