Ray roberts artist biography
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About this artist
Ray spent his childhood in Orange County with orange groves, before the days of freeways and sprawling housing developments. It has given him an enduring affection for the untamed, undeveloped California of his youth.
Ray roberts artist biography
Following the early death of his father and mother’s ill-health, Ray was sent to Orme School, a beautiful, ranch-style boarding school in the Arizona desert. Its strong fine arts program helped Ray to discover his artistic talent and ultimately set in motion Ray’s pursuit in art and the West and it’s cultures.
Ray graduated from Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles with a BFA in1978 After 12 years as an illustrator Ray turned his focus to fine art.
His western background weighed heavily in his transition. Accompanied with his artist-wife Peggi Kroll Roberts and their 3 young children, Ray began the path as painter with all the family in tow and soon gathered many prestigious awards.
Ray Roberts seeks to find the rhythm, beauty and ambiguity