Name: Ray Shuell
Location: France
Title: “The Storm Before the Calm”
Price Original: $150 (Including S&H)
Size:: 11”x 9”
Medium: Oil on board
Artist web site:
http://aartvark.eu/
http://rayshuell.blogspot.com/
Ray Shuell
March 5th, 2011 · 12 Comments
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1 Vikki // Mar 5, 2011 at 8:29 pm
Absolutely breathtaking, Ray. I took note that his is an oil, rather than your usual watercolor. It’s interesting that you still maintain that ’oh so’ fluid feel to the oils. Really beautiful piece.
2 Rusty // Mar 5, 2011 at 9:48 pm
The scene in the painting is so beautiful and yet dangerous!! Until I read Vikki’s comment I had not noted it was an oil Your style is clearly yours. Okay, is it just me? am I seeing a house or the ark?
3 Lisa Lancaster // Mar 5, 2011 at 10:26 pm
I love this. I can feel the movement. I can hear the wind.
4 Barbra // Mar 6, 2011 at 1:01 am
So much movement, and yes I see the ark too and the animals. I feel the water gushing down too.
Love it.
5 Barbra // Mar 6, 2011 at 1:02 am
I see the ark too, and the animals, and feel the water gushing down. I love it.
6 Ray Shuell // Mar 6, 2011 at 1:09 pm
Hi all and thank you for your comments. I love trying to get that soft layered feel with oils, usually so much easier in transparent paint like watercolor. I use anything from a ’000′ sable brush to my thumb which is my favorite blending tool when using oil based paint.
Rusty, it’s not just you, it’s me as well. It is in fact a very large house-boat, you could say. Well,… it was two of every animal and insect on the planet plus Noah and his extended family.
7 Barbra // Mar 6, 2011 at 4:52 pm
Yes, I can see the ark too, and feel the gush of water. How do you paint it so realistically Ray?
8 Barbra Dean // Mar 7, 2011 at 2:30 am
Lovely Ray. Can feel the gush of water, the movement of the ark, so clever. Just love it.
9 Ray Shuell // Mar 7, 2011 at 11:12 am
Thanks Barbra. The more we do a thing the better we hopefully get at it and I just have this overwhelming need to put into pictures the things I see in my head. It’s really never that easy!
10 Cheri Homaee // Mar 9, 2011 at 10:02 am
Nice Ray. I can see the storm creeping in
11 Sarah // Mar 9, 2011 at 2:48 pm
Ray, I echo those above. Heavy and uplifting at the same time and yes, such a wonderful ‘you’ perspective!
12 Ray Shuell // Mar 10, 2011 at 4:26 pm
Thanks, Cheri, stormy days ahead?!!
Sarah, if you like the perspective on this one, wait till you see “Tender Is The Night” if I don’t muck it up on the way!!!!!
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