Virtual Art Gallery of Ray M. Hershberger

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Examples of various subjects
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Landscapes

"Color can be a metaphor for light and the act of painting can be a metaphor for the journey of life."

"When drawing or painting with the model, often, all that I can do is capture the scene with some personal (my skills and interests) vision of fidelity and truth for the scene."

Figures

Still Life

"One year, I set the goal of painting one small flower painting every morning."

Oils & Acrylics

Watercolors

Archive - Flowers

Animals

"But in these small animal paintings, I am free from exploring heavy themes and formal discussions."

-- WC Page 2

"Many of the Satyr Paintings are concerned with the anxiety of choosing between freedom and security."

M·y·t·h·s

Large & Med. Oils

Small Oils

Watercolors

Statements

~~Violence~~

"The healing sunlight turned into acid nights. With these paintings, I was trying to rid myself of this demon that had invaded my studio."

Domestic Violence

Media Violence

Historical Violence

Statements

Miniatures Miniatures Miniatures

"Small paintings can take as much energy as large ones: scale is about size not ideas."

"When the act of painting is viewed as a process of redefining goals and manageable tasks, the artist is free from the fear of failure and can find the creative source."

DemonstrationS

Papier Mache' Projects

& Other Fun Projects

Bugs: Ages 6-7

Bugs: Ages 10-12

Bowls: Mixed Ages

Primates: Ages 9-12

Various Projects

S^tatementS

"After 9-11 and Innocence in Search of Experience, I was interested in the fact that my world had changed, but for young children this would be the only world they know."

R. M. Hershberger was born in Sacramento, California, but has lived in Hampton Roads (Norfolk, Virginia) for more than thirty years.

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"Like the inside and outside of the cup, the positive and negative shapes of a drawing, and the yin and yang; the average life has a lot more to do with perception than reality."

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Links Page

A collection of links to various sites by artists or about artists)

Supply lists for classes

Information for my classes, & a general supply buying guide for entry level artist
- Watercolor
- Oil / Acrylic
- Drawing

Dealers of Art Supplies
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The

Pearl

Series

(An Independent Series by Ray M. Hershberger

at Another Website)

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"When her bare foot touched the cool, cleansing water, she transformed from a middle-aged woman into an earth goddess; then a charming countess, next a serious teacher, and finally a playful lost child. The variations were complex, and I immediately knew that she was a subject capable of generating several series of paintings"

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Landscapes

There are over 30 years of paintings in this category. Among the oldest are sites that clearly show a separation between the viewer (artist) and the scene. This inability to get close to the main subject (farmhouse, dock, lake) was a definite theme of the early works -- the pervasive and restrictive nature of private property. While this theme of alienation from the landscape has faded, the reality is that many views are still from afar. Sites are from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia,

Sometimes, there is no view. The vegetation pushes up and outward from the picture frame. These paintings have an overall composition, reflecting Jackson Pollock's compositions but with real objects. Most of these are overgrown urban lots in Norfolk, Chesapeake and Hampton, Virginia.

Suburban scenes came next, as I tried to close the gap between myself and motif. Most of these scenes were from Virginia Beach, VA or Myrtle Beach, SC.

The newest works are a more traditional approach to landscapes. Starting with the Highway Homes Series, these are scenes between Norfolk, VA and South Carolina. Others are travel related and are scenes in Italy, Maine, and New York. Like the Highway Homes, these paintings are based on photos that are taken from the road, from a public spot.

My new studio, in downtown Norfolk, VA, brings me in contact with the waterfront. I have always been fascinated by rivers, lakes and oceans, but never had the daily experience of seeing ships and boats. Now that I do, I have added tugboats to my repertoire of subjects and expect to add other vessels in the future.

Figures

The earliest figures are of family members and friends.

Most of the figures are the result of being a member of a figure-drawing group. Many of the poses are shared set-ups -- with seven artists taking turns with the models. We have met together as a group for almost twenty years.

Some are the results of photographs, I like to think of these as guerilla-snap-shots. They are candid shots rather than posed shots. Many of the New Millennium Kids are developed from photographs.

Still Life

Statements

Watercolors - Page 1

"Small paintings can take as much energy as large ones: scale is about size not ideas."

Material world I - Oil

Mother & Child - Oil

A collection of links to various sites by artists or about artists)

Supply lists for classes

Information for my classes, & a general supply buying guide for entry level artist

Various Businesses and on-line Catalogs that offer supplies for the artist, Many have some recommendations.

www.virtualpearl.net