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Eleanor Ray at Nicelle Beauchene Gallery

Eleanor Ray’s sunny Texas, Wyoming and Utah landscapes at Nicelle Beauchene Gallery are an enticing alternative to dreary mid-winter New York City.  Despite their size (c. 6.5 inches high), the tiny oil paintings communicate wide open spaces suffused with light;  here in ‘Wyoming Window,’ the silhouette of a window next to a view from another window turns the sun into an almost tangible presence in the room.  (On view on the Lower East Side through Feb 10th).

Eleanor Ray, Wyoming Window, June, 2018, oil on panel, 6 ½ x 8 inches.

Eleanor Ray at Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects

In her typically understated manner, Eleanor Ray treats the dramatic Icelandic landscape of Isafjordur as almost secondary to its town’s orderly buildings. Long shadows suggest a day drawing to a close or just beginning yet Ray’s painting argues for the importance of this solitary moment. (At Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects on the Lower East Side through Jan 8th).

Eleanor Ray, Isafjordur, oil on masonite, 7 ¼ x 8 3/8 inches, 2016.
Eleanor Ray, Isafjordur, oil on masonite, 7 ¼ x 8 3/8 inches, 2016.

Eleanor Ray at Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects





Eleanor Ray’s tiny rendition of Fra Angelico’s Annunciation at the Convent of San Marco in Florence substitutes the early Renaissance master’s exquisite detail for a soft-edged summary. Seen in Ray’s painting through a doorway and from below, the architecture acts like a winged altarpiece, opening to reveal a mirage-like vision. (At Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects through Dec 24th). 

Eleanor Ray, San Marco Stairs, oil on panel, 6 x 5 ½ inches, 2014.