Material
Colored pencil, pen, and mixed media on paper
About
Colorful mixed media drawing of an abstract mixed media collage by Texas Artist, Dick Wray. The work depicts colorful shapes and geometric birds. Signed and dated by the artist at the top of the work. Framed and matted in a simple wooden frame.
Artist Biography
Dick Wray, a native Houstonian, born in Heights Hospital in 1933 was primarily educated in Houston, Texas. He took free art lessons at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts in his early teens, graduated from Lamar High School (Houston, Texas) and, following military service in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955, enrolled in the School of Architecture of the University of Houston from 1955 to 1958. He finished his studies at the Kunstakademie Dusseldorf, Germany in 1959. Wray took off for Europe in 1958 to discover for himself the center of the art world, starting his journey in Paris. Wray’s first competitive show was at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas Beaumont Art Museum (TX) in 1959. He was awarded the Ford Foundation Purchase Prize in 1962. Wray has had a number of solo exhibits at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston. Dick Wray’s works are continuing to be shown at William Reaves Gallery.
Dimensions With Frame
H 25 in x W 21.88 in x D 1.25 in
Dimensions Without Frame
H 16.88 in. W 13.88 in.
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