tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43236095760951414972024-02-20T21:19:54.256-05:00Studio RayyanOmar Rayyan --> artists <-- Sheila RayyanOmar and Sheila Rayyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248700901053185919noreply@blogger.comBlogger141125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323609576095141497.post-24910158705404968622018-08-10T10:48:00.000-04:002018-08-10T10:48:52.621-04:002019 Calendar Kickstarter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We are currently running a <a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/OmarCalendar" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a> campaign for a 2019 calendar chock full of Omar's art. We've chosen a dozen of his favorite and most popular images to feature in a 12-month wall calendar. </div>
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Click this link to check out the Kickstarter: <br /><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/omarrayyan/omar-rayyan-2019-art-calendar">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/omarrayyan/omar-rayyan-2019-art-calendar</a><br /><br />The campaign ends on August 23, 2018</div>
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Omar and Sheila Rayyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248700901053185919noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323609576095141497.post-59856572758765862992016-09-01T12:04:00.003-04:002016-09-01T12:06:02.093-04:00Goblin Market Book<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last week we launched a <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/omarrayyan/goblin-market-an-art-book-by-omar-rayyan" target="_blank">Kickstarter campaign</a> to help fund Omar's new illustrated book, <i><b>Goblin Market. </b></i>We reached our funding goal the first day (woohoo!), which now lets us move forward in the publishing process. There's still plenty of time for you to help out, the campaign ends on September 23. Backers have the chance to pre-buy the book, thus get it before anyone else does, along with prints and package deals available exclusively through the Kickstarter.<br />
This book has been a personal project of Omar's, he's been working on it for over ten years. The book is just --p a c k e d-- with art. We are very excited to see it finally come to life.<span style="color: #0000ee;"> </span></div>
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<b><i>Below are sample pages from the book </i></b></div>
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<br />Omar and Sheila Rayyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248700901053185919noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323609576095141497.post-79792996088124210792016-03-12T11:18:00.000-05:002017-10-26T14:47:46.685-04:00A Few New Pieces<div style="text-align: center;">
Here are a few more of Omar's paintings that are currently available for sale.<br />
You can find others in a <a href="http://studiorayyan.blogspot.com/2015/09/currently-available-art.html" target="_blank">previous post</a>.<br />
Please <a href="http://studiorayyan.com/contact-omar-rayyan.php" target="_blank">contact us</a> if you are interested in purchasing, or wish to get more information about them.<i><b> </b></i>And remember: he also has smaller, lower priced pieces available<br />
in his Etsy Shop: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/studiorayyan" target="_blank">www.etsy.com/shop/studiorayyan</a>.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Anna Katenina</b></i> - oil on panel, 10x12 inches <span style="color: red;"><b>SOLD</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Last Diner Before Mordor</b></i> - watercolor, 22x30 inches <span style="color: red;"><b>SOLD</b></span></td></tr>
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Omar and Sheila Rayyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248700901053185919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323609576095141497.post-85953230884943785462015-09-28T20:25:00.000-04:002017-11-21T22:05:41.864-05:00Currently Available Art<div style="text-align: center;">
These are some of Omar's larger paintings that are currently available for sale.<br />
Please <a href="http://studiorayyan.com/contact-omar-rayyan.php" target="_blank">contact us</a> if you are interested in purchasing, or wish to get more information about them.<i><b> </b></i>And remember: he also has smaller, lower priced pieces available<br />
in his Etsy Shop: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/studiorayyan" target="_blank">www.etsy.com/shop/studiorayyan</a>.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Beetle Battle</b></i> - watercolor, 11x14 inches <span style="color: red;"><b>SOLD</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Battlecry of the Chipmunk</b></i> - watercolor, 12x15 inches <span style="color: red;"><b>SOLD</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW79hH0j2-C5FGpmi8g-YmJGmu5z9doY-P3w543Put4ykXDpCqivyxoCQZZsOs0cBot6qnFI7qLnszAA4GResun78Nf_lXXiWF6y_5mG2uQnMfesa9zxRTBOD6hfLPrgDX1-e3t28QtEc/s1600/orayyan_siren.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW79hH0j2-C5FGpmi8g-YmJGmu5z9doY-P3w543Put4ykXDpCqivyxoCQZZsOs0cBot6qnFI7qLnszAA4GResun78Nf_lXXiWF6y_5mG2uQnMfesa9zxRTBOD6hfLPrgDX1-e3t28QtEc/s640/orayyan_siren.jpg" width="510" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Portrait of a Siren</b></i> - watercolor, 12x15 inches $2000</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMitd1l4vsx05krKOskXlvb_ItED8z98bz0D-8VWR9lTpA4vbGcjAUN3jRIQ_9VfKhlht_Mku3zaE_0efSPU7IUr12ny6sf1zC9n8_a0sX9EIoIK9-234KN7iZrDH0wkjr4u68_GBehmQ/s1600/orayyan_socialite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMitd1l4vsx05krKOskXlvb_ItED8z98bz0D-8VWR9lTpA4vbGcjAUN3jRIQ_9VfKhlht_Mku3zaE_0efSPU7IUr12ny6sf1zC9n8_a0sX9EIoIK9-234KN7iZrDH0wkjr4u68_GBehmQ/s640/orayyan_socialite.jpg" width="508" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>The Socialite</b></i> - oil on panel, 18x24 inches <span style="color: red;"><i><b>SOLD</b></i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5CM6hcGDkenurrcgSR_XZUWDNy2PrTOqbB5SwknU72yQRmltxu6t75QNyRkE8fJM44RuBqt45NgR1uCWdhI_WqY01TmR_R0cuhsYpeh8SujFvDDqNmvjUFp7fQmNCx3SuoWphuh6HUc/s1600/orayyan_tinypinkeleph.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5CM6hcGDkenurrcgSR_XZUWDNy2PrTOqbB5SwknU72yQRmltxu6t75QNyRkE8fJM44RuBqt45NgR1uCWdhI_WqY01TmR_R0cuhsYpeh8SujFvDDqNmvjUFp7fQmNCx3SuoWphuh6HUc/s640/orayyan_tinypinkeleph.jpg" width="504" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Tiny Pink Elephants</b></i> - watercolor, 11x14 inches <span style="color: red;"><b>SOLD</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxoQQCnCzxHlEOPednfl5JDH1YO2PztM2LFx-wGt5oV_RcyIIr8kRlXGw52iEU4uL2n2GsqY7ou-veWtmFDtBa7E9NmaEB_4-I8k7LSeB8LH7tiLZMuTHEIOgFCqW8iw4R_tklG-hf8Bs/s1600/orayyan_triceratops.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxoQQCnCzxHlEOPednfl5JDH1YO2PztM2LFx-wGt5oV_RcyIIr8kRlXGw52iEU4uL2n2GsqY7ou-veWtmFDtBa7E9NmaEB_4-I8k7LSeB8LH7tiLZMuTHEIOgFCqW8iw4R_tklG-hf8Bs/s640/orayyan_triceratops.jpg" width="506" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Milking the Triceratops</b></i> - oil on panel, 11x14 inches <span style="color: red;"><b>SOLD</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLrwoQXzY0aKyURFA-EE2h98saPyRG5AvRZ_o5h3JQYIq7p6O-Zq9CnF-kJNfrFqgKyN34LwXL7L7Cp-bO93CstQjNJKPw6tF7jpavITnhhjJmrS5IdAdqcrfjcuiWNKMTWXJ24xFddY/s1600/orayyan_turtletacking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLrwoQXzY0aKyURFA-EE2h98saPyRG5AvRZ_o5h3JQYIq7p6O-Zq9CnF-kJNfrFqgKyN34LwXL7L7Cp-bO93CstQjNJKPw6tF7jpavITnhhjJmrS5IdAdqcrfjcuiWNKMTWXJ24xFddY/s640/orayyan_turtletacking.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Turtle Tacking</b></i> - watercolor, 13x17 inches <span style="color: red;"><b>SOLD</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtnWZ9NxeAj4vcYkM6XuN-CwPccd7Npk63W26Nth5pXPsdn-7QiC_8u24ElEmUf7rdJeVGxvzn7SG3AbzxnixrLYx19HtqRuc9Q7oa1iQlEM4xw8YNOOajFF5YfdKLd0zowQ8iDCaeefk/s1600/orayyan_weasels.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtnWZ9NxeAj4vcYkM6XuN-CwPccd7Npk63W26Nth5pXPsdn-7QiC_8u24ElEmUf7rdJeVGxvzn7SG3AbzxnixrLYx19HtqRuc9Q7oa1iQlEM4xw8YNOOajFF5YfdKLd0zowQ8iDCaeefk/s640/orayyan_weasels.jpg" width="512" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Weasels, Ferrets, and Stoats, Oh My!</b></i> - watercolor, 12x16 inches <span style="color: red;"><b>SOLD</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvy13KkBIXPYKxi22PmjQV_dhHIhcoYtZSlpFxVFnL4cwIO-M5l_d4FzDuKN-nGiLFvjS_rKH8bhOGmYmpb494y3v_fIKU9PNO9jW_N92leq8q_cilD2dT-cEmediH_ovggELuhy18ugE/s1600/orayyan_youngursula.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvy13KkBIXPYKxi22PmjQV_dhHIhcoYtZSlpFxVFnL4cwIO-M5l_d4FzDuKN-nGiLFvjS_rKH8bhOGmYmpb494y3v_fIKU9PNO9jW_N92leq8q_cilD2dT-cEmediH_ovggELuhy18ugE/s640/orayyan_youngursula.jpg" width="512" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Young Ursula</b></i> - watercolor, 11x14 inches <b><span style="color: red;"> SOLD</span></b></td></tr>
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<br />Omar and Sheila Rayyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248700901053185919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323609576095141497.post-56079819682222084712015-08-07T08:29:00.000-04:002015-09-06T16:08:09.220-04:00Giveaway Contest!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnLeWTV0_cpP0pXHLrBh6e3Gy9FV95q0WfAid626ZzSt_RU_nIwQTw5_NJ9qp6w5hJEWWKgxu3sKrb9g3d1OOCKO7Yngkfo8bvUoX4kIjfaYeA4IpZLluQcxfGX74zfQ1zURZu_f1pn4/s1600/omarrayyan_portraitpansy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnLeWTV0_cpP0pXHLrBh6e3Gy9FV95q0WfAid626ZzSt_RU_nIwQTw5_NJ9qp6w5hJEWWKgxu3sKrb9g3d1OOCKO7Yngkfo8bvUoX4kIjfaYeA4IpZLluQcxfGX74zfQ1zURZu_f1pn4/s1600/omarrayyan_portraitpansy.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Portrait with Pansy</i> - 7x8 inches, watercolor</td></tr>
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We are offering this
chance for you to WIN this original Omar Rayyan watercolor painting.<br />
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If you buy something from either of our Etsy shops:</div>
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<a href="http://www.studiorayyan.etsy.com/">www.studiorayyan.etsy.com</a> or <a href="http://www.motherspoon.etsy.com/">www.motherspoon.etsy.com</a></div>
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your name will be automatically entered for a chance to win.<br />
Contest runs until August 31, 2015 at midnight (<a href="http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/usa/eastern-time/" target="_blank">EST</a>).<br />
Winner will be announced here and on Omar's Facebook page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/orayyan">www.facebook.com/orayyan</a></div>
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<i>Good luck and happy shopping!</i> :)<br />
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<b>UPDATE:</b><br />
We have a winner!<br />
Congratulations to Hannah Saurs.<br />Thank you to everyone who entered the contest this year.<br />
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Omar and Sheila Rayyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248700901053185919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323609576095141497.post-73227086698419180472015-06-27T11:17:00.000-04:002015-06-27T11:19:35.155-04:00Alice in Wonderland<div style="text-align: center;">
Through the years, Omar has done some paintings inspired by the world of Lewis Carroll's <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i>. None of these were done for publication. The first two he created (<i>The Caterpillar</i> and <i>Croquet</i>)
were done for a special online exhibition featuring several artist's
interpretation of Alice in Wonderland. The rest were done just for fun,
or by request as commissions from art collectors. </div>
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Here they are, in no particular order.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1spDvwvLHGZN2sQs4jKG9pu8OdZnxIUbD_zeVhHxAwp8PAoxdMcrgP08-jmrRtWsqFC_rIdzlKkoPClD8kdTI-2lopl0EeToc-M8tykVMD9ffAb5xC6nL4CEzKNJ15sA71gXM5Pd7bk/s1600/omarrayyan_burb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1spDvwvLHGZN2sQs4jKG9pu8OdZnxIUbD_zeVhHxAwp8PAoxdMcrgP08-jmrRtWsqFC_rIdzlKkoPClD8kdTI-2lopl0EeToc-M8tykVMD9ffAb5xC6nL4CEzKNJ15sA71gXM5Pd7bk/s640/omarrayyan_burb.jpg" width="462" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>...and Burbled as it Came!</i> - watercolor</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYvwibPdQ3ALAZUrHqony0J03RPGm-o2TyM5l7A6LVdXMQK2mwtupWHv8m74XoN0_YHzIwdBhqOweCFtdNrcjvNkcVLqqnMD7FQtZmSOhM7C94pbELTCv0KIuj40uZ1_vOAXJGKF4qn0/s1600/omarrayyan_whitekni.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYvwibPdQ3ALAZUrHqony0J03RPGm-o2TyM5l7A6LVdXMQK2mwtupWHv8m74XoN0_YHzIwdBhqOweCFtdNrcjvNkcVLqqnMD7FQtZmSOhM7C94pbELTCv0KIuj40uZ1_vOAXJGKF4qn0/s594/omarrayyan_whitekni.jpg" width="462" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The White Knight</i> - watercolor</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIc0359PfyQMUy1VonTB4Gef-IEbHh2iL2PSnTS-GuLDM-l-PJ54cx0BEuZHdlOaWpeU6NR01id4LmDAo3DhrzoQHGyXetS1_2HMHgsS6exhQvA4i7Kue4u7rjqB9Pmep0wxUsoq-zCdY/s1600/omarrayyan_cater.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="567" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIc0359PfyQMUy1VonTB4Gef-IEbHh2iL2PSnTS-GuLDM-l-PJ54cx0BEuZHdlOaWpeU6NR01id4LmDAo3DhrzoQHGyXetS1_2HMHgsS6exhQvA4i7Kue4u7rjqB9Pmep0wxUsoq-zCdY/s567/omarrayyan_cater.jpg" width="462" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Caterpillar</i> - watercolor</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqWXrRby4XVIt4VEG1BGYVYpBBcmyUi4Lp_oPTAerwRMzlPyrPzeM2KKQ2G_UvesUhXxRinUGtK-PsTCFfZzslm80QRUnPPO3x2CsUOPMR_7a7NFmHO9-W16w-h8rCSvPvySP7FwM-6E/s1600/omarrayyan_croquet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="664" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqWXrRby4XVIt4VEG1BGYVYpBBcmyUi4Lp_oPTAerwRMzlPyrPzeM2KKQ2G_UvesUhXxRinUGtK-PsTCFfZzslm80QRUnPPO3x2CsUOPMR_7a7NFmHO9-W16w-h8rCSvPvySP7FwM-6E/s664/omarrayyan_croquet.jpg" width="462" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Croquet</i> - watercolor</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HCZ5kkMn5lnfWIyk6IFf9BmobV4NjNSJ0O6HMcUuQsASLvFyMcseYpDc8eWinoYQD0Oh3nWfqe8L_bUiAMsuORNZip78ysk4xqTBAnG71JCzvqhCP8K5HL1goga4TNvveXBrIN2LOR4/s1600/omarrayyan_dinah.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="613" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HCZ5kkMn5lnfWIyk6IFf9BmobV4NjNSJ0O6HMcUuQsASLvFyMcseYpDc8eWinoYQD0Oh3nWfqe8L_bUiAMsuORNZip78ysk4xqTBAnG71JCzvqhCP8K5HL1goga4TNvveXBrIN2LOR4/s613/omarrayyan_dinah.jpg" width="462" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Now, Dinah, tell me the truth: did you ever eat a bat?</i> - watercolor</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5ZRwAg3zf5eJlq-SZ2bpatJ5Vhn8wlhhDfZOGeYWjPEK2cNS2zMbO-ahH46YQRQhVALcZAXRM3SKSmAPKIdzIaj0tkEuAbvx4317Xymt-wEPNkRWjur_Wd-E31jBL0wmbfLlJnTgLLg/s1600/omarrayyan_party.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="577" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5ZRwAg3zf5eJlq-SZ2bpatJ5Vhn8wlhhDfZOGeYWjPEK2cNS2zMbO-ahH46YQRQhVALcZAXRM3SKSmAPKIdzIaj0tkEuAbvx4317Xymt-wEPNkRWjur_Wd-E31jBL0wmbfLlJnTgLLg/s577/omarrayyan_party.jpg" width="462" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>A Queer-looking Party</i> - watercolor</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamMxESmuOQtNmLphTORZHAlOzJoZwu8oJ4ov4PTHZVghuazYvWCYggWg7cN0oQlw8CghAxaLt5SfYUrNJ0hyoWXb4M0rhAGP86XhGEQgNWYhetd_hR1xCSWWSDBBouklGnXstClwllDY/s1600/omarrayyan_mockturt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamMxESmuOQtNmLphTORZHAlOzJoZwu8oJ4ov4PTHZVghuazYvWCYggWg7cN0oQlw8CghAxaLt5SfYUrNJ0hyoWXb4M0rhAGP86XhGEQgNWYhetd_hR1xCSWWSDBBouklGnXstClwllDY/s600/omarrayyan_mockturt.jpg" width="462" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Mock Turtle</i> - watercolor</td></tr>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbyPCDCcVztedBXxQUGIcF8kP2h7Ymo0Vsv4Sy8xLN5bQu75eDAiHJ39ty4qbJU9BsJFvKWStGbC3OvYDDVTutgdNqEPXyF03W12c3rl9hcw2ucarDaURWhqNj6M9-bgDC996FLI5fKc/s1600/omarrayyan_intgryph.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbyPCDCcVztedBXxQUGIcF8kP2h7Ymo0Vsv4Sy8xLN5bQu75eDAiHJ39ty4qbJU9BsJFvKWStGbC3OvYDDVTutgdNqEPXyF03W12c3rl9hcw2ucarDaURWhqNj6M9-bgDC996FLI5fKc/s592/omarrayyan_intgryph.jpg" width="462" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Interlude with the Gryphon</i> - watercolor</td></tr>
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Omar and Sheila Rayyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248700901053185919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323609576095141497.post-6703333309267326222015-06-16T18:20:00.000-04:002015-06-16T18:21:28.877-04:00Really BIG Art!This past winter, Omar was commissioned to do a painting titled "Bunny's Birthday Bash". The client wanted him to do a very LARGE watercolor depicting her favorite rabbits and their friends partying it up. The painting was so large, in fact, that it did not fit on Omar's usual work desk. He had to make a temporary workspace just to accommodate the piece.<br />
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You'd figure that when facing such a huge task, Omar would maybe perhaps just possibly consider that he might use bigger brushes and use bolder strokes to get the job done. Nope, he used his usual little brushes and spared no detail. Crazy man. But the finished piece is quite epic, as you can see in the images below.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>"Bunny's Birthday Bash"</i> 27x37 inches, watercolor</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">detail of some of the partygoers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">detail of the birthday bunny</td></tr>
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Omar and Sheila Rayyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248700901053185919noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323609576095141497.post-84744176312960506982015-03-09T13:02:00.000-04:002015-03-09T13:02:10.369-04:00Fantastic Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We're very excited to announce that Omar's painting of "<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/191369940" target="_blank">Night at the Races</a>" has been nominated for an award in the upcoming <a href="http://www.spectrumfantasticart.com/" target="_blank">Spectrum Fantastic Art annual</a>. We will be traveling to Kansas City in May for the <a href="http://spectrumfantasticartlive.com/" target="_blank">Spectrum Fantastic Art LIVE</a> convention, where they will be announcing the winners and presenting the awards. Omar won the Gold Award last year in the "Unpublished" category. Not one to rest on his laurels, he's very happy and humbled to be in the running again this year. To be nominated two years in a row is thrilling to say the least, since every year the bar is raised soooo much higher. The quality and range of work submitted by the artists each year is just astounding, hats off to the judges who have to make the tough decision about which pieces make the cut!<br />Below are a few of the other nominated pieces.</div>
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Omar and Sheila Rayyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248700901053185919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323609576095141497.post-73195663763998912252015-01-28T15:11:00.000-05:002015-01-28T15:11:01.319-05:00Little Paintings<div style="text-align: center;">
Omar just finished a batch of little paintings, and they've been put up for sale<br />in his Etsy shop at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/StudioRayyan">www.etsy.com/shop/StudioRayyan</a>.<br />Here are a few of them, to whet your appetite. </div>
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Omar and Sheila Rayyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248700901053185919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323609576095141497.post-7966573151483198032015-01-12T10:34:00.002-05:002017-11-21T22:06:05.457-05:00More Art<div style="text-align: center;">
Here are some more paintings by Omar that are available for sale.<br />
Please <a href="http://studiorayyan.com/contact-omar-rayyan.php" target="_blank">contact us</a> if you are interested in any of them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>The Mock Turtle</b></i> - watercolor, 14"x18" <span style="color: red;"><b>SOLD</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Turtle Tacking</b></i> - watercolor, 13"x17"<span style="color: red;"><b> SOLD</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Tickle Tickle</b></i> - watercolor, 8"x11" <span style="color: red;"><b>SOLD</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Milking the Triceratops</b></i> - oil on panel, 11"x14"<span style="color: red;"><b> SOLD</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>The Princess' New Pony</b></i> - oil on panel, 11"x14" <span style="color: red;"><b>SOLD</b></span><i><b><br /></b></i></td></tr>
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Omar and Sheila Rayyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248700901053185919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323609576095141497.post-54350615850818675502014-09-25T11:04:00.002-04:002017-10-26T14:49:50.809-04:00New Work<div style="text-align: center;">
Here are a few new paintings by Omar, all are available for sale.<br />
<a href="http://studiorayyan.com/contact-omar-rayyan.php" target="_blank">Contact us</a> if you are interested in purchasing any of them.</div>
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Or just look and enjoy...</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Grackles </i></b>-<b><i> </i></b>oil on panel, 18"x24" <b><span style="color: red;">SOLD</span><i><br /></i></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Pea Soup with Pork</b></i> - oil on panel, 8"x10" <span style="color: red;"><b>SOLD</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Tiny Pink Elephants</b></i> - watercolor, 11"x14" <span style="color: red;"><b>SOLD</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>The Socialite</i></b> - oil on panel, 18"x24" <span style="color: red;"><b>SOLD</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>They Danced by the Light of the Moo</i><i>n</i></b> - watercolor, 12"x15" <b><span style="color: red;">SOLD!</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Young Ursula</i></b> - watercolor, 11"x14" <span style="color: red;"><b>SOLD</b></span></td></tr>
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Omar and Sheila Rayyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248700901053185919noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323609576095141497.post-13740659427742958052014-08-02T08:52:00.001-04:002014-09-05T09:05:03.794-04:00Another Giveaway!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bubbah on a Bullfinch - 6"x8" watercolor</td></tr>
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Yet another giveaway contest!<br />
We are offering this
chance for you to WIN an original Omar Rayyan watercolor painting.<br />
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If you buy something from either of our Etsy shops (<a href="http://www.studiorayyan.etsy.com/">www.studiorayyan.etsy.com</a> or <a href="http://www.motherspoon.etsy.com/">www.motherspoon.etsy.com</a>) your name will be entered for a chance to win.<br />
Contest starts today and runs until August 31, 2014 at midnight (<a href="http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/usa/eastern-time/" target="_blank">EST</a>). </div>
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Good luck and happy shopping! :)<br />
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<b>UPDATE</b>: <i>WE HAVE A WINNER!</i><br />Congratulations to Ania Mohrbacher, Bubbah will be winging his way to you.<br />Thank you to everyone who participated this year.</div>
Omar and Sheila Rayyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248700901053185919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323609576095141497.post-88772562497696287042014-07-07T19:33:00.000-04:002014-07-07T19:33:17.576-04:00Commissions<div style="text-align: center;">
Omar has been very busy this year painting commissioned works for private collectors. I thought you all might like to get a peek at what he's been up to, so here's a few that he's done.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Backgammon - oil on panel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Night at the Races (detail)</td></tr>
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Omar and Sheila Rayyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248700901053185919noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323609576095141497.post-64069428248058554272014-04-19T17:00:00.000-04:002014-04-19T17:02:02.387-04:00Spectrum 3<div style="text-align: center;">
Join us and 200 artists May 9th, 10th & 11th in Kansas City for <a href="http://www.sfalkc.com/" target="_blank">Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 3</a>.
Spectrum is a three-day celebration of the best in fantasy, science
fiction, horror, and comics art. You will interact with Traditional
medium artists, Digital artists working in the Film, Animation, and
Video Game fields, Sculptors, Cover Illustrators, Comics Artists, and
more. Additionally, there will opportunities to attend workshops, live
painting and sculpting demos, panels, meet art directors, conduct
portfolio reviews and attend the Spectrum 21 awards ceremonies. If you
enjoy our work and would like to experience a wide variety of what the
field of fantastic art has to offer we hope you will meet us there.</div>
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Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/spectrumfantasticartlive" target="_blank">Spectrum Fantastic Art Live</a> </div>
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Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/@SFantasticAL" target="_blank">@SFantasticAL</a> ​​</div>
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Omar and Sheila Rayyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248700901053185919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323609576095141497.post-24920992133862698942014-04-15T08:17:00.000-04:002014-04-15T08:26:35.670-04:00Aquarium Art<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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We're very excited to announce that Omar's painting "<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/115109028/contessa-with-squid-extra-large-print" target="_blank">Contessa with Squid</a>" has found a home at the <a href="http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/" target="_blank">Monterey Bay Aquarium</a> in their recently opened exhibit called "<a href="http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals-and-experiences/exhibits/tentacles" target="_blank">Tentacles</a>". </div>
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The collection not only features live specimens of octopus, squid, and various other cephalopods, but also has ancient, historical, and more modern art and sculpture inspired by these wonderful creatures.<br />
They also commissioned San Francisco Bay Area artist <a href="http://www.nemogould.com/" target="_blank">Nemo Gould</a> to create kinetic sculptures for the exhibit using found objects. Check out the video below to get an glimpse of the cool stuff he made.</div>
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Omar and Sheila Rayyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248700901053185919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323609576095141497.post-61616063961606022692013-10-02T13:45:00.002-04:002013-11-05T07:25:23.595-05:00A real giveaway...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smoking Jacket - watercolor, 7.5"x8.5"</td></tr>
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Return of the giveaway contest!<br />
We are offering this
chance for you to WIN an original Omar Rayyan watercolor painting.<br />
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If you buy something from either of our Etsy shops (<a href="http://www.studiorayyan.etsy.com/">www.studiorayyan.etsy.com</a> or <a href="http://www.motherspoon.etsy.com/">www.motherspoon.etsy.com</a>) your name will be entered for a chance to win.<br />
Contest starts today and runs until October 31, 2013 at midnight (<a href="http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/usa/eastern-time/" target="_blank">EST</a>). </div>
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Good luck and happy shopping! :)</div>
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Update Nov. 2: WE HAVE A WINNER! <br />Congratulations to Adam Janicek, he won the painting. Thanks to everyone who entered, we'll probably do this again next year... stay tuned...<br />
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Omar and Sheila Rayyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248700901053185919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323609576095141497.post-41996296785702052392013-05-27T18:25:00.001-04:002015-07-08T07:21:53.354-04:00Another Road Trip, part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The reason we trekked all the way out to Kansas City was to attend <a href="http://www.spectrumfantasticart.com/spectrumfantasticartlive/" target="_blank">Spectrum Fantastic Art LIVE 2</a>. This is second year for this particular convention, and while it is still trying to find its feet, we both think they've hit on something good here. Walking out on to the floor can be a bit overwhelming, there's so much amazing art, so many different styles and mediums, and well, just really great art everywhere you turn. You want to talk to everyone and get their story, learn new techniques, talk shop and find out how they are surviving in this crazy world of art. A lot to take in for such a short weekend.</div>
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Whenever I had a chance to escape from our booth and check out the rest of the show, I always forgot to take pictures. So here are some quickies I took on one strafing run.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Omar being interviewed. Possibly for a documentary?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Donato, with his super slick professional-looking display</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Justin Gerard and Cory Godbey, being happily thronged upon.<br />
Cory had won a Spectrum award the night before, so that added an extra twinkle to his eye, I'm sure.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rug in the convention center was pretty wild. No diving allowed!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charles Vess' very large watercolor painting</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm a big fan of Virginie Ropar's work.<br />
Here's one of her sculptures, with her working in the background on another one.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Articulated doll by Marina Bychkova</td></tr>
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At the request of another artist, I had brought along my hair bling so I could teach her how to do it and also put some in her hair. (For those who don't know what I'm talking about -- hair bling is a kind of very thin tinsel you tie to your hair, and it comes in all sorts of colors. It adds a little shine or sparkle to your hair and around December it makes people think you've been walking too close to Christmas trees.) Once I have done one person's hair, usually more show up to get theirs done, which is what happened at this show. Charles Vess was one of those who tracked me down to get "blinged". I love it when men want it done, my ultimate goal is to put some in a nice long beard. Haven't had a chance to yet. Guys with long beards tend to not like other people messing with them. Either that or they are hiding treasure in there and they don't want me finding it. Probably food. Ew. Second thought, maybe I don't want to do that.</div>
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Saturday night was Award Show night, so they rolled out the red carpet and fed us a yummy BBQ buffet at the Midland Theater. The theater itself is a work of art, lavishly decorated with velvet, carvings, dark wood, marble. You know what I'm talking about. My camera couldn't handle the splendor, so I didn't get many good photos of the interior. Opulence, just think opulence.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On their way to the Award Show, the Spectrum big mucky-mucks.<br />
(l-r) Peter de Sève, Greg Manchess, Irene Gallo, Cathy Fenner, Arnie Fenner, Jon Foster,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Omar and I, inside the theater, eagerly awaiting the start of the show</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here comes the mother ship! Oh no, wait. It's just a light fixture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allen Williams winning Gold for Concept Art (yay Allen!)</td></tr>
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Evenings are a time to wind down the day and gather in smaller groups for dinner or drinks or both or neither to talk. Talk about art, not talk about art. Just talk. Talk talk talk talk talk. Most artists I know live pretty secluded lives. It's just the nature of the business. Quiet and alone, you get your work done. And then when you go out, you go OUT. Gotta make up for all that alone time. Most everyone is hoarse by Sunday. If you're not, that means you got some sleep. Or you brought honey.</div>
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One of the things on everyone's mind all weekend was the weather. There were severe thunderstorms forecast, and with them, tornado warnings. They were forecast to come in just in time for break down of the show, which means everyone would be hauling their art out in some pretty rough weather. Not something we were looking forward to. We lucked out, though. The bad weather didn't hit until just before sunset, so I think everyone had already packed their art and left by then. We had gone out to dinner and had just returned to our hotel when the skies opened up with a humdinger of a thunderstorm.</div>
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We hit the road for home the next morning, with more thunderstorms skittering around us. Tornado warnings were still in effect, and we were happy to get outta there. I know of a few people who were flying out that got stuck for a few days more than planned because of the weather. We drove through one storm Monday, and while it wasn't too bad for us, I believe it was part of the line of storms that decimated Oklahoma City, a very sobering thought. After one last crazy thunderstorm caught up to us while we rested in Indianapolis, the remainder of the trip home was fairly uneventful.</div>
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Omar and Sheila Rayyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248700901053185919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323609576095141497.post-58813005878251818482013-05-24T23:36:00.000-04:002013-09-06T09:30:54.995-04:00Another Road Trip, part 1<div style="text-align: center;">
So, last week we packed up trusty ol' Snubby and headed west to Kansas City, MO. Traveling from the east coast in Massachusetts, it's fascinating to watch how the landscape changes as you travel. Somewhere mid-Ohio, the land rolls ups its sleeves and gets down to business in serious flatness. Mind-boggling flatness. Endless flatness.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The midwest. Brown flatness. Green flatness. Yellow flatness.</td></tr>
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Breaking up all the flatness is a cornucopia of billboards, mostly either quoting bible scriptures, or the exact opposite of that: advertisements for adult video stores. It is truly a conflicted land. When you cross the border into Indiana, you enter Tom Raper world. This guy's unfortunate name is plastered on every billboard, selling everything you can think of, or so it seems. He must own half of the state or something.</div>
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On our way out west, we decided to stop in St. Louis, MO and do some touristy stuff. We wanted to see the Gateway Arch, and it was definitely worth the stop. We even took the tram up to the top. The tram is very small and akin to an old-school sci fi egg-like pod. Five people squeeze into each tram pod. And I do mean squeeze. It has a tiny door with a window so you can see the inner structure of the arch as it clanks and clunks it's way to the top. I found <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJtvQOnwwvM" target="_blank">this video on YouTube</a> that gives you a good idea of what it's like going up. Definitely not for the claustrophobic, agoraphobic, or those prone to flatulence. The view from the top is pretty spectacular. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from the top of the arch, straight down. See the teeny-tiny people and the teeny-tiny cars?</td></tr>
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Omar and Sheila Rayyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248700901053185919noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323609576095141497.post-57260598699018865302013-05-03T19:49:00.001-04:002013-05-03T19:49:52.309-04:00Once Upon a Time...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Once Upon a Time" is a card game published by <a href="http://www.atlas-games.com/ouat3/" target="_blank">Atlas Games</a>. The premise of the game is to tell a story using the fairytale elements on the cards, while trying to guide the plot toward your Ending Card. Omar did all the illustrations on the cards and packaging for the current edition, and also for the forthcoming expansion sets. In the video below you can see the game in action, being played by Wil Wheaton, Amy Berg, Mike Phirman, and Chris "Doc" Wyatt...</div>
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I'm not sure why, but robots and dinosaurs always sound like a good combination. Omar has decided to try his hand at painting them, neither of which he paints very often. I think he should do more, don't you??? :)</div>
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Omar and Sheila Rayyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248700901053185919noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323609576095141497.post-8291701454364950712013-02-07T10:01:00.002-05:002013-02-07T10:03:47.878-05:00Faerie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So. Omar and I were invited to hang our art in the group show "Faerie" at the <a href="http://www.krabjabstudio.com/" target="_blank">Krab Jab Studio</a> in Seattle, WA. Our work will be rubbing shoulders with creations by artists such as Stepahnie Pui-Mun Law, Gary Lippincott, JB Monge, and oh yeah Brian & Wendy Froud. </div>
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Holy cow! There's an impressive list of artists in this exhibit, and we're so happy to be included!</div>
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Below are the pieces we will have in the show </div>
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Omar and Sheila Rayyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248700901053185919noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323609576095141497.post-39320540461722240192012-12-03T23:20:00.001-05:002012-12-03T23:21:49.260-05:00Life Imitates Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In the background of this photo is Omar's painting "Mists of Oolong", which is hanging in the <a href="http://bigbunnyfineart.com/" target="_blank">Big Bunny Fine Art Gallery</a> in New Orleans, LA. Apparently the chap in the foreground drops by the gallery on a regular basis to visit the painting because he looks EXACTLY like the guy in the painting. Well, minus the teapot head of course, but still... WOW. o_O<br />
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Omar and Sheila Rayyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248700901053185919noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323609576095141497.post-34063448185510927512012-11-17T12:14:00.000-05:002012-11-17T12:47:46.955-05:00Illuxcon 5<div style="text-align: center;">
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Earlier this week we returned home from attending <a href="http://www.illuxcon.com/" target="_blank">Illuxcon 5</a> in Altoona,
PA. Illuxcon is a small convention for illustrators and artists
primarily working in the science fiction and fantasy field (but
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the ferry. Me: wide awake. Omar: asleep. Typical.</td></tr>
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So, being island-dwellers, all journeys for us start with a boat ride. We awoke bright and early Wednesday morning, packed the car and headed to the ferry. A Nor'easter was forecast to come in that day, but we had all fingers and toes crossed that we would be off the island before the winds got too strong and they had to start shutting down the ferry runs. We got the the boat, and found out our trip had been cancelled due to the winds (already!). They made no promises that any other boats would be going out that day, but put us in line anyways in case the next trip went out. We were lucky, the next boat made its run, and we were on it. Phew. We found out later that by the afternoon, all boats were cancelled and did not resume service until Friday morning. We were very lucky indeed.<br />
By the time we reached Connecticut, it had started to snow. The roads were getting tricky, and the traffic was moving very slow. I wasn't complaining. Usually during the first snow people drive like idiots, but for once everyone was being cautious. We knew we had a loooooooooooong day ahead of us.<br />
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The drive took us five hours longer than usual, but was pretty much uneventful. The only real drama was when we left the highway to gas up the car and find a bathroom. For some reason the town we picked had no working rest rooms. We stopped in three different places, all had out-of-order loos for varying reasons. Finally found a fairly disgusting but working toilet at a convenience store. It very nearly tipped over when I pushed on the handle to flush it. And the sink was full of pine needles for some reason.</div>
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By the time we reached Altoona, the temperatures were warmer, the roads were dry, and there was no snow or rain or wind. Kinda like "what Nor'easter?".</div>
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Thursday morning we slept late, and then headed in to town to set up for the convention.</div>
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The next four days all kind of blur together. Lots of art, lots of artists, collectors and admirers of art. We sold, traded, bartered and talked shop. With a lot of goofing around as well.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An "aerial" shot. Can you find Omar? :) One of the rare moments he was at his panel.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Omar doing a portfolio review.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tom Kuebler's shrunken heads</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More of Tom Kuebler's work. So awesome.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fellow artist Cyril van der Haegen was unable to attend this year, but he was there in spirit, and as a cardboard cutout face. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Travis Lewis's impressive beard eclipses Omar.</td></tr>
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For the past three years, Illuxcon has been giving out an award they call the Illie Award. Artwork is nominated and people vote for their favorite piece. Each year a different sculptor creates the actual award, and this year it was a latex mask made by <a href="http://schellstudio.com/" target="_blank">Jordu Schell</a>. We were very happy and surprised when we found out Omar had won this year! Woo hoo! Omar works so hard and it's nice to get the recognition, he is quite humbled by the whole experience. A huge thank you and smoochie smoochie to all who voted.<br />
We had a little too much fun with "Illie", who now lives on our piano.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Omar right after receiving the award</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And of course was had to bring it to the bar for a celebratory drink. Bob Eggleton, Jim Burns, Omar, Jane Frank and Marianne Plumridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Illie having a wee tipple (photo by John Davis)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Omar, Tom Kuebler, and Jon Schindehette try to out-ugly Illie. I think Jon was going for ugly cute but only got as far as cute.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Illie enjoys a tootsie roll with the painting that won her. And a troll.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last day of Illuxcon, and the boys are hoping for some Mardi Gras beads. Or something.<br />(photo by Edward Howard)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Packed up the show, said a final goodbye to the Altoona Heritage Discovery Center, and back to the hotel bar for the dead dog party. (photo by Tom Kuebler)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The morning we left, no hangovers here!</td></tr>
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Illuxcon is always a good time. We know that dealing with artists is sometimes akin to herding cats, but we really appreciate all the hard work that Pat and Jeannie Wilshire do to put this show together. We are so looking forward to next year in the new venue when Illuxcon moves to Allentown. Let the madness continue! :)<br />
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Omar illustrated a new children's book that has just been published : <i><b>Good King Wenceslas</b></i>, retold by Jane Seymour. The book also comes with a DVD featuring Jane Seymour reading the story, accompanied by the Mormon Tabernacle
Choir. Look for it at your local bookstore, or you can order it online at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1609071433?ie=UTF8&camp=213733&creative=393185&creativeASIN=1609071433&linkCode=shr&tag=omarrayyanillust&=books&qid=1350915892&sr=1-2&keywords=wenceslas%20via%20@amazon" target="_blank">amazon.com</a></div>
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<br />Omar and Sheila Rayyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248700901053185919noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323609576095141497.post-84086097076060690442012-09-26T15:05:00.000-04:002012-09-26T15:05:23.890-04:00Chesley Award<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few weeks ago, at the World Science Fiction Convention in Chicago, <a href="http://www.asfa-art.org/" target="_blank">ASFA</a> held it's Chesley Award ceremony, and Omar was quite tickled to find he had won for his oil painting, "Dragon and Nightingale". We weren't in attendance so Omar wasn't able to accept the award in person, so they mailed it and it arrived today. It's quite a beautiful award, I'm not sure who the artist is that makes them but all we can say is WOW. The top part is a glass"meteorite" with a galaxy-like swirl of blue <span id="taw" style="margin-right: 0;">dichroic</span> glass, mounted on a hefty mass of black marble. This is the second Chesley award that Omar has won since they redesigned the award. We're gonna have to reinforce the award shelf if he wins any more of these. :)<br /><br /></div>
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