Dad by Ryan Louder

Dad is a 12 x 16 inch original oil painting on canvas, painted in 2020, and it was my 1000th artwork on Artfinder. The original is with Mum and Dad, but limited edition prints are available.

My dad is a bird photographer and during his career he was known as the best in the world, published in hundreds of books and thousands of magazines. He cultivated new techniques of photographing birds in a studio setting that was unparalleled in quality and innovation. I witnessed this growing up, his begrudging assistant on many an occasion, which I now look on with fondness. If ever I painted with love it is with this painting.

Warm tones carry the centre of the canvas against muted greys, the light falling from the right, everything else kept quiet so the likeness does the talking.

My work is shaped by narcolepsy with REM intrusion, diagnosed at Guy's Hospital in London: dream-like visions appear while I am awake and end up in the paintings.

Carefully packaged and dispatched with a tracked courier. Any questions, just ask.