Cynthia Ray Archived Artworks

• Silver Beach

  Watercolor and Silver Leaf, Paper, 11 x 14

• The Wood

  Mixed Media-Watercolor, Pastel, Paper, 11 x 16

• Flower Dance Web

  Mixed Media-Watercolor, Pastel, Panel, 11 x 14

• The Singers

  Mixed Media-Watercolor, Pastel, Panel, 22 x 30

• Tidal-Mist

  Acrylic, Canvas, 18 x 24. The Eastern Shore.

• Spring-Cascade

  Watercolor, Panel, 18 x 24. Grace in form.

• Celebration Day

  Acrylic, Watercolor and Gold Leaf, Paper, 18 x 16. A festive array of flowers celebrate a color carnival. This is available in a greeting card.

• The Shenandoah

  Acrylic Glazes, Canvas, 18 x 24. Visits to the mountain are so beautiful as I look out it seems that the sky touches the mountain tops and reaches to the sea. Homes among the hills and winding roads thread through the v…

• Pepper Creek

  Acrylic Glazes, Canvas, 18 x 36. This is the inspirational view I wake up to each morning. The view changes from moment to moment and season to season.

• Ivory and Lace

  Collage and Inks, Canvas, 30 x 20. This collage has organic elements that are soft, dreamy and inviting. Collages are a wonderful way to explore the textures of nature. I plan to do more in the near future. It recently…

• The Daffodil

  Acrylic, 18 x 24. Near my home in Susan, Virginia is the historic village of Gloucester, Virginia which is known by many as "The Daffodil Capital of Virginia". Many skiffs are found in the creeks and rivers in the middl…

• On The Bay

  Paper, 11 x 14. Sailing on Mobjack Bay

• Spinakers Unfurled

  Acrylic, Watercolor and Gold Leaf, Paper, 5 x 10. The colorful spinakers wave in the wind as this sailboat glide over the Bay waters.

• On The River Bavaria

  Watercolor and Acrylic Inks, Paper, 10 x 8. Canoeing down the river in Bavaria on this beautiful Spring Day was fun to capture in this painting.

• Rocks

  Watercolor and Acrylic Inks, Paper, 5 x 7. I love painting textures and colors in rock formations.

• Harbor Scene

  Acrylic, Paper, 8 x 10. One of many safe harbors in and around the coast of Virginia.

• Flower With Root

  Acrylic, Watercolor and Gold Leaf, Panel, 5 x 7. The birth of a flower, its tiny roots sprout like gold threads into the splendor of a flower.

• Princess Beauties

  Acrylic, Panel, 20 x 16. A luminous array of color in flowers, the everending palette of colors and mother's natures creations are infinite in their beauty.

• Desire

  Watercolor and Acrylic Inks, Panel, 18 x 16. I love to paint the simplicity of buds with a soft palette to create a majestic flower in it's glory. I know I am greatly influenced by French masters in many ways along with…

• Mountain Dreams

  Watercolor, Panel, 18 x 30. The rainbow mountains of Virginia are the inspiration for this work. I am inspired by the way the changing sky reflects color and light on the hills and valleys below. It is as if one is tran…

• Window Box Series-The Geranium Box

  Acrylic, Canvas, 36 x 24. Walking through cobble stone sidewalks of Old Town Alexandria one sees window boxes which uniquely accent the historical 18th and 19th century homes. The contrast of the the cobalt blue box wit…

• Bamboo in Wood Series -Plum Blossoms

  Watercolor, Panel, 42 x 28. This is one of 6 in a series of plum blossoms using watercolor inks. You can see the influence of my fascination with Chinese brush painting. The painting was chosen by the National League of…

• Azure Lights I

  Acrylic, Panel, 10 x 8. With lights and color that shine in the sparkling dew, these flowers radiant energy to all around.

• Azure Lights 2

  Acrylic, Panel, 10 x 8. One of two paintings, these paintings make a lovely grouping on a wall-they light up a room.

• Wave Series-On The Shore

  Acrylic, Canvas, 24 x 18. On the Shore depicts the rush of the waves and surf just as the high tide comes in on the Chesapeake Bay. I am awed by the elements and the power of nature. I wanted to create this high energy…

• Spring Birth

  Watercolor and Acrylic Inks, Paper, 30 x 22. The four seasons are an artist's journey which are as changing as the pathways to creativity. The artist continually grows with experiences and happenings in life. This is on…

• Wheat Fields

  Watercolor and Acrylic Inks, Paper, 30 x 22. Bright, bold and dynamic forms are in this layered textured work. Fine lines and bold reds and oranges come alive in this field of wheat. Wheat sustains us, it's color's glor…

• Windows of the World

  Watercolor and Acrylic Inks, Paper, 30 x 22. The urban setting from window to window, the light the energy, the action are all around, night becomes day and the windows open again.

• Butterfly Garden

  Collage and Inks, Panel, 12 x 10. This is a small glimpse into the world of the butterfly, as he fancies the flowers in the garden.