Matt Ryder: Dubai Based Floral and Landscape Painter - Epi 186, Host Dr. Mark Sublette

Oil painter Matt Ryder is my guest on the podcast today. He flew
23 hours from the U.A.E. to get to Tucson that's a commitment for
your art. Matt reached out to me after hearing a podcast I had
done with Eric Rhodes for his Plein Air Podcast, and now I
represent him in my gallery, sometimes it can be that simple or
hard if you are the one doing the flying.

I love his work. He's gifted, as you can see when you look at his
artwork, he's got the drive and that's what it often takes to
succeed. I don't care what you do in life, you have to have a
drive and believe in yourself and he absolutely does. Unlike many
out there, however, he can back it up with what he's doing
painting-wise.

We discussed his early painting career doing caricature and
illustration and the story behind how he ended up traveling from
Dubai to Tucson to become a represented artist for Medicine Man
Gallery. Matt also speaks on what it's like to be an artist
making a living in Dubai and the many similarities between
painting two deserts a world apart from each other. 

So anyone who's out there who says, I just don't know if I can do
it, but I love it, I want to do it. Listen to this. Maybe you'll
gain some knowledge that'll help you on your journey. So I had a
great time. Matt Ryder on Art Dealer Diaries Podcast episode
186.

View Matt Ryder's available paintings here:
https://www.medicinemangallery.com/western-fine-art/southwestern-contemporary-painters/ryder-matt