Bio: All Ryan’s life, he has found himself caught in repeating emotional cycles. His art became a way not to escape them, but to confront and break them.

Nothing is new under the sun. Like the seasons, human experience moves in cycles. Yet in the Old Testament, the Ark represents a rupture—a reset, a moment where everything begins again. When Ryan feels trapped in repetition, he returns to that symbol. Each canvas becomes an act of unwrapping, of renewal. Through painting the beauty of creation, he expresses gratitude for the Ark—not as an ending, but as a force that interrupts the loop. His work exists in the space between collapse and renewal, between what was and what can be.

Ark is his name. His work is his message: breaking the cycle.

Artwork Inspiration: God and all his creations.

Mediums: Acrylic, charcoal and oil