ABOUT LUKE

My name is Luke Riley. I am an artist and a craftsman in the pacific northwest, and I love to work with my hands.

I am a traditional artist (Acrylic, oil, and poster paint, as well as pen and ink and illustration), and an art teacher at AFAN (https://artforallnations.com/), teaching drawing and painting to ages 12 and up. My Heart as a creator is to simply show what captivates my heart, and hopefully share that experience with others in the way I see it. Things that captivate my heart, and therefore what I hope to show, are elements and concepts like "The Beauty/the crown of creation," family, youth, maternity, motherhood, fatherhood, things lovely and bright, nature, the wild, fantasy, adventure, ancient history and culture, masculinity and femininity. I am inspired by the masters of classical art and hope to reach the skill level of artists such as Waterhouse, Blashfield, Maxfield Parish, Bouguereau, vermeer and many others I love someday.