Bayou Contrast

Kat Ryalls

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Bayou Contrast

2016

Bayou Contrast is another one of my paintings that have had several reinventions since I first started painting it in 2002. The previous layer was part of my senior art show at Elon University titled "Survivors." It was a painting looking at how we all have stories in our lives that give us not only the scars but the strength of what it means to be a survivor, to be human, to find ourselves on the other side of something that felt impossible at the moment. I loved adding a layer of nature to this piece through the abstracted cypress trees which represent a lot of the strength and endurance that I associate with life.
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Oil on Panel
36" x 36" (Framed)
Shipping cost: $85.00

Image Description: Bayou Contrast / Main Image
Kat Ryalls

Artist + Kat Ryalls

I create because I am compelled to - it has been the tilt of my life since I was a child, though back then it was an experience in working with what was around me - arranging leaves and twigs, collecting and observing rocks, feathers, shells, and fabric scraps.

I create art with a focus on the process while responding to and revealing the different ways I experience the world around me. It encompasses the thoughts in my head, the emotions I experience, and the places I love to visit and explore.

Over a decade ago I packed up my life and my car for a new adventure. New Orleans was supposed to be a brief stop on my way out west, but falling in love with New Orleans can change your plans and your life, and it has been my home since. I still take a long escape to the west that calls me for inspiration and altitude. At heart, I am a North Carolina girl, born and raised there in the woods; the kind that is well acquainted with rivers and trees and says things like y’all. I received my degree in studio art with a concentration in painting from Elon University in 2003.

Contact me if you are in New Orleans and would like to see my artwork in person - I am happy to coordinate and make that happen.

Kat Ryalls is a New Orleans artist living and working in the Bayou St. John neighborhood.

Please visit my personal website here: www.katryalls.com

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