"Ryan Stoute has English degrees from Bunker Hill Community College and the University of Massachusetts in Boston. Furthermore, this author of sixteen books currently lives in Chelsea."
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Orange Street by Ryan Stoute Trafford Publishing
book review by Maggie Harding
This is a tribute to the limitless ability of man to create art. The book is a series of artwork that will stimulate the imagination and perhaps inspire those who have a passion for communication through color and design. It may be the catalyst for another free spirit to listen to its particular muse.
While a reader cannot claim to understand an artist's goal and motivation, he can look at a work and glean his own unique perspective. A perspective that is filtered through his personal experiences and interests. Discerning a theme or intent is even more challenging when there are no words accompanying the artwork. Words that might describe the piece or give a clue to the thoughts or emotions behind it are intentionally absent.
Orange Street consists of fifteen pages of what appears to be colored pencil drawings. The cover shows an orange street flanked by stylized trees, a verdant field, and some wispy orange clouds in an azure sky. The first page appears to be a close-up of the road-side foliage; the orange street is still apparent. As the book proceeds, the colors become more vibrant, the contrasts more apparent.