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Why I like painting dogs…!
As far back as I can remember, I always had a dog in my life, sometimes more than one! Our collie came to us when
April 25, 2020
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I don’t paint from a premixed tube of paint
We all make choices to upgrade how we feel. Some people run, some have a beer after work, some make their home into a place
October 21, 2019
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Art on Display – Pinetop Gallery, AZ
Don’t They Look GREAT!?! I am so excited to see my art on display. Thanks Jason Horejs for the photos. If you are driving through
August 5, 2019
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Xanadu Gallery Pinetop
Hello Everyone! I am just back from a road trip to Arizona. I was able to meet gallery owner Jason Horejs and his family. They
July 17, 2019
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Wounded Warriors Series
I have had a service dog from Canine Companions for Independence for 20 years. From their start CCI has provided helpers for people with physical
February 28, 2018
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Children Paint with HardHats at Donald Ryker’s artist workshop
One of my purposes in creating art and being an artist is to let people know what a man in a wheelchair can do. Children
February 5, 2018
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Using Artwork When You Decorate
Great article. This is still very relevant in 2018 and design has started to shift in this direction. From Tara Mastroeni August 11, 2015: Too often in
January 29, 2018
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Donald Ryker, disabled hard hat painter – see my living space transformed into a painting studio
This video shows my process to get ready to paint! Do you who want to see how a disabled hard hat painter can do what
January 15, 2018
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Bird Artwork
I am doing a series of Bird paintings. Here are the first three I have completed. I enjoy painting tropical birds because of their bight
January 8, 2018
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Why to Choose ORIGINAL ART for your Home
By Donald Ryker I recently heard that things you place in your home “disappear” to your eye within 21 days. You place that decoration, or
December 27, 2017
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New Birds series
Working on a New Birds series. Photos for inspiration and sketches. I do the sketches with a charcoal pencil attached to my hard hat. I will use
November 2, 2017
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Triton Museum of Fine Art ArtsAbled Exhibition
Curator, Preston Metcalf, visits my studio My artwork was on display at the Triton Museum of Fine Art in 2017. I was featured with other
September 30, 2017
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