Anke Ryba

Anke Ryba

about the artist

Anke Ryba, who is based in Baden-Württemberg/Germany, is known for her expressive and powerful paintings. Her artworks are composed using many layers of color. Accompanied by coincidence, she always creates new compositions. She thus creates two-dimensional and spatial energies in an abstract visual language.

her technique

In her 120 m² studio in Baden-Württemberg/Germany, the artist gives free rein to her creativity. There she works mostly on large-format canvases and uses acrylic, aquarylic and oil paints, as well as putty and stone powder, always everything perfectly coordinated. She paints in abstract gestures and pours lightly or even heavily diluted with water paint on the canvas. Through skillful color combinations, she manages to create powerful artworks. Her ideas arise in the process of painting. This is particularly evident in the fact that during the painting process on the canvas she spontaneously allows new ideas for paintings and she is open to intuitive artistic gestures from beginning to end. This is the advantage in informal, process-oriented painting.

about aquarylic

“Colors are the foundation of my abstract art on canvas. In my early days I painted with very different colors and tried many techniques. In this process over the years I realized that there was a big difference in brilliance and finish. Often I was disappointed by the result.

Then, in a workshop in Austria, I came into contact with aquarylic color for the first time. The colors fascinated me from the beginning and today I would not want to miss them. What makes the color so special for me?

When combining their acrylic and aquarylic colors, I am always amazed at the unpredictable things that happen. For me, this is particularly important, because I always accompany the coincidence in my way of working. The beautiful aquarylic shades can be mixed with each other and lightened wonderfully with their white chalk color. I’ve finally found the colors I’ve been looking for for a long time. aquarylic can no longer be missing in my color assortment!