Ryasnyansky's first name is written either Mihail, Mikhail or Michael.
He studied under Tetyana Yablonska. Later he taught at the Kiev Art Institute.
His portraits have simple backgrounds and a controlled focus on the face and hands, with other areas handled more softly and broadly.
His drawings are soulful, with a keen sense of tonal values.
He was an avid outdoor painter, and his on-the-spot landscapes are painted with bold colors and thick paint.
15 comments:
Thanks for shining the light on another fantastic unknown (to me) painter who obviously deserves to be more widely appreciated. I love comparing the differences in approach of that plein aire work and the studio pieces. I'm also struck by the striking eye level he chose for the top portrait.
Lovely and wonderful work. I especially like the drawing of the man.
Any idea what the metal object is that the woman is holding in her hand? I immediately wondered why it was important enough to include in a portrait.
Thank you for sharing this artist's work. I never saw this painter's work...what a wonderful gift you have given us!
The objects the woman is holding almost like like figure ice skates. Fantastic work.
The objects the woman is holding almost look like figure ice skates. Fantastic work.
Hi James. First up got to thank you for your blog. I'm setting myself up for some serious plein air work and your tips and process are proving to be invaluable. I did Fine Arts here in Melbourne Australia in the late 70's and learnt nothing of any real value so here I am - bashing my head against the craft gleaning what I can from the pro's.
So thanks again! Also thought you might like this site which appears to have stalled since 2013, but the backlog of posts are well worth a look.
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His work is so beautiful.
Hadn't heard of this artist before, but love his work - thank you for the introduction.
I wanted to see the drawing in a larger size. The biggest I can find is : http://cs624726.vk.me/v624726872/f38f/xxoj8jlWlQE.jpg
The woman is definitely holding a pair of ice skates. Nice work!
Gavin, thanks for sharing that larger file. I've added it to the post.
Bobby, I appreciate you for reminding me of Art Inconnu.
Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful artist!
I am owner of picture №6 (landscape). Mikhail Ryasnyansky, 1972. I'ts realy fantastic picture. I see it every morning, when I wake up. If you are interested in this painting, you can write to me.
Name - "Autumn sun", Age - 45 years, Price in Ukraine - 2000$, 5 years left to the status of antiques, and this picture will not be able to leave Ukraine.
Hello, Иван Костенко. Thank you for letting us know. That's a wonderful image. Hopefully someone reading this will be interested in acquiring it from you.
Love his work! There is something so tactile about his paint handling. Thanks for posting!
My name is O'Neill Louchard: (female) Hello, I own a 1975 Mikhail Ryasnyanski painting of a nude I bought in the 1990s in Seattle when there was an exhibit of Russian art. I am now soon to be 80 years old and trying to decide what to do with my beautiful things. Since this tragic invasion of Ukraine, I am wondering what is going to become of the museums there and the art. Some day this maybe should go back to it's country of origin??? I have no idea how that might be accomplished. Or, if I should sell it. I'm waiting on a translation of what is written on the back of the picture. Thank you.
August 1, 2023
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