Mixed Media Artist
Always Sydney
Sister Rosetta
Fiery Tulip
20 x 20 x 1.5
24 x 20 x 1.5
16 x 20
Bob Marley II
Sydney FB
Tulip Dance
36 x 36 x 1.5
20 x 20 x 1.5
16 x 20
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
Born in Georgetown, Guyana, South America, RichlinBurnett-Ryan immigrated to the United States at age eight and settled in Brooklyn, New York. She attended Clara Barton High School and studied art at the Brooklyn Museum. She studied Graphic Design at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY, and The School of Visual Arts, NYC. She worked as the Art Director of IDD Magazine for Thompson Financial. Richlinis is married to artist Weldon Ryan and resides in Palm Coast, Florida. Presently, she is a full-time artist and curator.
Her work explores the color play of tissue paper with acrylic paints and inks on canvas, which allows her to create amazing translucent color interactions and texture. Her process begins by removing all color and shade from her photographic reference, reducing the image to its linear or solid black-and-white form. She introduces vibrant colors to vacant spaces, sometimes overlapping the form.