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Jerry Wray

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Favorite Medium: paintings
Statement: My original desire to learn to paint was to express my response to the love of God and his beautiful world. Everywhere I looked there was a landscape that needed to be painted. As years passed, I turned more and more to the inner landscape of the sole. The symbols of the Christian Church became very meaningful to me-touched my spirit in a way that words could not.I started with a series of objective paintings using symbols, but universal as well as personal-the results of studies I had undertaken in connection with my ""inner journey"". The name of this group of paintings is called ""Inside Looking Out"" representing my inner person looking toward the light of truth.From this body of work grew the ""Dream Fragment"" paintings-birds and fish that are almost but not quite real as if I had known them in my dreams. They float in a random pattern across the page.Gradually my present series evolved-first by using the fish-a Christ symbol, then adding others-rainbows, butterflies, the circle and square. The squares represent the earth-God's Alter and the circles represent God and the Holy Trinity.My favor or painting at the moment is called ""Winter on the Alter"". Instead of cold colors it has reds, yellow and black reminding me of the warmth and friendliness of sitting around the fire on a cold winter day with my friends.At this time, I find that my work is finally consolidated into the direction I have been looking for all of my life. I am so excited about the paintings, I can hardly finish one before another is formed in my mind. I call them abstracts symbolism using figures from children's drawings primitive cultures and my personal symbols drawn from my Christian experience.
Bibliography: 2001 International Artist Magazine 1999/2000 Dizionario Encyclopedioco Internationale, DÂ’Arte Contemporae, Case Ditrice, Alba, Italy 2000 Who's Who in the World, Marquis Publishers 1998 Who's Who in the World, Marquis Publishers 1998 Who's Who in America, Marquis Publishers 1997 WhoÂ’s Who in the South and Southwest, Marquis Publishers 1997 WhoÂ’s Who in the Southwest, Marquis Publishers 1996 International Graphics, Germany-2 prints 1996 The Encyclopedia of Watercolor Techniques for Landscapes by Hazel Sloan 1996 WhoÂ’s Who in America, Marquis Publishers
Birth City: Shreveport, Louisiana
Birth Year: 1925

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Shreveport, Louisiana
United States
Jerrywray@BellSouth.net
Phone: (318) 861-1252
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Fax: (318) 469-1207

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Awards: SELECTED HONORS 2002 Signature Member, WASH Houston, Texas 2000 Signature Member Western Federated Society of Watercolor Artists and International Society of Experimental Artists 1998 Visual Arts Hall Of Fame, Shreveport, Louisiana 1994 Signature Member National Watercolorss Society 1991 Signature Member Southwestern. Watercolorss Society 1990 Signature Member Louisiana Watercolor Society
Teaching Experience: 2005 Adult art class once a week; public demonstrations at least three times per year 2003 Bossier Water Color Society-demonstration-three day workshop 2002 Mossy Brake Workshop, Texas-five day workshop 1998 Mount Pleasant, Texas Art Society 1997 East Texas Community College, Mount Pleasant, Texas Watercolorss Society

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Jerry Wray Louisiana art watercolor 22 x 30	Jerry Wray Louisiana art watercolor 30 x 22
Jerry Wray Louisiana art watercolor 34.5 x 21	Jerry Wray Louisiana art watercolor 17 x 24

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