Ray Kass Art

The discipline of creating a drawing each day is a process, like a written diary, to clear the mind, to declutter thoughts, and to observe patterns. It is a method that allows the mind a freedom to wander and drift. A visual journal becomes a safe space for personal reflection–a self-awareness fueled by the opportunity for contemplation and immersion. The painted surface for the drawings was created by dividing five large paintings into 40 separate pieces. I chose five paintings from my Perspective Series (1993-94), which relied on day-to-day imagery that narrated a story about shifting time and how time anchors our day. The brush strokes of Perspectives are fluid, with muted colors – moving from deep blacks to taupe whites. Dividing these pieces was a means for me to rethink ideas and recurring images in my older work. The very thin gold leaf applied to each piece has a wonderful amber tone. This gold leaf is from Myanmar, where it is used as decoration for Buddha or for the dome of a temple or monastery. In the drawings, the gold element relates to the sense of infinity – like the sky in an enclosed courtyard. An architectural element is a critical component in my studio work that I wanted to carry over into these pieces. I envisioned a courtyard–a safe space that opens up to the sky. Unfolding circles define the beginnings of an open interior space. The process felt open-ended. It was an opportunity to get lost in thought and to give me an opportunity to reflect, muse and declutter my thinking. Then repeat. 40 days...

LI-3 Size 24″X24″X2" Light Installation Art. Materials: acrylic, silver acrylic frames, epoxy, beads, natural stones, LED light. Year of Creation: 2022 This art is installation of ...

Tessa Grundon's work often references to the topography and history of a place and its ever-changing environment. To create her pieces, Grundon uses an array of materials and artifac...

LI-1 Size 24″X24″X2" Light Installation Art. Materials: acrylic, silver acrylic frames, epoxy, natural stones, LED light. Year of Creation: 2022 This art is installation of plexigl...

"Big Little #144" (Contemporary Abstract Geometric Painting) by Vincent Pomilio Colorful abstract painting on panel made with mixed media in a bright red and white palette acrylic, ...

Abstract Geometric square mixed media painting on panel in colorful shades with aqua, yellow, pink, light green, and red on a background of brown with yellow highlights Big Little #1...

Big Little 119 (Striped Abstract Geometric Painting in Tones of Blue & Red) by Vincent Pomilio Colorful abstract painting on panel made with mixed media in tones of Yellow Pink & bu...

Between September 2018 and April 2019, I created 100 small paintings consecutively. I endeavored to make nothing else and viewed the project as an opportunity to experiment and solid...

Big Little 118, 2018 12" X 12" acrylic, pigmented plaster, marble dust and wax on panel colorful abstract painting, layered abstract painting, mixed media painting, mixed media abst...

Pigment wood putty, acrylic, Dorland's wax medium on wood panel The underlying grid matrices in these paintings serve as metaphor for memory; while, the incremental and rhythmically...

LI-M1 Size 36″X36″X3" Light Installation Art. Materials: acrylic, gold acrylic frames, epoxy, natural red /pink stones, beads, LED light. Created April 2021 This art is installatio...

Big Little 117 (Striped Abstract Geometric Painting in Tones of Blue & Red) by Vincent Pomilio Colorful abstract painting on panel made with mixed media in tones of blue & burgundy ...