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Pennsylvania countryside, its inhabitants and their way
of life provides the subject matter for this watercolor
artist. Ray is highly regarded for his detailed rural landscapes
and antique still lifes. However, he explains, the real
subject of my work is not the aging farm buildings, the
rustic old mills or the antiqued crocks and jugs. The real
subject is their surfaces. "I am intrigued by the texture
of a crumbling stone wall, the splintered wood of an old
wagon or the way the light reflects off a piece of hand
turned stoneware.....the signs of wear and hard use. How
many stories they must have to tell".
Over the years, Ray has developed a number of texturing
methods to accurately depict these signs of aging. He compiled
many of them in a book titled, "Texture Techniques
for Winning Watercolors", published by Northlight and
released in November of 1999 (now out of print). His work
has appeared in many books and magazines such as Splash
3, Splash 4, Splash 9, Palette Talk, Bucks County Magazine,
County Line Magazine, American Artist, Artist's Magazine
and Chinese Watercolor, an art magazine published in Beijing,
China.
Ray Hendershot is an elected signature member of The American
Watercolor Society, The National Watercolor Society, The
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society (also awarded Sylvan Grouse
Guild member status of that society), The Philadelphia Watercolor
Society (recipient of the Crest Award for continued excellence),
and the International Society of Acrylic Painters. He has
been the recipient of many awards for his work in National
and International exhibitions and has had nemerous one man
shows. He is listed in "Who's Who in American Art".
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