Ray Ward
Ray Ward Original Art For Sale
Mini Storage
Oil on Hard Board
10" x 14" / 25.40cm x 35.56cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,390.00Foreshore Rhythm
Oil on Canvas
30" x 30" / 76.20cm x 76.20cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $5,050.00Storm Light 3
Oil on Hardboard
6" x 6" / 15.24cm x 15.24cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $650.00West Coast Dawn
Oil on Hardboard
6" x 6" / 15.24cm x 15.24cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $650.00Electric Sky
Oil on Hardboard
6" x 6" / 15.24cm x 15.24cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $650.00Shore Breakers
Oil on Hardboard
6" x 6" / 15.24cm x 15.24cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $650.00Crescent Moon, Botany Bay
Oil on Canvas
30" x 30" / 76.20cm x 76.20cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $5,050.00Grove Under November Moonlight
Oil on Canvas
24" x 20" / 60.96cm x 50.80cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $3,250.00Feels Like February
Oil on Hardboard
16" x 24" / 40.64cm x 60.96cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $2,650.00
About Ray Ward
Ray Ward has been spending most of his time lately painting landscapes and seascapes inspired by visits to the west and north coasts of Vancouver Island. To him, these spaces are important because they give us the land untouched and unaffected by any human concerns.
"I paint the unspoiled natural beauty found in the parks and the remaining crown land that hasn't been stripped of its resources," says Ward. "Most of my paintings are devoid of any human presence. I think this may have started as a subconscious reaction to all the development in my neighborhood recently, where I've seen large tracts of land cleared and flattened to make way for more houses and retail spaces."
When painting these places, Ward enjoys working in unusual weather conditions as well as very particular moments of light. "I prefer the low light of winter sun and dawn and dusk," says Ward. "I also like atmospheric effects of air thick with moisture and changing weather patterns, such as a storm passing through. My approach is quite often centered on creating a mood through light and atmosphere."
And, in doing this, Ward is not just duplicating what he sees in nature, but, rather is focusing on these minute mood and atmospheric changes to interpret these scenes for greater emotional effect. "I don't just recreate what I see," says Ward. "To make a good painting there are always changes to make. Quite often there are distracting elements to be removed, things to add, to exaggerate or lessen. Even when a near perfect scene is presented, there are always things to play with to put your stamp on it."
It is also important for Ward to find beautify in the everyday world that surrounds him and to show this side of the natural environment to people who may not so easily recognize it. "I'm always trying to look at things differently," says Ward. "Or, at least in a new light so to speak, to enable me to broaden my work and offer a unique view of something. There is natural beautify abound where I live, and in addition to painting that I try to find beauty in the simple, somewhat mundane subjects that I might be tempted to overlook.
My Inspiration - "Low Tide, Schooner Cove"
For the last couple of years I have been painting landscapes and seascapes almost exclusively of Vancouver Island, where I live - many favourite spots are just minutes from my home. For "Low Tide, Schooner Cove" I traveled a couple of hours to the west coast, a trip I make two of three times a year to collect information for future paintings and to enjoy time with my family. I planned to visit Schooner Cove and checked the tide tables prior to leaving, as access is difficult or impossible at higher tides. There are several islands that lie just a few hundred meters from the beach, and I was drawn to this particular one. With mountains, mist and trees in the distance, it presented a classic west coast scene to paint.
This interview is an excerpt from International Arist magazine (April/May 2012). Ray Ward was the Grand Prize Winner of Challenge No. 68 - Landscapes.
Original Art Sold
Breaking Sky
Oil on Board
26" x 24" / 66.04cm x 60.96cm
SoldTributary at Dawn
Oil on Hard Board
10" x 8" / 25.40cm x 20.32cm
SoldStorm Cell, Study
Oil on Birch
12" x 12" / 30.48cm x 30.48cm
SoldApril Greens, Linley Bluffs
Oil on Hardboard
10" x 11" / 25.40cm x 27.94cm
SoldSeptember Meadow, Forbidden Plateau
Oil on Hardboard
12" x 9" / 30.48cm x 22.86cm
SoldEarly Morning Light, West Coast
Oil on Canvas
40" x 30" / 101.60cm x 76.20cm
SoldGoldstream Estuary in February
Oil on Hardboard
12" x 16" / 30.48cm x 40.64cm
SoldDuck Pond
Oil on Hardboard
8" x 6" / 20.32cm x 15.24cm
SoldBotany Bay Dusk 2
Oil on Hardboard
6" x 6" / 15.24cm x 15.24cm
SoldTide Pool Calm
Oil on Hardboard
6" x 6" / 15.24cm x 15.24cm
SoldNorth Beach Glow
Oil on Hardboard
5" x 9" / 12.70cm x 22.86cm
SoldEnglishman River Sunset
Oil on Hardboard
8" x 8" / 20.32cm x 20.32cm
SoldMarsh Dusk
Oil on Hardboard
8" x 10" / 20.32cm x 25.40cm
SoldTie Dye Sky
Oil on Hardboard
24" x 24" / 60.96cm x 60.96cm
SoldOctober Sky Reflections
Oil On Hardboard
6" x 6" / 15.24cm x 15.24cm
SoldGordon River Dawn
Oil on Hardboard
6" x 6" / 15.24cm x 15.24cm
SoldEvening Glow, Nanoose
Oil on Hardboard
8" x 6" / 20.32cm x 15.24cm
SoldArbutus Ridge 2
Oil on Canvas
12" x 24" / 30.48cm x 60.96cm
SoldCoastline Glow
Oil on Canvas
24" x 30" / 60.96cm x 76.20cm
SoldStorm Break, Study
Oil on Hardboard
7" x 9" / 17.78cm x 22.86cm
SoldStorm Light 2, Study
Oil on Hardboard
7" x 7" / 17.78cm x 17.78cm
SoldFleeting Light
Oil on Hardboard
18" x 18" / 45.72cm x 45.72cm
SoldCoastal Shades
Oil on Hardboard
18" x 18" / 45.72cm x 45.72cm
SoldBlue Coast 2
Oil on Canvas
18" x 36" / 45.72cm x 91.44cm
SoldChesterman Sky
Oil on Canvas
24" x 36" / 60.96cm x 91.44cm
SoldRiver's Edge
Oil
24" x 30" / 60.96cm x 76.20cm
SoldMainland Formation
Oil on Hardboard
24" x 24" / 60.96cm x 60.96cm
SoldBreaking Light
Oil on Board
24" x 18" / 60.96cm x 45.72cm
SoldAutumn Peace
Oil on Hardboard
24" x 36" / 60.96cm x 91.44cm
SoldJanuary Silence
Oil on Mounted Canvas
9" x 12" / 22.86cm x 30.48cm
SoldJanuary Silence II
Oil on Hardboard
10" x 8" / 25.40cm x 20.32cm
SoldFoggy Grove
Oil on Birch
12" x 9" / 30.48cm x 22.86cm
SoldAbove The Mist
Oil on Canvas
30" x 20" / 76.20cm x 50.80cm
SoldCoastal Aura
Oil on Board
6" x 12" / 15.24cm x 30.48cm
SoldWinter Arbutus
Oil on Hardboard
6" x 6" / 15.24cm x 15.24cm
SoldBamfield Sea Stack
Oil Hardboard
12" x 9" / 30.48cm x 22.86cm
SoldRising Mist, South Beach
Oil on Hardboard
7" x 7" / 17.78cm x 17.78cm
SoldDusk Along The River
Oil on Hardboard
9" x 12" / 22.86cm x 30.48cm
SoldEstuary at Dawn
Oil on Hardboard
9" x 7" / 22.86cm x 17.78cm
SoldStorm shore
Oil on Hardboard
7" x 7" / 17.78cm x 17.78cm
SoldEvening Silence
Oil on Hardboard
8" x 10" / 20.32cm x 25.40cm
SoldBotany Bay Dusk
Oil on Hardboard
6" x 6" / 15.24cm x 15.24cm
SoldLong Beach Nocturne
Oil on Hardboard
5" x 7" / 12.70cm x 17.78cm
SoldRolling, Breaking, Crashing
Oil on Hardboard
24" x 24" / 60.96cm x 60.96cm
SoldStrathcona Stream in March
Oil on Hardboard
12" x 9" / 30.48cm x 22.86cm
SoldDusk, Frank Island
Oil on Board
8" x 10" / 20.32cm x 25.40cm
SoldAlong The Shores of Emerald Lake
Oil on Board
12" x 24" / 30.48cm x 60.96cm
SoldQuiet Cove
Oil on Board
12" x 12" / 30.48cm x 30.48cm
SoldCoastal Currents
Oil on Hardboard
12" x 9" / 30.48cm x 22.86cm
SoldValley Stream in Winter
Oil on Board
6"" x 8"" / 15.24cm x 20.32cm
SoldAlpine Nocturne
Oil on Board
8"" x 8"" / 20.32cm x 20.32cm
SoldConvergence at Dawn
Oil on Board
24" x 24" / 60.96cm x 60.96cm
SoldMarch Sky
Oil on canvas
30"" x 60"" / 76.20cm x 152.40cm
SoldOctober Clouds Ascending 2
Oil on Board
15"" x 30"" / 38.10cm x 76.20cm
SoldTidal Flats at Dusk
Oil on Board
10"" x 8"" / 25.40cm x 20.32cm
SoldShining Through
Oil on Board
20" x 16" / 50.80cm x 40.64cm
SoldCape at Dusk
Oil on Board
6" x 12" / 15.24cm x 30.48cm
SoldCoastal Stream
Oil on Board
6" x 7" / 15.24cm x 17.78cm
SoldCowichan Bay Sky
Oil on Board
24"" x 16"" / 60.96cm x 40.64cm
SoldRiverbank Radiance
Oil on Board
10"" x 8"" / 25.40cm x 20.32cm
SoldAutumn Shoreline
Oil on board
9"" x 12"" / 22.86cm x 30.48cm
SoldChesterman Reflections
Oil on board
6"" x 12"" / 15.24cm x 30.48cm
SoldCloud Break, West Coast
Oil on Canvas
24"" x 48"" / 60.96cm x 121.92cm
SoldBotany Bay Lookout
Oil on Canvas
24"" x 30"" / 60.96cm x 76.20cm
SoldCalm Channel
Oil on Board
12"" x 12"" / 30.48cm x 30.48cm
SoldLast Light on Ridge
Oil on Board
10"" x 18"" / 25.40cm x 45.72cm
SoldCove at South Beach
Oil on Board
8"" x 8"" / 20.32cm x 20.32cm
SoldWest Coast Beach at Dusk, Study
Oil on Board
10"" x 8"" / 25.40cm x 20.32cm
SoldGolden Light, Pacific Rim
Oil on Board
18"" x 40"" / 45.72cm x 101.60cm
SoldSeptember Evening Light
Oil on Board
8"" x 8"" / 20.32cm x 20.32cm
SoldGabriola Afternoon
Oil on Board
8"" x 8"" / 20.32cm x 20.32cm
SoldJanuary Sun, Study
Oil on Board
8"" x 8"" / 20.32cm x 20.32cm
SoldCrashing
Oil on Board
24"" x 24"" / 60.96cm x 60.96cm
SoldWave #3
Oil
6"" x 12"" / 15.24cm x 30.48cm
SoldMudflats at High Tide
Oil
20"" x 30"" / 50.80cm x 76.20cm
SoldThe Water's Edge
Oil on Board
22" x 28" / 55.88cm x 71.12cm
SoldSpring Storm Passing
Oil on Board
12" x 12" / 30.48cm x 30.48cm
SoldBeach Access
Oil on Board
12" x 12" / 30.48cm x 30.48cm
SoldStorm Light, Winter Breakers
Oil on Board
30"" x 30"" / 76.20cm x 76.20cm
SoldSeptember Reflections, Cowichan Valley
Oil on Board
20"" x 20"" / 50.80cm x 50.80cm
SoldCentral Coast Formation, Study
Oil on Board
12"" x 12"" / 30.48cm x 30.48cm
SoldLifting Fog, Gordon River
Oil on Board
12"" x 16"" / 30.48cm x 40.64cm
SoldNovember Wetland
Oil
12" x 12" / 30.48cm x 30.48cm
SoldTidal Rhythms
Oil on Board
16"" x 40"" / 40.64cm x 101.60cm
SoldSunlit Breaker
Oil on Board
20" x 20" / 50.80cm x 50.80cm
SoldFading Light, Tonquin Beach
Oil on Alkyd Prime Canvas Mounted to Board
15" x 17.25" / 38.10cm x 43.18cm
SoldTranquil Lagoon
Oil on Birch
8" x 8" / 20.32cm x 20.32cm
SoldAugust Reflections
Oil on Birch
9" x 12" / 22.86cm x 30.48cm
SoldThe Beach beyond the Pines
Oil on Canvas
16" x 40" / 40.64cm x 101.60cm
SoldVerdant Fields
Oil on Birch
6" x 12" / 15.24cm x 30.48cm
SoldReturning Tide, Piper's Lagoon
Oil on Canvas
12" x 24" / 30.48cm x 60.96cm
SoldEvening Repose
Oil on Board
10" x 12" / 25.40cm x 30.48cm
SoldBreaking Sky, Schooner Cove
Oil on Canvas
48" x 48" / 121.92cm x 121.92cm
SoldStorm Front, Cowichan Bay
Oil on Canvas
16" x 16" / 40.64cm x 40.64cm
SoldNovember Fog
Oil on Birch
12" x 12" / 30.48cm x 30.48cm
SoldFrozen Over, Cottle Lake
Oil on board
14-5/8" x 8" / 35.56cm x 20.32cm
SoldStorm Break, Piper's Lagoon (Diptych)
Oil on board
12" x 11 for each side" / 30.48cm x 27.94cm
SoldCalm Shadows, Piper's Lagoon
Oil on birch
18" x 18'" / 45.72cm x 45.72cm
SoldTidal Marsh in Autumn Light
Oil on board
10" x 9" / 25.40cm x 22.86cm
SoldBreaking Sky, Long Beach
Oil on birch
24" x 24" / 60.96cm x 60.96cm
SoldAround the Bend, Yoho
Oil on board
6" x 11.5" / 15.24cm x 27.94cm
SoldCloud Pattern Reflected
Oil
8" x 10" / 20.32cm x 25.40cm
SoldLifting Fog, Boulder Beach
Oil on board
8.5" x 15" / 20.32cm x 38.10cm
SoldA Gull's View
Oil on birch
14" x 24" / 35.56cm x 60.96cm
SoldStorm Light, Central Coast
Oil
14" x 18" / 35.56cm x 45.72cm
SoldNovember Shoreline
Oil on Canvas
24" x 48" / 60.96cm x 121.92cm
SoldUnder a Blazing Sky
Oil
30" x 40" / 76.20cm x 101.60cm
SoldLiquid Sky
Oil on Panel
12" x 12" / 30.48cm x 30.48cm
SoldWetland Silence
Oil on Birch
20" x 20" / 50.80cm x 50.80cm
SoldPond in Spring
Oil on Birch
8" x 10" / 20.32cm x 25.40cm
SoldBlue Clouds and Sunbeams
Oil on Birch
8" x 10" / 20.32cm x 25.40cm
SoldLeaning to the Light
Oil on Board
8" x 10" / 20.32cm x 25.40cm
SoldCloud Break
Oil on Birch
10" x 12" / 25.40cm x 30.48cm
SoldLast Light
Oil on Birch
5" x 7" / 12.70cm x 17.78cm
SoldBathed in Light
Oil
36 X 48" x " / 91.44cm x 0.00cm
SoldCup with Lemons
Oil
10 X 14" x " / 25.40cm x 0.00cm
SoldSeabound Stream
oil on canvas, framed
30" x 48" / 76.20cm x 121.92cm
SoldWinter Fog - Garry Oak
oil, framed
12" x 10" / 30.48cm x 25.40cm
SoldLast Light on the Plateau
oil on birch, framed
12" x 12" / 30.48cm x 30.48cm
SoldTofino Sundown
Oil on Birch, Framed
12" x 12" / 30.48cm x 30.48cm
SoldRiver Glow
Oil on Birch, Framed
12" x 12" / 30.48cm x 30.48cm
SoldRemnants, Cowichan
Oil on Birch, Framed
6" x 12" / 15.24cm x 30.48cm
SoldIslet, Central Coast
Oil on Birch, Framed
24" x 24" / 60.96cm x 60.96cm
SoldDusk
Oil on Birch, Framed
6" x 12" / 15.24cm x 30.48cm
SoldBlue Coast
Oil on Birch, Framed
11" x 14" / 27.94cm x 35.56cm
SoldAutumn Reflections
Oil on Canvas, Framed
24" x 24" / 60.96cm x 60.96cm
SoldSpring Reflections
Oil on Board, Framed
8" x 10" / 20.32cm x 25.40cm
SoldNewcastle Afternoon
Oil on Board
8" x 10" / 20.32cm x 25.40cm
SoldThree Beaches
Oil on Canvas, Framed
12" x 12" / 30.48cm x 30.48cm
SoldWhere Marsh Meets Sea
Oil on Panel, Framed
18" x 18" / 45.72cm x 45.72cm
SoldField in Fleeting Light
Oil on panel, framed
12.00" x 12.00" / 30.48cm x 30.48cm
SoldRiver in Evening Light
Oil on board, framed
10" x 12" / 25.40cm x 30.48cm
SoldGolden Sky
Oil on board, framed
8" x 10" / 20.32cm x 25.40cm
SoldEntrance to Carcassonne
Oil on Board
8" x 10" / 20.32cm x 25.40cm
SoldPoppy Fields Near Gordes
Oil on Canvas (framed)
16" x 16" / 40.64cm x 40.64cm
SoldDusk On The River
oil on canvas, framed
10" x 8" / 25.40cm x 20.32cm
SoldShoreline Mirror
oil on canvas, framed
24" x 18" / 60.96cm x 45.72cm
SoldValley Farm
oil on canvas, framed
14" x 32" / 35.56cm x 81.28cm
SoldEvening Sky Reflected
oil on board, framed
24" x 24" / 60.96cm x 60.96cm
Sold
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