Phyllis Ray
Medium:
Watercolor, Oilbar, Acrylic
Studio: 11119 NE 68th St
Phone: 425.827.6128
Website
Passionate about light,
color, shadow and space, I tend to gravitate toward the
day-to-day moments of my life for the subject matter of
my paintings. Rich layers of color and strong
silhouettes invite one to step into a very particular
moment and experience it’s mood. Through this awareness
I attempt to bring the magic of the mundane into my
paintings; light shimmering through an open doorway, the
shadow of a flower spilling across a tablecloth, the
feeling of a chair just after it’s occupant has left the
room. These are the kinds of events that captivate me
and find their way into my work. I work in watercolor,
oil bar, acrylic and manipulated Polaroid. Currently I
am concentrating on developing my work in watercolor. I
have been exploring watercolor monotype as well as
direct painting. I am very excited about using very dark
pigments in watercolor painting. Most recently I have
been drawn to things and places that are old, rusty,
decaying, forgotten, and yet beautiful in their aged and
used stage of life
My studio is my Kirkland
home, where I make my life with my husband and our two
cats. I divide my time between our studio home and our
beach home on the Long Beach Peninsula. I hold a
bachelor’s degree in Art Education and a Masters in
Educational Psychology. I worked as a counselor in
private practice in Seattle for 30 years while also
being a painter. I now devote myself full time to art. I
taught art to children and adults at the Thousand Oaks
Institute of Fine Arts in California. I have
participated in numerous Northwest art’s festivals and
juried shows including the Northwest Annual Review, the
Northwest Watercolor Show, the Eastside Associations of
Fine Arts Annual Juried Show and the Edmonds Art
Festival where I won Best in Painting in 2000. My work
is represented by RiverSea Gallery in Astoria, Oregon
and Parklane Gallery in Kirkland. I am a member of the
American Watercolor Society, Artist’s Trust, Seattle
Co-Arts, National Watercolor Society, Women Painter’s of
Washington, and am a Signature Member of Northwest
Watercolor Association
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