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Born Geraldine Smitherman, a native of Shreveport Louisiana and the mother of four children, she received her BFA from Newcomb College Art School, Tulane University in New Orleans. |
| About the Artist | |
My method of painting is similar to batik. First I use "hot wax resist" to draw the lines on water color paper. Then I select 3 to 5 colors of powdered cold water dyes and I sprinkle the colors on the paper. Then I activate them by spraying them with water. I like not having control at this point because I could never think up the beautiful intertwining of colors and texture that that process gives. After setting the dyes and allowing to dry, I paint with gouache structuring the composition with an opaque contrast to the transparent dyes. The next step is to embellish the paintings with water-soluble crayons similar to the gouache, using many different kinds of symbols. |
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Blue Moon
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Gold Mountain
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Patchwork Butterfly #2
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Yellow Butterfly #2
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Sunset Mountain
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Fire on the Altar
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High and Dry
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Bright Sun
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| Education and biography | |
| Ms. Wray began working in watercolor in 1943 as student at Newcomb College Art School. She graduated with honors for the best senior project. The drawing painting portion was selected to represent Newcomb in a student exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art. It was later used as a etching tool at Newcomb. After graduating, she became a professional painter and now works in a wide variety of watermedia, including watercolors, inks, acrylics and collage, often combining them to product exciting visual expressions with a special emphasis on color Jerry has won over forty awards in the last thirty years in juried exhibits, has had 25 shows in the last ten years and many group exhibitions throughout the U.S. including the Virgin Islands. In 1996, she was elected to the National Association of Women Artists. In 1999 selected to be in Manhattan Arts Magazine Showcase Award. She has had much TV and newspaper coverage, including a thirty minute interview on the Shreveport Channel Publications consist of "American Artists of Renown" American Artists, Encyclopedia of W.C. Techniques for Landscape" by Slogan, Who's Who in the World 1998". Collections include three Fortune 500 Companies, the Louisiana State Capitol Building, Baton Rouge, LA., LSU Medical Center, Shreveport, LA., Deposit Guaranty Bank and Bank One of Shreveport, LA. and the King of Saudi Arabia's summer place, Meir Museum, Lynchburg, VA., Goddard Museum, Ardmore, Ok,., Lockhaven University, PA., Jane Vorhies-Zimmerli Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Included in many online fine art gallery sites. She is also a signature member of International Society of Water Color Artists, and Watercolor Society of Houston. |
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