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spent my life painting things and places I love. These shores
of the southeastern coast have special meaning for me….
The length of the coast is so beautiful and so diverse and so
ever-changing that it would take several lifetimes for a painter
to do it justice. However, it was my intent … to capture…my
impressions of each place, each scene, each moment as it occurred
in time…" Ray Ellis |
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Born Philadelphia, PA.,
1921
Attended the Philadelphia
Museum School of Art. His first one-man show was held in 1947
at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
After serving four years in
the Coast Guard during WWII, Ellis founded his own advertising
agency in New Jersey and New York, but continued to paint
in his spare time. During this period he was elected to the
American Watercolor Society, and his works were widely exhibited
and received numerous honors.
In 1969 Ellis was able to
devote all his time to painting. In 1974 he moved south to
Hilton Head Island, SC and then to Savannah, GA. In 1989 Ellis
resettled in the north where he maintains a home and studio
on Martha's Vineyard with his wife Teddi.
In the early 80's, Ellis and
Walter Cronkite collaborated on a series of fine art books
which celebrate America's coastlines: South by Southeast,
North by Northeast, and Westwind. In 1992, Ellis authored
The Spirit of Golf with golf journalist Ben Wright. |
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Paintings of Savannah and Martha's Vineyard have been published
in separate volumes: Ray Ellis' Savannah & the Lowcountry,
and Martha's Vineyard an Affectionate Memoir. Most recently
published are Coastal Images of America and The Road to Ballybunion.
Ellis's paintings are included
in major museums and private collections throughout the country.
His paintings hang in our American Embassies in Geneva, Vienna,
London, and more recently, Brussells. In 1999, he was commissioned
by the White House to do a series of paintings of the Rose
Garden. In the year 2004, the Telfair Museum of Savannah,
GA will exhibit a major retrospective of his work.
For more information call (843)
979-0149, email
cnewby@cherylnewbygallery.com |
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By
the Light of the Moon
Over
the last 25 years, Ellis has painted the moon's light
over land and ocean. This book contains a select group
of these very popular paintings, many of which include
the moonlit Atlantic off the Carolina coast, and the
marshes and creeks of the Southeast's Lowcountry.
HARDCOVER: 10 x 12 in
108 pages; 92 color plates; 8 B/W Illustrations
Essay by Valerie Ann Leeds, Ph.D.
Published in 2007
*signed
by Ray Ellis
$40.00
*Signed copies will be available November 17th
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Lowcountry,
Paintings of Ray Ellis
Ray Ellis
continues to paint the Southeastern United States lowcountry
that he knows so well. With an introduction by art historian
Valerie Ann Leeds, 94 paintings by Ray Ellis are reproduced
in this book. From oyster roasts, to moonlit marshes, and
back rivers; Ellis has painted his experience of the unique
landscape of the lowcountry. A reference list of the paintings
and a select chronology of Ellis' career is included.
Hardcover: 10
X 12 inches
120 Pages, 94 Color Plates & 7 b&w photos.
$37.50 To order
call the gallery at (843) 979-0149 or (800) 435-2733. |
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Ray
Ellis Paints Flowers
The Cheryl
Newby Gallery is pleased to announce that famed artist Ray
Ellis has just completed his new book, Ray Ellis
Paints Flowers. This beautiful book is a compilation
of Ray’s paintings that feature flowers and gardens
spanning the past three decades. Ray Ellis Paints
Flowers also includes an essay by noted art
historian Valerie Ann Leeds, Ph. D., whose writings were also
featured in both Lowcountry and Ray Ellis in
Retrospect: A Painter’s Journey. This
colorful “coffee table book” will make a wonderful
gift for any occasion and is sure to be a popular seller!
Hardcover: 10
X 11 inches
156 Pages & 124 Color Plates
$45.00 To order
call the gallery at (843) 979-0149 or (800) 435-2733.
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