Artist. Teacher. Seeker of Play!

Anna Ryan Expressive Arts, Novato, CA. Art classes for children and adults. Mixed media art shop.

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Studio Location:

7049 Redwood Blvd., Ste. 208
Novato, CA 94945
(617) 571-2252

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. G R A T I T U D E .
Feeling BIG gratitude for the support & cheering this weekend!! whether you came to the show, reached out online or sent me electric, positive vibes- I felt it all! .
When you support someone on their creative venture, you bring in more water, sunshine & seeds for their future garden- Thank you for giving me the courage to do this bad-ass, creative gardening thing!! ⚡️🙏🏼
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& thank you Poppy Dodge for 📸 capturing my “power pose” 😂😘
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. J O Y L I V E S H E R E .
A typewriter, succulents, stencils, collage, & paint... joy has most certainly lived in the studio while creating these ✨
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Come and see this cutie at the #northbayartists Summer Art Show!
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I’ll be there: Friday (tomorrow!) 6-8pm, and Saturday 11-4pm, NorthBay ArtWorks, 7049 Redwood Blvd. Ste. 208, Novato.
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. R O O T S .
I have a batch of succulent & plant clippings that I’ve been caring for and working with the last couple of months. It has felt like a secret garden in my home studio space.
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This beautiful one has its own collage house with its own beautiful words, “Roots of joy bring blossoms of hope. Branches of peace sprout leaves of grace.”
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This will be available at my art show this weekend! Let’s see how many I can get done with the kids home for the summer 😏
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. C O M P L E T E S E T ! .
These 6 Medicine Wheels are complete and ready for our #northbayartists summer show this weekend!
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Each piece is an original, mixed-media, multi-layered work of art on a 10” diameter wooden panel. Colors, textures, words and images to sooth and inspire 🙌🏼
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They will be available for $100 each this Friday & Saturday (see details in previous post).
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Contact me if you see something you like, but can’t make it to the show.
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. F I N A L T O U C H E S .
The final moments with these 3 canvases feels like straightening & stitching costumes before sending the kids on stage.
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Working up on the wall has been incredibly helpful to see this triptych as a whole and bring them together as a team.
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Wiring is the last item on the list before delivering this moonlit magical scene to their new home 🙌🏼
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Grateful for and honored to keep going on this art journey 🙏🏼 .
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. M E D I C I N E .
Your wings were made for flying 👐🏼
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I’ve really been enjoying creating these Medicine Wheels- words, colors, images made to sooth and inspire.
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My hope is to have a a collection of 6 for my summer show 🤞🏼 More details to come...
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. S U M M E R S H O W .
Join me next weekend at the studio for the #northbayartists Summer Show! ☀️
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I’ll BE THERE: Friday (14th) soirée & presale: 6-8pm, Saturday 15th) exhibit & sales: 11-4pm
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I‘ll have a fresh batch of hand-painted journals, succulent wall hangings, as well as Art prints & original mixed-media paintings ✨
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. C L O S E - U P .
Well, hello there beauties- nice to take a moment to meet you up close and personal 🔎
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#secretgarden .
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. O V E R T H E M O O N .
For several months now I have had the pleasure of working on a commission- a triptych for a family I adore 🤗 .
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I gathered artwork from their daughter and maps of places they love and set off to make a collage layer filled with wonder and delight.
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Next came days of sketching a magical moonlit scene with plants and flowers, followed by the meticulous process of painting around my sketches and filling in the background.
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Watching the plants, flowers and moon take form, and seeing which bits of my collage peek through fills ME with wonder and delight!
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Can you see which part of Northern California has center stage in the moon?
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. L I S T E N .
One of the biggest gifts someone can give me is their genuine attention on what I am expressing & clear intention to listen for understating- learning what my ingredients are... not to change the recipe, but rather to get to know my flavor even when unfamiliar.
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Writing down my thoughts and ideas (even a sentence) is a form of listening, a gift I can give to myself over and over. I go in and out of this practice, and when I do my entire nervous system & intuition lets out a sigh of r e l i e f.
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Listening is an act of love ❤️ .
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