Riah is an abstract fantasy artist who explores the emotional landscape of the inner world.

Her paintings fuse a lifelong fascination with color with a rich inner life to reveal the hidden mysteries of the heart.

For Riah emotions have colors, shapes, and textures. Her paintings are revelations of her inner experience as well as portraits of the universal human experience of feeling.

“The emotional realm isn’t a place to fear but a world to explore.”

Her early life was filled with a sense of magic and mystery. Riah grew up surrounded by a wild Eden-like garden whose rich plant-life still inspires her work today.

To feel is to be alive. It is through this universal language that Riah hopes to guide others into a deeper sight of the beauty of the human experience, and the true magic that lives in all things.

“This is why I paint—to bare witness to the mysteries of the world within. To know and be known.”

She is currently living in Portland, Oregon with her husband and little black cat. She enjoys a good cup of coffee and a deep conversation.

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