Ryan Grossman uses painting as a means of commentary or reflection by attempting to create a moment or narrative that taps into human emotion and the experiences we share unconsciously. After getting his degree from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, Ryan began to reflect on the landscape he grew up in, the Pacific Northwest and the quiet melancholy of the seascape. His work does often go beyond the emotional and interpersonal into more surreal and symbolic territory as well. Reflecting his curiosity of the unknown and the other. While his style is mostly realistic, he is often trying to achieve the believable through a more abstract approach to mark making.