Radiate

Details About Artist Bio Shipping 16 x 20 inches © 2015 Oil on Birch Panel  Framed to 22 x 26 inches  Exhibition Statement from the Artist: ‘Reverie’ is a collection of gorgeous creatures full of dangerous allure and intrigue. I depicted my muses in close-up portrait style as if they had posed and chosen the composition themselves, carefully casting their companions to represent who they are. They are greatly inspired for my ongoing love of beauty and fantasy, all depicted with a sense of dark appeal to emphasize that nothing is as it seems in any world, real or imagined. Kurtis Rykovich grew up in rural Nevada and studied Fine Art Painting at University of Nevada Las Vegas. Early on, his imagination was encouraged by his mother who would tell him stories of fantasy and adventure. Inspired by this, a passion for the otherworldly and beautiful developed through his art. Utilizing a bold color palette and with a skillful hand, the artist portrays graceful and captivating subjec