Riding out of California and into Santa Fe, in 1999, Ray Audain is a transplant with a new way to view New Mexico. A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was given his first set of watercolors when he was eight. Ray attended the Philadelphia College of Art and the Studio School of Art and Design. Although he never took a course in watercolors, that is what he has chosen to do in his free time for over twenty years. During that time he worked in advertising in San Francisco, California.
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Riding out of California and into Santa Fe, in 1999, Ray Audain is a transplant with a new way to view New Mexico. A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was given his first set of watercolors when he was eight. Ray attended the Philadelphia College of Art and the Studio School of Art and Design. Although he never took a course in watercolors, that is what he has chosen to do in his free time for over twenty years. During that time he worked in advertising in San Francisco, California.
Inspired by the scenery in New Mexico, Ray's watercolors burst forth in fluid washes and splashes of bright colors to create a delightful composition.
Over the years, Ray has developed a unique collage portrait form with the use of mixed media. He gets to know his subjects well, researching their interests and quirks, then uses the collage technique to view our society.
In 2005, Ray painted for two months in France and Spain with side trips to Morocco and Italy.
Ray has shown in a number of juried shows in Arizona and New Mexico. He was a winner of the Special Recognition Award 2001, from the Farmington Museum, Farmington, NM.
