Welcome to
Ray Harding Fine Art
Its about Passion, Discovery and Imagination
About the Artist and his Work
My Work
My approach to the creative process has now evolved to include traditional painting and drawing techniques with the images that I create on the iPad. Most of my finished work is richly textured and semi-gloss finish.
NOTE: All images are hand drawn and painted with no photo content in the final painting or print.
Now About Me
Seems like I've had a passion for creating art all my life, which was a gift from my older sister.
Graduating from SFSU with my BA, I set aside my art for a career in the high tech industry. I jumped back into my passion years ago finding that mixing realism and abstract best suits my character. After all, It's All About Me (see painting below).
RECENT WORK
Tears of Liberty
Mix Media (42x28)
Rawhide
Mixed Media (39.5x26.5)
Amgen 17
Mixed Media (40x28)
MY GALLERY
(Click on to Enlarge Image and Move Through Gallery)
Timeline and Awards
Timeline
1968 - 1972 Military (Navy)
1974 - Graduated San Jose City College (AA)
1977 - Graduated San Francisco State University (BA)
1978 - Started Career in High Tech Industry (Bay Area)
1981 - Graduated University San Francisco (MS)
1997 - Moved to Santa Barbara Area
2004 - Moved to Ojai California (present)
2019 - Took Year Off From Working on Art
Awards and Recognition
1973 - Awarded Art Scholarship San Jose City College
1974 - 1977 Numerous Awards and Group Shows Bay Area
1978 - 3rd Place San Jose Museum Regional Show
1997 - Juried Membership Santa Cruz Art League (various shows)
1999 - Juried Membership Santa Barbara Art Association (various shows)
2000 - Joined Ventura Art Association
2002 - Awarded Best in Show (Ventura) - Favorable Reviewed by LA Times
2003 - Solo Show Ventura Art Association
2009 - Best in Show Ojai Museum Show (Ojai Creates)
2009 - Juried Membership Ojai Studio Artist
2012 - Solo Show Ojai City Hall
2014 - 2nd Place Ojai All About Me Show
2017 - Best of Show 80th Santa Paula Art Show
Voted 1st Place by Peer Artists
Voted 2nd Place by Public
2017 - 1st and 3rd Place Awards Ventura County Fair (professional division)
2018 - Best of Show 81st Santa Paula Art Show
Voted 1st Place by Peer Artists
Voted 1st Place by Public
2018 - 1st Place Award Ventura County Fair (professional division)
2019 - 3rd Place Judges Award Santa Paula Art Show
See What I'm Working On - Updated as I Create
"Stools" - Mixed Media - Canvas
Started working on this again after about a year off.
Update 01/18/2020 I am now working on surface details and texture. I should complete this painting in early February. Keep watching.
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