This 2ft x 3ft canvas (image below) is one of many pieces that was displayed and sold at my exhibition in Virginia in December of 2012.
I am an internationally recognized artist who, through my work, seeks to utilize various harmonies and ideas to visually engage the audience. I also use my art as an opportunity to experiment with the range of possibilities allowed through my choice of materials, spray paint and hand cut stencils.
My work captures spaces of partial or full illumination between the perfect shadows on all sides of a person or an object. The artwork conveys the real beauty of the subject. The viewer is able to appreciate the simplicity, splendor and exquisiteness of my work and the subject. The work is raw, it’s stripped back, it’s honest.
I am vehemently opposed to using art as a means to rely on overly-complex theories or ideas to prop up mediocre images. I believe that the quality of the actual work is what is paramount.
This 2ft x 3ft canvas (image below) is one of many pieces that was displayed and sold at my exhibition in Virginia in December of 2012.
You have posted so many pieces Ray your work is amazing. I think this one of the little girl is my favourite
its so powerful captures your heart
I have spray paint experience (one poster) and I know how difficult and risky it is. It is an amazing technique, and you do absolutely amazing work. I love all your collection.
Makes me think of the portrait of the Afghan girl … powerful!
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WOW! Spray paint!
Amazing! Love the expression on her face.
that is incredibly gorgeous!
You are fantabulous :), god bless you 🙂
Fantastic!
This is my favourite! Even though I like all of them. Congrats
Ray, Thank you so much for allowing me to use the picture above for my Picture Phiction project. You can see a couple of the stories that the picture has inspired
Lovely! Congratulations!
These works are so awesome ! Look at the hair on this little girl….How do you do that! I have a little girl coming in 12 weeks and I would love to have you produce a portrait of her one of these days.
I love the hair texture. Just curious, (and I appologize if you’ve been asked this a million times) do you work from photographs or sketches when you make your stencils?
Some times. But, a lot are freehand.
You are having such fun unwrapping one memorable gift after another for us.
hi friend have a good sundayyyyyyyy;;;DOT
Wow~ Ray… You amaze me! Your work is awesome!!!
~Felicia
Nice!
Beautiful and touching.
The work shown above is Absolutely Beautiful ~ I know not one thing about how one would make masterpieces such as this one with the mediums you use, but will keep reading your blog to learn more. So impressed!
Simply Stunning! Warm Regards, Dan
I particularly like this piece. Dramatic and compelling.
How beautiful!! The emotion in your piece is breathtaking!!
Christina
It’s just freaked me out that its taken this long to find a wordpress page it like so much!
Keep the art rollin’!
Post dates when spray art events are taking place please, as I miss most of the best ones local to me!!! Whoops on my behalf!
I love this piece!
Beautiful!!!
Very interesting piece!!!
Hauntingly beautiful. Any time I see a fellow artist create something that speaks to my soul, I give a standing ovation! One cannot claim to create great art without speaking to another’s heart. You create great art.
RAY FERRER your art is superb, I love your art my dear friend. Absolutely beautiful work.
Great work!
Best wishes for 2013 ☺
I love this, she looks so strong, powerful and determined.
Amazing work.
You are talented!
Best wishes for a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year 2013.
Love your work! Very detailed and yet simple….Barbara
This is the best wallart I have ever seen! One word – WOW!
Wow…
That is astonishing!
Love your works so beautiful and inspiring….and you were nominated the beautiful blogger award.
Your art work is superb!! I love the things YOU can do with stencil. Too bad your not here in Boise.
I look forward to your future post’s here on your blog. Wonderful art work, just amazing. 🙂
Your work is so beautiful!
Love!
Very nice
I really like the contrast between the sharp lines in her hair, compared with the soft glint that seems to reflect off her face. The shadow at the corner of her lip almost seems to turn her expression into one of a grimace. Nice work!
Wow, this is a beautiful piece of work! 🙂
Loving your work mate! Reminds me a lot of the street art that decorates my city (Bristol UK) Keep it up!
Wow, this is amazing! You do beautiful work with spray paint. I never even knew something like this was possible.
I have to say this is absolutely gorgeous. Green with envy here as I’d be lucky to spraypaint a “for sale” sign without messing it up.
My brother lives in Williamsburg…. I’m sending him this link. Thank you!
Wow I like this one, it’s very nice and well done!
You got some intensity going on there!
stunning! what great talent you have! ^^
you are a truly brilliant artist 🙂 Love your work 🙂
I just love the detailing of the hair, as it creates such movement. Stunning image.
That image portrays a great deal of frustration. Excellent work.
I can see that you get so many comments that you probably don’t have time to read them all, but I must say, this is absolutely amazing… my mother is an artist herself so I grew up loving and appreciating art. The way you construct such moving and detailed images is by far something incredible.
Absolutely stunning work!
Wow, your art is stunning!
This is stunning. Really beautiful.
Your work is incredible. I love this piece. How you were able to get the strands of hair is amazing. I am hoping to get to your show before it is gone next month. I bet these are even better in real life.
Fabulous stuff. I love that child’s face, the intense focus and determination she shows. wow1 Just awesome.
Fabulous!
SERIOUSLY……………… this blog is amazing
What an awesomly expressive face!
love your work!!!
Just amazing… Beautiful…
Really beautiful! You’re so talented!!
love this. What a stunning image!
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Your art is amazing! Loves it! I love art but nothing has hit me recently like your work has just done.
Beautiful!!
Your art is amazing! I wish I could have visited the exibition. I particularly love the facial expression on this piece and the way the shadows play on it.
Thank you. The exhibition is running through December. You should swing by.
I’ll try to see if I can reserve a date to visit 🙂
Your art is absolutely beautiful!! Keep creating! 🙂
Lovely. Lovely.
I nominated you for a Liebster Award!
nice tone, nice expression 🙂
i have nominated you for the sunshine award
I cannot say anything that hasn’t already been said..this work is stunning and evocative and hauntingly beautiful. Your talent astounds.
Your images are amazing!
i am always amazed at the talent god gives out…beautiful work! love that you’re working with the boys & girls club. 🙂
Such an evocative image…it seems to demand a story or poem.
I must agree with the other commenters here about the image. It is quite good. The emotion in the childs face says more than a thousand words!
Hello! What beautiful art. I love this piece.
This piece is lovely!
Well done! Stay Centered.
Lovely. You captured her emotion brilliantly.
This piece is beautiful!
This is movingly impressive-such beauty
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Awesome, will be reblogged
I thought I was already following you but just realized I was NOT!? Mistake corrected 🙂 You do great stuff!
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I love finding gems worth sharing. Take a look at this artist, his work is truly creative and amazing!
absolutely great!
I wrote a piece of poetry based on the exhibition image you’ve linked in this post. It is a wonderful piece of artwork.
http://caroljforrester.wordpress.com/?p=670&shareadraft=50410ded054ae
I’m honored and flattered. Thank you!
You’re very welcome.
Captivating!
Beatiful image.
You’re very talented and it seems you have a knack for conveying emotion. Good luck with your exhibition in VA.
SUCH a powerful expression from one so young!
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Beautiful Work.
Beautiful work … I’ll be re-blogging and Pinning…..
Hi, friend! I’ve nominated you for the Day Dreamer Blogging Award!
Wow! So incredible. I wonder, when did you first know that you were going to become an artist? from: *confused university students worldwide*
I was a businessman for a long time. I have my MBA from a top school. It didn’t feel right. Art found me and my wife was very supportive of my ideas. She was right!!!!
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Love Ray Ferrer’s Art!
Stunning work! Keep it up!
love this!
Gorgeous!!
the eyes have it all.. nice.
Your work is beautiful.
Nicely done.
that is beautiful.
Amazing! only word for it!
I have, as you already know nominated you for an Inspiring blog award – I really enjoy your images.
great expression.
This is just wonderful! Will come back to you with a request …later.
It’s like sparks are composing the hair. Brilliant.
This is mouth dropping. I wish i could do this.
Stunning.
Striking, love it!
Amazing
I honestly can’t wrap my mind around how you create such emotion from something as “simple” as a stencil.
It’s beautiful.