Name: Ray Shuell
Location: France
Title: “Fallen Angel”
Price Original: $60 ( inc S&H)
Size:: 11”x 8”
Medium: Watercolor and Ink on “Fabriano 5″ NOT surface
Artist web site:
http://aartvark.eu/
http://rayshuell.blogspot.com/
From Ray: “It could be said that perfection is not only in the eye of the beholder but also in the mind of the one beheld. Self esteem, such an important thing! Are they fallen or were they pushed?”… Ray Shuell
9 responses so far ↓
1 Vikki // Aug 14, 2010 at 7:36 pm
Brilliant Ray. So delicate and your detail always so engaging.
You incorporate the negative space like it’s just another color on the paper. You are definitely a master of the watercolor. (No wonder you teach. lol)
2 Vikki // Aug 14, 2010 at 7:37 pm
AND THEY WERE PUSHED RAY!! Shoved to be exact!
3 Gail // Aug 14, 2010 at 10:50 pm
Maybe thrown, but made to think they fell!
I love the way line and space are used in this. She definitely is portrayed as a beautiful, delicate soul.
4 Ray Shuell // Aug 15, 2010 at 2:41 am
Thanks Vikki and Gail. I very much appreciate your comments. Technically, the negative space is always a considered part of any composition I create, thank you for noticing, Vikki. And yes, they were pushed, both her and Ralph. Fallen Angel IS a beautiful delicate soul, deserving of better.
5 Vikki // Aug 15, 2010 at 12:13 pm
Hi Ray- the thing about it (negative space) is that it’s so brave of you!! lol Half of the picture plane is untouched and that’s an intricate part of the beauty of this compostion. Really gorgeous.
6 Rusty // Aug 15, 2010 at 10:12 pm
What lovely fragile wings she has.
7 Andrea // Aug 16, 2010 at 4:44 pm
Love the graphic quality to this and the atmospheric effect in the background.
8 Sonya Meglaurel // Aug 17, 2010 at 6:35 am
So glad that Vikki put these two pieces side by side. Ray the have a surrealistic feel to them; fragile and am wondering what they would look like behind glass or as a stained glass piece!
9 Ray Shuell // Aug 17, 2010 at 5:17 pm
A frame, mat and glass will add quality, enrich the colors and enhance the graphic quality of the pieces by adding further symmetry. As stained glass windows? Wow, now that’s an idea!!!
Thanks, Sonya.
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