Growing up in the South may be no different from growing up anywhere, but I doubt it. My memories
of light and dark, sunshine and shadow, goodness and meanness are intriguing and binding to a
degree I haven’t observed in most people from other places. Black ink and white paper is a medium
that seems well-suited to express this ambiguity. I draw with black archival ink pens on white acid
free paper. High contrast, intricate design and thoughtful composition are juggled about with
directions from my muse in an effort to make the picture. At the end of the day, I hope I have created
an artful combination of black and white that mimics the often stunning contrast I’ve experienced in
people and places I have known.
of light and dark, sunshine and shadow, goodness and meanness are intriguing and binding to a
degree I haven’t observed in most people from other places. Black ink and white paper is a medium
that seems well-suited to express this ambiguity. I draw with black archival ink pens on white acid
free paper. High contrast, intricate design and thoughtful composition are juggled about with
directions from my muse in an effort to make the picture. At the end of the day, I hope I have created
an artful combination of black and white that mimics the often stunning contrast I’ve experienced in
people and places I have known.
Nancy Wyman Ray
Three Women and some Azaleas, 18 x 24, black archival
ink on white acid free paper.
ink on white acid free paper.
Sunshine, 18 x 24, black archival ink on white acid free paper.
Making Something, 18 x 24, black archival ink on white
acid free paper.
acid free paper.
Muse, 11 x 14, black archival ink on white acid free
paper.
paper.
Beauty and the Beast, 14 x 11, black
archival ink on white acid free paper.
archival ink on white acid free paper.
Feet Up, 14 x 11, black archival ink on white
acid free paper.
acid free paper.
Afghan Unraveling, 14 x 11, black archival ink
on white acid free paper.
on white acid free paper.
Mother Earth, 24 x 18, black archival ink on
white acid free paper.
white acid free paper.
Edisto Beach, black archival ink on white acid free paper.
Matriarch, 24 x 18, black archival ink on
white acid free paper.
white acid free paper.
Dupuytrene's Contracture, 19 x 24, archival ink on paper
Seeds and Wind, 11 x 14, archival ink on paper
Ribbon 24 x 19, archival ink on paper
Bough, 24 x 19, archival ink on paper
Imprinting 14 x 11, archival ink on paper
