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Ryan

Valhalla, I am coming.

About Me


My name is Ryan Hollen. I was born in Cambridge, MN, on September 14th, 1987. I'm predominantly Irish and Swedish.
I'm in love and lust with painting and art. I'm in love with music, whether listening or playing.
I love to read. Mostly non-fiction and classical fiction. What bothers me is that I'm a fairly slow reader and I can't read enough in the alotted time. I'm a vegetarian.
I don't have a set religion although I believe in a discretely working God. One who doesn't interfere in our lives, since life is a struggle and it's meant to be that way. I own around sixty-one books, which consists of only five fictional books.
I hate public bathrooms. I feel disgusting using them. I get artistic callings and just want to stop what I'm doing and go outside and paint. This almost cost me my job. haha, but seriously.
I love to listen to people talk and I enjoy listening to lectures on anything but math. I'm obsessed with the general clockwork of the mind, and how creativity and temperment are often the same in artists.
I'm environmentally concerned. I have absolutely no fear of death whatsoever, although I fear physical pain and detachment from reality.
I like to grow things, such as Bonsai trees and other plant life. I hate ambiguous politics/governments
I hate large vehicle companies/corporations and how they discontinued the electric car in favor of economic fuel (money), instead of renewable fuel. I love big open green or yellow fields with one big tree in the middle. Usually Oak trees that are in full green bloom.
The smell of Ranch dressing makes my stomach quiver. The taste of Ranch dressing makes me dry-heave. The ingestion of Ranch dressing makes me vomit.
Wow... I sound like such a hippie.
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"If a man comes to the door of art untouched by the madness of the Muses, believing that technique alone will make him a good artist, he and his sane compositions never reach perfection, but are utterly eclipsed by the performances of the inspired madman." -Socrates

My Interests

OIL PAINTING, DRAWING, rediscoving the ways of the old masters, finding flaws in modern art (not everything is art, don't even try that excuse with me.), music, playing music (guitar, bass, piano, and drums mostly.), reading mostly non-fiction, writing, learning in general, world tragedies, conversation whether intelligent or random/nonsense, and a badrillion other things.

I'd like to meet:


You have been marked on my profile map!Most the people I would like to meet are dead, so I'm highly interested in meeting fellow artists with the same artistic concerns as me. I also like to meet creative minds, and honest people with strong convictions and a life story. .. width="425" height="350" ..

Music:

Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, John Lennon, George Harrison, Buddy Guy, I'll add more later...

Movies:



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Books:


I've listed the titles of the authors works, instead of the authors themselves. The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe,
Under the Black Flag, The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh,
Three different books titled, "Van Gogh" which include biographies and multiple works of art within, Hendrix - Setting the record Straight,
The Elements of Drawing, Impressionism - Origins, Practice, Reception,
Touched with Fire, The Complete Oil Painter,
Japanese Colour Prints

Heroes:

Karen Olson, Vincent Van Gogh, Leonardo Da Vinci, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, Edgar Allan Poe...

My Blog

The Truest Thing Ever

The September 14th Birth dateTHE DAY OF THE PERCEPTIVE CRITICThose born on September 14 are very much concerned with the society in which they live. Both defenders and critics of their country and the...
Posted by Ryan on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 11:40:00 PST

I should be sleeping.

Screw that. People in China are awake.I've realized that when the volcano of thought is erupting, it's better to be doing something to allow these thoughts to flow out easily, rather than not do anyth...
Posted by Ryan on Sun, 30 Jul 2006 01:12:00 PST

Simply Peaches.

Before you read this, I must say it's long, and I probably rambled off on a few different subjects, but please, If I'm correct, I stumbled upon a reason to cherish those in your life, based on theoret...
Posted by Ryan on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:33:00 PST

Morning Ramblings

At the midst of morning, I lit myself on fire.Not by will, but more so by given tendency.Windows smiling, but slight slate by desire.          ;  (Wildl...
Posted by Ryan on Sun, 25 Jun 2006 02:17:00 PST

Somewhat Offensive to poets and sculptors.

Painting is the finest of all the mechanical arts, and the noblest. It creates more wonderous things than poetry and sculpture. The painter deploys shading and colour and marries them with the gif...
Posted by Ryan on Tue, 30 May 2006 03:21:00 PST

Tag!

The 1st player of this "game" starts with the topic "6 weird habits/things about yourself" and people who get tagged need to write a blog about their 6 weird habits/things as well as state this rule c...
Posted by Ryan on Sun, 07 May 2006 09:30:00 PST

My Eyes Have Taste Buds

As a few of you know, I'm very sensitive to visual stimuli. Not as in, "oh, I do indeed, enjoy that picture." or "I really dislike that picture." No. When I see something that is unbearable, describab...
Posted by Ryan on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 07:01:00 PST

Rebirthing

You all know, but do you realize everyone in your life will be gone from this world? It will only have echoes of all of us who once lived. Think, if you were to be frozen for 200 years, and awaken in ...
Posted by Ryan on Sat, 25 Mar 2006 09:56:00 PST

Untitled

As you've heard many times, ignorance is bliss. I have an idea that as you gain more knowledge, you gain more fear of the capabilities of what's around you. Although nothing will likely happen to you,...
Posted by Ryan on Sat, 18 Mar 2006 08:43:00 PST

Upon Waking

I was wondering while trying to take a nap today. Is death a waking from the concious world? Waking up from a dream is waking up from the sub-concious world. So how would one wake up from reality? Doe...
Posted by Ryan on Sun, 12 Mar 2006 10:42:00 PST