William Wray has lived in California most of his life and studied painting at the Art Students League in New York. Making his living as a cartoonist who specialised in painted subjects, he spent many years coalescing an eclectic array of art styles, ultimately finding his voice in a contemporary reflection of traditional California regional painting that focus on humble subject matter rarely considered as fine art.
Wray blends traditional skill sets of realism and the sheer energy of abstract expressionism in an ongoing evolution to find the balance between two seemingly unrelated styles. Wray has challenged himself to create a brand of realistic expressionism he hopes to use a bridge into the customarily circumspect contemporary art world.
[RayMar Art Fine Art Competition - Oil on canvas, 24 x 18 inches]