Adherent to La Maison des Artistes under n° D457956

Born in Paris in 1948, it is as a teenager that this self-educated artist devotes himself to the practice of drawing and painting.
In spite of his predispositions for drawing and painting, which he regards as a hobby, he directs himself towards a technical professional career as a draftsman.
It is since 1982 that Michel De Ruyck discovers, with the assistance of specialized works, the techniques of oil, watercolour and pastel and devotes more and more of his leisure time to the practice of his art.
In 2001, Michel De Ruyck ceases his career as a draftsman and devotes himself fully to his artistic activities.
In 2002, in order to perfect his knowledge, Michel De Ruyck takes part in a training course “of plastic expression” at the Boule school and the Duperré school in Paris
In addition to landscapes, his topics of choice also include portraits and still life using preferably oil-based paint but also watercolour, pastels and charcoal.

Michel De Ruyck has taken part in several group expositions in the Paris area in particular in Yvelines where he obtains varied distinctions:

DISTINCTIONS

Award at the Communauté de Communes  at the salon de la Goële and Multien à Dammartin  in Goële (77) en 2008

Selection at salon de Neuville (95) in 2005 and 2008

Third Prize"nos lecteurs ont du talent" from the Magazine Pratique des arts (2008)

Third Prize at peintres au village à Juziers (78) en 2007

Award at the XXIX Municipality of Poissy "salon du groupe des peintres de l'Abbaye"  (78) in 2007

Award from the Conseil Général at the XX salon d'automne de Chapet (78) 2006

1st prize from the public at the XXX salon de l'Amicale des beaux Arts d'Andrésy 2006

1st prize for the theme "la brume" at the XXX salon de l'Amicale des  beaux Arts d'Andrésy 2006

1st prize from the public at the "Copies d'après les Maîtres" à Andrésy en 2005

Award at the Confluent (Seine et Oise) au Salon de Maurecourt 2005 on the theme « le Mouvement »

Municipality Award at the 37th Salon des Beaux Arts de Triel en 2005

Prize from the public at the exposition of l’Association pour la Promotion des Artistes et Commerçants du Canton de Triel sur Seine in 2005

2nd prize from the public on the theme "l'Afrique" at the salon de l'Amicale des beaux Arts d'Andrésy in 2004

Municipality 1st and 2nd prize at the salon de l’Amicale des Beaux Art d’Andrésy in 2002

Award on the theme "Paul Fort" at the salon de printemps de l'A.V.E.C in  Chanteloup les vignes in 2003

Award from the Municipality at the salon de printemps de l’A.V.E.C in Chanteloup les vignes in 2002

 1st prize at the salon « d’après les maîtres » in Bourget (93) in 1994