Wilting LilliesLimited edition print Paper Print 
by Ryan Louder

Signal Rating: 5/10 — Moderate
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: self-luminous forms; boundary dissolution; form emergence

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.

A mixed arrangement in a small teal-blue vase sits against a pure black ground. Pink and red tulip forms alongside yellow-gold fringed blooms and small white accents are painted with directional strokes pushing upward and outward without fully resolving individual species. The yellow-gold fringed forms are the most visually active, their marks energetic and slightly frantic against the cooler pinks. The vase sits on an implied dark surface, receiving a narrow rim of reflected light at its base. Foliage marks in deep green merge with the black ground so completely that stems become visually continuous with the void rather than standing against it.

Materials used:

Oil on canvas

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 75 x 50 x 0.4cm (unframed)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Expressive and gestural
• Subject: Flowers and plants

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