Ryan Larvin was born in
Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1978. At the age of 24 he moved to Leeds,
Headingley where he stayed for 7 years before finally settling in Leeds,
Horsforth.

I was first inspired by
Picasso’s work at the early age of 16, as well as Salvador Dali, and M.C.
Esher. Later i went on to study at Bradford collage for 4 years, gaining a GNVQ
advanced level in Art and Design and an A level in Fine Art. After college i
worked as a sign fixer for a company in Bradford for 8 years. At the age of 27
i was offered the opportunity to become an artist full time for a company called
Art 51 in Leeds, where i remained for 4 years painting modern art. i now work
for Aroom4, where i create many types of different fine art, further developing
my individual style.

I sell’s his art work
throughout galleries in Yorkshire, Scotland and southern England. At the moment
I’m displaying my work throughout several galleries in the Yorkshire area of
England. I’ve made a living from being a full time artist for 7 years.

I describe my work as fun!
Colourful! And eye catching! They relate to everyone and it gives my customers
a happy feeling, a smile often springs to mind. The hearts represent love and
love relates to people. There’s always a story in my paintings, people will
look at them and read what’s going on like a stick man chasing another stick
man or a stick boy climbing a tree with the parent trying to pull him down or
being pulled away by a heart balloon on to a cloud. It all relates to everyday
life but in a fun colourful dream like world.

I often get a lot of
commissions for different sizes and colours. Customers go as far as bringing in
colour samples for me to match to their rooms. I personalise for every
occasion! On the tree trunks I paint 21st, 30th, 40th and 60th birthdays. People
like to design their own stick man story representing the each family member. Children’s
names and initials of loved ones can be painted on tree trunks. Landmarks such
as a New York sky line, Toronto skyline, Sydney harbour, Paris and London can
be painted into the backgrounds to resemble where someone went on a honeymoon
or a holiday. I like the fact that my customers can create their own individual
piece of art personal to them.