Pinch Me Calamity Cole and symbolic imagery to speak

and symbolic imagery to speak to the larger collective narrative

25 x 16 in

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From a young age he was drawn to the human form

Pinch Me Calamity Cole and symbolic imagery to speakAcrylic on panel 16 x 20 in. 2025 19. 5 x 25. 5 x 2 in. (f) Framing included Ryan Martin lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area where he attended the California College of the Arts. Through painting and drawing, Martin creates surreal, dream like compositions of his subjects. He is influenced by his roots, growing up in Southern California during the 80s & 90s, where his pluck choices of hues dominate his artwork. Martins portraits are loosely