After learning how to successfully run high-end residential jobsites with a full crew, I felt it was time to set off on my own and venture out to Los Angeles. Before starting my own painting company, I explored archival frame finishing to learn another aspect of the decorative arts. A friend from The Getty Center Museum referred me to Vandeuren Archival Framing. At Vandeuren I was given the freedom as a frame finisher to design my own painted finishes on frames to compliment the masterwork of historical and contemporary artists. I also developed an eclectic eye for decoration and color, as well as learning various gold leaf finishes.
Painting and music are my craft, and today I run my own faux painting company, Ryan Pollastro Decorative Painting. In my spare time I continue my interest in playing the drums.