A Day At The BeachLimited edition print Paper Print 
by Ryan Louder

Signal Rating: 8/10 — Strong
Classification: Hypnagogic

This painting by Ryan Louder is part of a body of work shaped by his neurological condition — Narcolepsy with REM Intrusion Hallucinations, clinically confirmed via MSLT at Guy's Hospital, London. The work contains hypnagogic imagery — embedded secondary images, phantom figures, and forms emerging from within the scene.

Neuroaesthetic markers identified: phantom figures — multiple semi-transparent presences merging into single column; boundary dissolution between bodies; chimeric fusion of at least four figures into one vertical form; unstable identities — faces unresolved between states; figure-ground collapse against magenta murk

These markers are not deliberate artistic techniques but direct visual recordings of what REM intrusion hallucinations look like. The imagery emerges from neurological experience, not metaphor. Ryan has painted over 2,000 works, with over 1,000 originals sold. Each painting in this collection has been subjected to neuroaesthetic forensic analysis to identify and catalogue the perceptual phenomena present.

Materials used:

Oil On canvas board

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 22.86 x 30.48 x 0.51cm (unframed)
• Signed on the front
• Style: Abstract
• Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky

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