Over the Rainbow
Out of the dust of dreams Fairies weave their garments. Out of the purple and rose of old memories they make rainbow wings. by Langston Hughes
Friday, September 13, 2024
Friday, September 06, 2024
Friday, August 23, 2024
ARTIST BIO
After graduating from SPA in 1968, Richard Stryker anxiously enrolled in a summer school class at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. After completing his first art class, with some pretense, he identified himself as an artist.
He continued studying Art and Art History at Colorado College (Tim Saska), the University of Minnesota (David Feinberg), and MCAD (James Burpee). He also enjoyed learning about plein air painting techniques from Brian Stewart in Grand Marais, Minnesota.
Painting became a lifelong hobby for Richard. Time spent at the easel always felt like a healthy vacation from work. He enjoyed employment with the Minnesota Historical Society for over thirty-two years doing building and grounds maintenance. And, in retirement, he finds joy in extra time for painting.
Recently Richard has been working on a “practice painting people project”. He has completed and gifted over 140 14” x 11” portraits of interesting people he has met. He continues to enjoy the challenge and excitement of starting a new portrait, hoping to make improvements
ALUMNI/AE ART SHOW
Sept. 6 - 27, 2024
Gallery Hours 8am - 6pm
1712 Randolph Ave., St. Paul
"City Seagull", 24" x 20", oil on canvas, $500
Sunday, July 10, 2022
An abstract painting can be about how it looks and how it makes you feel. I started the painting with horizontal and vertical tracks. It felt like it could represent a woven textile or city road grid. The spheres added a feeling of motion. I felt the spheres could represent train wheels. I thought of the phase “going off the rails.” I finished the painting feeling it had gone from orderly to chaotic.
Tuesday, April 05, 2022
Wild Turkey
We have been seeing wild turkeys in the neighborhood for several years, but this is the first time we"ve seen them in our yard.
Friday, September 10, 2021
Monday, February 15, 2021
The Fighter of the Spirit
At the 24th st. entrance of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts are a pair of 18th century style Chinese lions and this 18 foot tall bronze sculpture by Ernst Barlach. This is one of two copies of the 1928 untitled sculpture by Barlach, who said, "that it shows the external representation of an internal process." It has been titled "Der Geistkampfer" (The Ghostfighter) or "The Fighter of the Spirit". The winged man holding a sword is standing on the back of a wolf/lioness/beast and may symbolize the victory of the spirit of goodness over evil.
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