MELISSA RYAN

I am an emerging artist currently living in Kingston, Ontario. I sell my art on the street, gallery shows, festivals and at local markets in Halifax Nova Scotia and Toronto Ontario. I am in a constant state of production. This is a diary of my creative chaos.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

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I also participated in the Gift Giving Show at the Fort Henry in Kingston it was pretty fun but It was really cold and it was not that busy....
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winter craft fair

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I Have been slacking on my blog so here is the set up I did at the winter craft fair in november at the the kingston military gym. I was not...
Thursday, September 23, 2010

Crow Nests

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We were driving home from my mom and dad's house a few weekends ago and on the side of the highway in the field was a bunch tall dead tr...
Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Sheep Dog

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Back to the dogs. One passer-by mentioned to me when I was working at the sheep dog trials that it would be nice to see black and white shee...

Ontario Flower

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Well some people are very happy about the cooler weather. I could have used one more month. Here is the second last layer of the painting. I...
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Thursday, September 02, 2010

Ontario Flower

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Here is a work in progress on a commission for a 4 canvas of the Ontario flower. The 2nd pic is the back ground done in acrylic and the more...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010

venus fly trap

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I did the fund raise for the Picton County hospital -Goddess of The County Show and did not get a tax receipt for my table nor for the item ...
Monday, August 16, 2010

Womens Art Festival

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Dead Girl by Melissa Ryan I am so tired. I finished the Women's Art Festival yesterday and I was among 180 very awesome and talented fem...
Thursday, August 12, 2010

Goddess of the County Art Show

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I am participating in a goddess of the county art show at the Casa-Dea Estate Winery that will raise funds for the Prince Edmward County Mem...

Dead gurl and Doll house

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Here is my lates work I did yesterday. Today I am working on a smaller version. I don't want to take the painting out of the house the w...
Wednesday, August 11, 2010

WOMENS ART FESTIVAL AUG 15 2010 KINGSTON ONTARIO

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deadgirl melissa ryan This week I am getting ready for the Women's Art Festival. I am working on my dead girl series. The Art Festival i...
Sunday, August 08, 2010

Sheep Dog Trails 2010 Kingston Ontario

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It was an excellent and exciting weekend working in the crafters tent at the sheep dog trails. I am sorry I missed a lot of the trials which...
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Thursday, July 22, 2010

Women's art festival Aug 15th

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For this festival I am going to revisit my meerKat series because "Meerkats live in matriarchal society, meaning that females have comp...

kingston sheep dog trials Aug 6,7,8

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here is the link to the site Kingston Sheep Dog Trials The Sheep Dog Trials run August 6, 7, and 8 at Grass Creek Park on Highway 2 between ...

herding sheep

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I am going to be an artist in the crafters tent at the Kingston sheep dog herding trials. I know sounds like fun. So I thought I would do so...
Sunday, July 04, 2010

New house in Kingston

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Here is a pic of our new house in Kingston. Hopefully we will be all moved in by Thursday night. We are going to have a b-day party for Lydi...

Thank you Toronto

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Well my husband is back from the 'Stan and all is well. During the past 7 3/4 month I have spent most of the time at my sisters house in...
Monday, May 03, 2010

Count down is on

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My husband comes home from Afghanistan this month and I am very excited, seven months is a long time to be alone with a baby. I have been st...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

In Almunecar Spain

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st patties day As most of you know and of course the military bloggers, My husband is in the military. He has been in Afghanistan on tour. I...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Bulgogi Marinade recipe Gluten free

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1/2 cup soy sauce (VH is gluten free) 1/3 cup brown sugar 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar 2 tablespoons sesame oil 2 tablespoons of water 8 ...
Sunday, February 07, 2010

Baby food in my hair

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OH that..thats just spit up on my shirt, slobber on my chin and cereal in my hair. I went for coffee with a friend the other day while I was...
Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Flappy ears

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This is a video I posted on Funny or Die. I am not technologically suave so this was one way to send my husband video of the baby and it is ...

Baby Brain

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So some know and most don't I am staying with my parents while my husband is on tour. We will leave it at that. So I want to be creative...
Thursday, September 03, 2009

Gloomy bear

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I guess its no surprise to a lot of people that we collect funky stuff. We found this pink bear in a funky shop on Whyte Ave in Edmonton. It...
Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Margaret Tarrant "Strike up the Easter band"

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My husband and I love looking at antiques, he is on the hunt for a roll top desk. I was looking for bunny kins, particularly the two handle ...

Its been a long time I know

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I have not been doing much art so I have been discussing in my head what is my blog for is it a diary of my life regardless of if I am activ...
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