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| "Serenity and Sammie," 2011, oil on panel, 18"x24" |
Rolf Rykken, a 1997 fine-arts graduate
of the Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington, D.C., is a painter of narrative, figurative work often portrayed in
domestic settings that include a dog. He uses bold, bright colors in an expressionistic manner. Most of the paintings are
about love and longing, happiness, separation and loss. They also are nostalgic celebrations of a loving domesticity. Included
are some diversions about the fun of horses, cows and pigs. He works in oil, acrylic or gouache on wood panel or
canvas.
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| "Who Invited the Dog?" 2011, acrylic on canvas panel, 18"x24," private collection |
| Donna Lee Rykken, 1940-2012, R.I.P. |
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| "Sister and Friends, Paris,"2004, oil on wood, 24"x24,"private collection |
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| "The Future," 1999, oil on wood, 24"x24" |
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| "Have You Heard the One About the Horse Who Walks Into A Bar?" 2008, oil on panel, 24"x18" |
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| "Sophie Matisse," 1996, b&w photo, 8 1/2"x11," private collection |
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| Frame made by the late Peter Donovan. |
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| "Kim and The Dutch Girl,"1999, 18"x24,"oil on panel |
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| "Samantha O'Keeffe," 2010, acrylic on board, 24"x18" |
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| "Family in the Park," 24" x 24 1/2, oil on wood, 1998, private collection |
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| "Let Me In! (Dark Shadow)," 2009, gouache on panel, 16"x20," private collection |
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| "Livingroom of Silliness," 2006, gouache on panel, 16"x20," private collection |
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| "Dogs On the Roof," c.1999, oil on wood, 24"x24 1/2," private collection |
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