With the 16th century, a new type of picture became established in painting. The still life was recognized as an independent work. Already in Jan van Eyck and the Dutch painters of his time, small sections of pictures can be found that show an arranged still life. The Dutch painters are regarded as pioneers of still life and their compositions of inanimate objects are still a model for many contemporary artists today. The depiction of flowers quickly advanced to become one of the most popular motifs. Christopher Ryland is one of the most important representatives of contemporary botanical painting in England. His work thrives on a modern mode of representation and the connection to traditional watercolor painting. Ryland appeals to the aesthetic zeitgeist and places the natural finds in the centre of attention. The flowers chosen are convincing in their natural beauty and can do without ornamental accessories.
Christopher Ryland was born in Sussex in the mid-20th century and studied art at Goldsmith College in London. Ryland left school with a bachelor's degree in fine arts. In his early years as an artist, Christopher joined a community of artists who produced a series of public and environmental art projects. Ryland painted large-scale murals during this period. In the early 1980s, the artist specialized in botanical painting. He has presented his works in numerous exhibitions. On a national and international level, his floral representations have been enthusiastically welcomed and have been rewarded with various prizes from the very beginning. With his botanical art, Christopher Ryland has transferred a classical pictorial form into modern times. The painter captures the characteristic beauty of plants and makes them appear fresh and fragrant with watercolours. Following the traditions of English watercolour painters, Ryland uses only the finest British-made paper and the watercolours of an English manufacture for his watercolours.
In addition to his practical work, the artist is also a lecturer and shares his experience in painting courses. In his adopted home of Sudbury, Suffolk, the artist has created a sphere of activity in which he has incorporated numerous facets of art. Ryland is a teacher and advisor, he publishes in specialized magazines and journals, and his works serve as models for modern botanical art. Fine English china bears the painter's designs and the English Society of Botanical Art has elected Ryland as a member. The man behind the paintings, however, remains hidden. What is visible is what the artist achieves with his works. It is the familiar appearing flowers that Ryland puts into a new perspective, giving the viewer the feeling of discovering something completely new and enjoying the naturalness.
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672154).jpg "Amaryllis in a Jug, 2007 by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1039713).jpg "The Bridge of Sighs by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672161).jpg "The Valley Walk, Sudbury, 2001 by Christopher Ryland")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-639877).jpg "Still Life with Bromeliad by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673202).jpg "Peonies by Christopher Ryland")
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.jpg "Red Begonia by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1039649).jpg "Larkspur and Delphiniums by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672121).jpg "Flowers in a Black and White Jug by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1100026).jpg "Tulips, 2007 by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673178).jpg "Winter Flowers and Leaves by Christopher Ryland")
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.jpg "Azalea Rose by Christopher Ryland")
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.jpg "Purple Irises by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1038350).jpg "Garden Red Poppies by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673299).jpg "Flowers by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1038835).jpg "Sunflowers by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672141).jpg "Poppies and Geraniums by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673005).jpg "Purple Fringe Tulips by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1100381).jpg "Painting in October by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672148).jpg "Flowers at the Edge of a Meadow, 2008 by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672125).jpg "Blue Hydrangea with Yellow Loosestrife by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672160).jpg "Flowerpots with Pansies, 2007 by Christopher Ryland")
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.jpg "Senetti Plant and Cat by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1121383).jpg "Garden with Foxgloves by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672119).jpg "Orange and Blue Flowers in a Moroccan Vase by Christopher Ryland")
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.jpg "White and Purple Irises by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672136).jpg "Roses in a Glass Jar by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672117).jpg "Irises and Gerbera in a Dutch Jug by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1171463).jpg "Wild Flowers with Alkanet by Christopher Ryland")
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.jpg "Honeysuckle by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673012).jpg "Sudbury Bridge and Trees by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673179).jpg "Interior with Asters by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672118).jpg "Irises and Lilies in a Dutch Jug by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673177).jpg "June Roses by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673076).jpg "Scabious with Yellow Band by Christopher Ryland")
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.jpg "White Hydrangea by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1040359).jpg "Still Life Cyclamen by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673204).jpg "Hollyhocks and Sunflowers by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672124).jpg "Orange and Red Tulips by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672120).jpg "Tiger Lilies, Gladioli and Scabious in a Blue Moroccan Vase by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1037232).jpg "Two Late Roses by Christopher Ryland")
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.jpg "Avalanche Roses by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673175).jpg "Summer Flowers in Brown Jug by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673203).jpg "Still Life Pink Clematis by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673008).jpg "Orange and Purple Flowers by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672163).jpg "Garden with Plants, 2000 by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672147).jpg "Spring Flowers by Christopher Ryland")
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.jpg "Scabious by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672138).jpg "October Chrysanthemums by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672150).jpg "Red and White Amaryllis, 2008 by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1037177).jpg "Winter Trees by Christopher Ryland")
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.jpg "Spring Flowers by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673174).jpg "Garden Flowers by Christopher Ryland")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-638210).jpg "Flowers on Marble by Christopher Ryland")
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.jpg "Yellow Begonia 2 by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672165).jpg "White Lilies, 2008 by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672149).jpg "Chrysanthemums in a Patterned Jug, 2005 by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673249).jpg "Madame Lefeber Tulips by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672151).jpg "Anemones in a Glass Jug, 2007 by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672122).jpg "Larkspur and Gladioli in a Moroccan Vase by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673140).jpg "Gerberas by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672166).jpg "Sweetpeas, 2007 by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672123).jpg "Flowers in a Chinese Jar by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673007).jpg "Early Tulips by Christopher Ryland")
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_Roses_and_Lilies_(wc_on_paper)_-_(MeisterDrucke-672137).jpg "Fernando Pessoa, Roses and Lilies by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673298).jpg "Begonia by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672139).jpg "Honesty by Christopher Ryland")
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.jpg "Yellow Begonia by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1035984).jpg "Red Begonias by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673250).jpg "Madame Lefeber Tulips 2 by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673009).jpg "Daffodils and Tulips by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673181).jpg "Lilies and Bullrushes by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1038348).jpg "Blue Hydrangeas by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673176).jpg "Tulips by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673077).jpg "Autumn Garden by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1037333).jpg "Still Life Daffodils by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1100025).jpg "Hollyhocks and Sunflowers, 2003 by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673248).jpg "Tulips by Window by Christopher Ryland")
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.jpg "Wild Buddleia by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673180).jpg "Cornflowers by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1099982).jpg "Cyclamen, 2004 by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673200).jpg "Flowers with Red Rose by Christopher Ryland")
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.jpg "Glemsford Irises by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1377150).jpg "Supermarket Daffodils by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1100169).jpg "Flowers in December, 2005 by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672155).jpg "Red and Pink Roses, 2008 by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673198).jpg "Red and White Gladioli by Christopher Ryland")
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.jpg "Pansies by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-640767).jpg "Helleborus by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1040364).jpg "Red Amaryllis by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1121384).jpg "Pale Tulips by Christopher Ryland")
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.jpg "Cyclamen Portrait by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1040407).jpg "Magenta Lilies and Daffodils by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672152).jpg "Flowers by a Sunlit Gateway, 2008 by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-672140).jpg "Tulips by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1035955).jpg "End of Year Picture by Christopher Ryland")
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.jpg "Pink Roses by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1315008).jpg "Pansies by Christopher Ryland")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673211).jpg "Garden Hydrangeas and Buddleia by Christopher Ryland")
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.jpg "Tulips and Anemones by Christopher Ryland")
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