Sunset,
Salem Channel
Size: 24" x 36", oil on canvas
Price: $8500
Artist: Ray Crane
Biography:
Ray Crane has been a professional artist for more than 30 years, including
tenure as artist-in-residence for Boston's Museum of Science/ Charles Hayden
Planetarium. Early in his career, he was known for dramatic astronomical paintings,
and for award-winning work depicting the early the days of aviation in America.
Today, his paintings focus on the rich maritime heritage of Essex County and
New England, and are characterized by sweeping vistas, calm seas and radiant
light. He is a graduate of the Boston Museum School and has his studio/gallery
in Rockport.
Exhibitions
and Awards
Crane's work has been exhibited in museums and galleries through the U.S.
and is in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution/ National Air &
Space Museum as well as many private collections nationwide. It has also appeared
in books, magazines and calendars, and won many awards.
Gallery
Representation
Art of the Sea Gallery, So. Thomaston, ME
Kensington-Stobart Gallery, Salem
Harbour Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
Ship Shapes Maritime Art Gallery, Charleston, SC
Virginia Hill Gallery, Rockport
Memberships
Marblehead Arts Association, North Shore Art Association, Rockport Art Association,
American Society of Marine Artists, American Society of Aviation Artists