Born in The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, home of Carnival and the Steel Drum; Weldon Ryan came to the United States at the age of six.  He grew up in the Bronx where he spent most of his childhood. With his mother’s encouragement he pursued an art education, attending The High School of Art and Design in 1977, the State University of New York at New Paltz, and then Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.  He had a short stay at The Art Students League of New York as well. When paste-up and mechanical and marker comps jobs slowed in 1987 he worked as an Urban Park Ranger for the NYC Parks Department, where he created murals for the Pelham Bay Environmental Nature Center.  Two years later he joined the NYPD.  The first African American to be appointed to the New York City Police Department’s Composite Artist Unit.

At the same time he served as one of NYC finest, he painted vigorously in his studio in the D.U.M.B.O art district in Brooklyn. Several of his commercial illustrations graced the cover and pages of magazines. After 18 years of service and solving numerous crimes with his drawing skills he retired from the NYPD on December 1, 2004 and relocated with his family to Palm Coast, Florida.

His art has found a home in Palm Coast at the SECCA Studio where he has a studio and exhibits at the Hollingsworth Gallery. In 2010 he served as the president of the Flagler County Art League. In 2011 he earned the honor of the Gargiulo Art Foundation Flagler County Artist of the Year.

Weldon Ryan’s art is an “interfuse” of many styles and techniques. He uses texture, color, and realistic rendering of the subject to create a unique interpretation of the world around him. He has the ability to master any medium he chooses; be it oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastels, digital illustration, photography, or chavant clay. He uses the old masters’ techniques to create contemporary masterpieces.

Born in Georgetown, Guyana South America. At the age of nine she came to the United States and settled in Brooklyn New York.  At about the age of eleven Art took shape in her life when she had one of her art pieces displayed at Pennsylvania State University. This inspired her to peruse art as a future career. Originally she wanted to be a fashion designer.

Richlin attended Fashion Industries H. S. and then Clara Barton H. S.  While in high school she attended art classes at the Brooklyn Museum and a summer photography program at. In 1987 thru 1990 she attended Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N. Y. she studied graphic design. During the summer she interned at Eric Mower and Associates for two years in Inroads.  In 1990 she attended the School of visual Arts graphics arts program in New York City.

In 1991 she married artist, Weldon Ryan, started a family, and a small business Rich and Well graphics. Then she worked as the Art Director of IDD Magazine for Thompson Financial. In 2004 her husband retired from NYPD and they packed the family up and moved to Palm Coast Florida. This was the perfect opportunity to focus on art. At the same time she continued working as a graphic designer, although work was scarce. She created Greenup Magazine a business partnership with Global Greenup, LL.C, and Voice Youth Magazine for the Florida Endowment Foundation; and was the creative art director for OVT magazine. With her husband she curated art exhibits for Bethune-Cookman University Preforming Arts center and Visual Gallery, and the Yvonne Scarlett-Golden Cultural and Educational art Center’s gallery. In 2016 Richlin and Weldon Ryan opened Calypso Fine Art Gallery in Bunnell, Florida.

Doreen Hardie's landscapes and people scenes, done in an impressionistic style, reflect her deep faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and the beauty He created in the world around her. Doreen works primarily in oils. She maintains “The Word Gallery studio” in Palm Coast, Florida.

Her Style
A student of the late Greek painter Antonis Karafyllakis, Doreen's impressionistic style is strongly influenced by his teaching. While inspired by the Caribbean landscape, Doreen's works also draw upon the diversity of the places she sees. Her paintings speak peace to the viewer.

Showings
Doreen has shown her works in several galleries and juried art shows including the Washington, DC area, Wilmington, Delaware, Soho, New York and Florida. She participated in the National Black Fine Art show ands te Art Off the Main show at the Puck Museum in Soho, New York.  In Florida, Doreen has won awards in juried shows at the Flagler County Art League, the St. Augustine Art Association and The Gateway Center for the Arts in DeBary.

Her paintings are also in private collections around the United States, Jamaica, Japan, Australia and Europe.

Xavier Ryan, born 1995 in Brooklyn, New York. He resided in Brooklyn until 2004. At age ten when his family relocated to Palm Coast, FL.

Homeschooled until he graduated high school. Thene attended Daytona State College. He studied classical pianist, enjoys composing music and photography. He has been working on his musical craft since the age of nine. Under the tutelage of Mrs. Hanson he has developed into quite an accomplished musician, achieving high honors at Guilds, receiving a Student Day State Honors metal from Stetson University in 2011. His interest in photography started in 2009 when he took a beginners photo class with the Voice program thought by A.J. Neste. Since then he has shown a natural ability to capture his subjects in a unique way. In 2012 he played keyboard in the City Repertory Theater’s Jacques Brel. He won Spotlight on Flagler County Youth 2012 Talent Show: Entertainer of the year senior division. He also competed in three categories in the Flagler County NAACP ACT-SO program: performing arts, classical instrumental performance; humanities, music composition; and visual arts, photography and won medals in all three. Then went on to the ACT-SO national competition in Houston, Texas and won a bronze metal for his photographs of the Trayvon Martin March in Sanford.

In 2019 Xavier started focusing on painting. His media of choice presently is paint markers on black canvas. He has created quite an impressive body of work both in painting and photography.

TRIGGERED MUSIC

Xavier is a visual artist and composer. He combines original music and computer generated art: “Triggered Music”. His electronic blend of jungle, drum and bass, ambience and others genre combines to make engaging visual and audio stimulation.