De Colores..., by Xavier Montes ©2003
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Ray Cirerol, a Los Angeles native, raised in the suburb of Lincoln Heights was born in 1957. Los Angeles brought many opportunities for the young artist from mural painting to filmmaking. While living in the city, Ray attended evening classes at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. There, he studied under Harry Carmean, whose Old Master’s knowledge sparked a desire to communicate visually. With the help from filmmaker Romeo Carey and his father, character actor Timothy Carey, Ray became a visual effects artist. His work can be seen on Madonna’s music video “Oh Father” produced by Propaganda Films, and is credited on Universal Pictures 1990 movie release of “Darkman”. Ray now resides in Santa Barbara, California with his wife Rosa and daughter Vanesa. This change in environment raised questions in his mind about his identity, spirituality and the human experience. Within the last few years, Ray has contributed his artistic services to Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Parish. In the church, you will find a commissioned oil painting of Saint Juan Diego, which he produced in 2003. Additionally, there are seven statues within the church that he has restored. One of those statues entitled “Christ in the Tomb”, dates back to 1854 and was believed to have been brought to California from Spain. Ray's most recent commissioned project will be unveiled for his year’s Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s 80th anniversary. His illustrative ink drawing of Patrick Dougherty’s sculpture, “Toad Hall” will be used to promote Dougherty’s outdoor presentation. Currently, Ray works full-time at the Santa Barbara Channels Studio where he is a production coordinator. |
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