Juli Cady Ryan's work represents more than just a painting or even an idea, but reveals an 11 by 13 slice of what goes on inside her brain. Her paintings whisper the secret ideas, churning in tune with imagination, in her mind; secrets that are gently and skillfully extracted from inside her head and are imprinted with acrylics to transform a bare white canvass. And it is done uniquely. A still life, but moving and bending; a realistic picture but tainted with bulls-eyed dots and swirling branches. The jubilant trees and houses melt to point towards the subject of the photo, guiding the eyes to the most simple, but possibly most important part of the photo. If the trees aren't pointing to the subject in a yoga like bend, they are framing and augmenting the piece's value. The pieces dive towards different centers, whirl pooling in the air or blowing in the wind. Circles upon circles litter the floor, making the picture seem more imaginative and dreamlike. The intricate dots give the paintings life and an energy that intrigues the viewer more than an ordinary hill with a tree would. Curls and swirls and squigglies cause the heart to flutter and the soul to float in curiosity. Maybe the paintings instill pangs of jealousy with their completely unique and abstract-within-concrete style. Maybe the paintings inspire individuality, and encourage seeking out difference to create beauty. Like Monet's Starry Night, Juli's paintings in their simple busyness with their carefree but deliberate brushstrokes create a bubbly and airy feeling. Ryan's artwork, distinct in style and whimsical in ideas, instills a childlike gayness and a twirling bliss in the eyes of all who see it. 
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