tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697753576070419972011-07-30T19:39:00.557-07:00Ray Cooper, artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04964889491919648042noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669775357607041997.post-58894970836754607872009-11-17T14:23:00.000-08:002010-05-12T14:14:04.635-07:00<br><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">My exhibit with Hamadi Ben Saad has been extended through May at the Henderson County Arts Council in Hendersonville, NC.</span><br /><br />Click <a href="http://rayacooper.blogspot.com/2010/01/transatlantic-collaborations.html">HERE</a> to read about the exhibit, <span style="font-style:italic;">Transatlantic Voyages</span>, and <a href="http://hamadibensaad.blogspot.com">HERE</a> to see work by Tunisian artist, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Hamadi Ben Saad</span>, and media coverage of the exhibit.<br /><br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/S9Y3deQdoxI/AAAAAAAAARc/bxbZMtSoWi4/s1600/MusicofErikSatie.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 327px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/S9Y3deQdoxI/AAAAAAAAARc/bxbZMtSoWi4/s400/MusicofErikSatie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464616177338524434" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The Music of Erik Satie;</span> acrylic; 2009. Approximately 48 in. x 36 in.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/SwMi45Ji4cI/AAAAAAAAAOY/TY9z5rKt6fI/s1600/VoyagerWEB.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 334px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/SwMi45Ji4cI/AAAAAAAAAOY/TY9z5rKt6fI/s400/VoyagerWEB.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405202338583601602"/></a><br /><br />Below:<span style="font-style:italic;">Voyager</span>; mixed media, 2009. Approximately 12 in. x 9 in.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/669775357607041997-5889497083675460787?l=raycoopergallery.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ray Cooper, artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04964889491919648042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669775357607041997.post-71560387001161199672009-11-07T12:22:00.000-08:002009-11-07T12:23:20.439-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/ShsTcApHStI/AAAAAAAAAMA/G7qrO_Ci8o0/s1600-h/2009+series.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/ShsTcApHStI/AAAAAAAAAMA/G7qrO_Ci8o0/s400/2009+series.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339883155107564242" /></a> <span style="font-style:italic;">Illuminations of the Beyond</span>, Series, 2009.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/669775357607041997-7156038700116119967?l=raycoopergallery.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ray Cooper, artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04964889491919648042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669775357607041997.post-7550351315913795772009-04-03T12:22:00.000-07:002009-11-07T12:23:45.481-08:00<span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-style:italic;">Cortona Landscape</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/StNe_U5Kl6I/AAAAAAAAAN0/eidEC7ObEqE/s1600-h/Ray+Cooper+sRGB+72dpi+WEB.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/StNe_U5Kl6I/AAAAAAAAAN0/eidEC7ObEqE/s320/Ray+Cooper+sRGB+72dpi+WEB.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391757620925863842" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/669775357607041997-755035131591379577?l=raycoopergallery.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ray Cooper, artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04964889491919648042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669775357607041997.post-23663819587634495962009-04-02T13:34:00.000-07:002009-11-22T12:31:28.411-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/ShmLSRYoBxI/AAAAAAAAALI/dhTZDbTQag8/s1600-h/The+Leap.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 287px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/ShmLSRYoBxI/AAAAAAAAALI/dhTZDbTQag8/s320/The+Leap.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339451979245029138" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/SwmfVVY0wtI/AAAAAAAAAOg/EdDPQrqxyrU/s1600/Large,+Winged+Victory+series+2009.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/SwmfVVY0wtI/AAAAAAAAAOg/EdDPQrqxyrU/s320/Large,+Winged+Victory+series+2009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407028016502325970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/ShmLIGgqjUI/AAAAAAAAAK4/-iZTcVhk4eY/s1600-h/Red+Passage.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 215px; height: 288px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/ShmLIGgqjUI/AAAAAAAAAK4/-iZTcVhk4eY/s320/Red+Passage.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339451804527267138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/ShmJrBzJ4dI/AAAAAAAAAKw/b5d8LWF9SNQ/s1600-h/Villa+of+Mysteries.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 288px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/ShmJrBzJ4dI/AAAAAAAAAKw/b5d8LWF9SNQ/s320/Villa+of+Mysteries.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339450205534806482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/ShmI_ntps6I/AAAAAAAAAKo/U1w9sa9t4xA/s1600-h/Napoli.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 176px; height: 288px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/ShmI_ntps6I/AAAAAAAAAKo/U1w9sa9t4xA/s320/Napoli.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339449459798029218" /></a>Selections from the <span style="font-style:italic;">Villa of Mysteries</span> series, 2005-2008<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/669775357607041997-2366381958763449596?l=raycoopergallery.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ray Cooper, artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04964889491919648042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669775357607041997.post-20021030484886075442008-05-12T15:07:00.000-07:002010-02-02T16:43:05.135-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/SCjCp30TKeI/AAAAAAAAABo/EY7FXVPpSzg/s1600-h/WingedVictory_small.jpg+copy"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/SCjCp30TKeI/AAAAAAAAABo/EY7FXVPpSzg/s400/WingedVictory_small.jpg+copy" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199619794412972514" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">For Giacometti</span>, series 2008.<br />Works on canvas, birch, and linen; Materials include metallic foil, modeling paste, and acrylic. At left: <span style="font-style:italic;">Winged Victory</span>, one in series; 8 x 10".<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/669775357607041997-2002103048488607544?l=raycoopergallery.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ray Cooper, artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04964889491919648042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669775357607041997.post-38474028347727956532007-11-10T10:29:00.000-08:002009-02-05T09:22:29.559-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/RzX6Am5FwoI/AAAAAAAAABY/Lb2x30Kb42o/s1600-h/Vespers.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/RzX6Am5FwoI/AAAAAAAAABY/Lb2x30Kb42o/s400/Vespers.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131282238805492354" /></a><br /><br />Vespers,</span> 2007<br />Approx. 9 x 12 in.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/669775357607041997-3847402834772795653?l=raycoopergallery.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ray Cooper, artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04964889491919648042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669775357607041997.post-52389532271284731362007-03-10T13:19:00.000-08:002009-05-25T14:46:23.947-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/Rh_rRek8ksI/AAAAAAAAAAs/fjxiZ2R6RnM/s1600-h/Fruit.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/Rh_rRek8ksI/AAAAAAAAAAs/fjxiZ2R6RnM/s320/Fruit.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053015992431317698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/SWpjKI949pI/AAAAAAAAAFY/gVmpc4PeXMs/s1600-h/Green+Tunisia.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/SWpjKI949pI/AAAAAAAAAFY/gVmpc4PeXMs/s400/Green+Tunisia.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290149738156979858" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/SWuI0naZjsI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Uc1HUaev--Q/s1600-h/Orphanage+in+Manouba.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 215px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/SWuI0naZjsI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Uc1HUaev--Q/s400/Orphanage+in+Manouba.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290472624791064258" /></a><br />Green Tunisia; Midnight at the Orphanage in Manouba, Tunisia; Oranges<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/669775357607041997-5238953227128473136?l=raycoopergallery.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ray Cooper, artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04964889491919648042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669775357607041997.post-1291645016702965602007-03-09T11:01:00.000-08:002009-11-07T12:25:28.307-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/ShsTLVPIexI/AAAAAAAAAL4/toa4yGJSMqw/s1600-h/Snapshot+Winged+Victory+2009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/ShsTLVPIexI/AAAAAAAAAL4/toa4yGJSMqw/s400/Snapshot+Winged+Victory+2009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339882868577958674" /></a><span style="font-style:italic;">Illuminations of the Beyond</span>; series, Spring 2009; approx. 3 x 4 ft.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/669775357607041997-129164501670296560?l=raycoopergallery.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ray Cooper, artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04964889491919648042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669775357607041997.post-37000493359394791172007-03-08T12:15:00.000-08:002009-06-12T12:41:22.342-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/SjKuw0v2GCI/AAAAAAAAAMw/3jT7CAEYemY/s1600-h/FirstSnow_large1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ERT_dABZfzA/SjKuw0v2GCI/AAAAAAAAAMw/3jT7CAEYemY/s400/FirstSnow_large1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346527861458475042" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">First Snow</span>, diptych, 2008-2009. Approximately 12 inches wide.<br />This work represents a series of paintings, from winter through spring, that have not been photographed.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/669775357607041997-3700049335939479117?l=raycoopergallery.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ray Cooper, artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04964889491919648042noreply@blogger.com