Artist Ryan Smith

Ryan Smith (b. 1973 – ) is a sculptor and oil painter based in Maryland.  He grew up and went to school in Arizona where he spent as much time as he could fly fishing. His bronze sculptures attempt to capture the essence of the fish while capturing the location where the fish would have been caught.  In some of his sculptures, Ryan uses the negative space to showcase the mountain ranges and landscape local to the specific trout or salmon. 
 
In his oil paintings, Ryan works to achieve more realism, while bringing out the dramatic colors of trout.  His goal with every piece – whether it is a bronze or an oil painting – is to capture the natural beauty of the fish.
 
Ryan has been featured in the Virginia Sportsman and Blue Ridge Outdoors and his work has been accepted in the C.M. Russell Art Auction and the Mountain Oyster Club Western Show & Sale. While not working on his art, Ryan spends time with his wife and two children and works with Indian tribes, helping to secure their water rights and funding for tribal drinking water infrastructure. 
 
More on Ryan’s background and work can be found at https://ryansmithsculptures.com/ and on Instagram at @reel_carvings.

Website: https://ryansmithsculptures.com/