Artist Ryan Henry Ward is trying to paint 50 murals in different neighborhoods in Seattle. He recently told MyBallard he’s doing it to get his name out there, as well as discourage graffiti. Here’s one he did earlier this week at the corner of 8th Avenue NW and NW 67th Street.
And you can see a shot here of Ward painting it.
If you like his work, you can see his paintings at the Orange Splot Gallery in Fremont. And if you’d like to contact him about a mural, e-mail him at ryan@lucibelle.com.
10 responses so far ↓
1 chandler walker // Aug 23, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Wow, this guy is the coolest thing seattle has seen since kurt cobain. I hope he does up the greenwood neighborhood. I wonder if anyone owns originals of his canvas works. those are going to be worth millions if he keeps painting like this. 8th and 67th is the best thing I’ve ever seen. Has anyone seen his jungle mural on the back of emerald city gardens. Its on leary and 40th close to his famous unicorn mural. Rumor has it that hes got some time lapse photography of that. Also rumors are hes going to paint the outside of the Bit Salloon soon and an elementary school on capital hill. I hope he decides to do more than 50 in seattle. Im just getting warmed up to this guy. What a beautiful human being.
2 chandler walker // Aug 23, 2008 at 5:08 pm
oh, I saw him on king five like 5 times. Also saw him on mynorthwest.com.
3 susan // Aug 23, 2008 at 5:51 pm
my children love his art. we go looking for his new ones now. my 13 year old boy loved his new one on 8th. So did my mother in law and shes usually super conservative. she hates his war no more painting by the ballard bridge. She says it threatens her security. She wants to see an american flag and an eagle. I think hes more of the no slave labor type. Anyway, I love henry and so does every one I know. does he have his own website or myspace? Ive got a huge wall on highway 99 and am willing to pay him well.
4 Dale // Aug 24, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Susan, try his e-mail address: ryan@lucibelle.com.
5 roger // Aug 25, 2008 at 11:52 am
I heard someone just offered him 200,000 dollars for his 50th mural and he said hed rather see that money donated to help rebuild new orleans. who is this guy, and why does he have those huge body guards now?
6 Nathan // Dec 12, 2008 at 11:36 am
I live right around the corner from the 8th Street mural and in spite of what seems to be favorable reviews I hate this monstrosity. First I think that this and all the other Henry murals I have seen around the area are artistically not very good and not very interesting. Second, in the case of the 8th Street mural it in no way shape or form works with the aesthetic of the neighborhood or the street it is on. It stands out like a sore thumb.
7 jack // May 3, 2009 at 1:34 pm
nathan is obviously a complete idiot.
8 Jeff // May 21, 2009 at 1:35 pm
I have seen these around too. They are horrible. At least graffitti actually has something to say. These are just mindless. I would take plain cement over these any day. And with the “henry” logo they are just a comercial as a billboard for pepsi.
9 jill // May 26, 2009 at 8:27 pm
really jeff?
10 jill // May 28, 2009 at 6:11 pm
Jeff is an idiot. henry’s murals say everythingthat needs to be said visually. how could you compare an artists signature to a pepsi logo? Maybe they shouldnt let complete idiots like jeff write on these blogs. Get an education and you might see that henry is leading the art world in a new dirrection. Get off your high brow soap box. This is art that people actually enjoy. Kids even love it. People like Jeff usually have n0 art skills themselves and try to appear that they are so intelligent when actually they are just jealous fools.
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