Contemplate art and its power to affect change. How you choose to live life is art. Are you hiding or are you allowing your greatness to emerge? You have a purpose. The quality of your existence is equal to the quantity of loving actions toward yourself and others. Forgive. Practice tolerance within because we all need each other. Create because the world needs beauty. Drink in the love that is hidden. Stay open. Miracles find you when you need them. The only reality is the one you choose. Trust love and live surrendered. Be proof of the dream.

On canvas, Ria Ray creates with mixed media including acrylics, paper, photographs, found objects and poetry. The steadfast pull of the collective soul ignites and informs all of her work.

Characterized by bold fields of color and organically textured areas that glimmer with flashes of light, Ria's abstract paintings are fine art and also serve as talismans for diving deeper into consciousness. The subtle, mysterious glow that suffuses her images facilitates the exploration of hopes, dreams and imagination. Ria fuses color, light, texture and depth to create art that inspires inquiry, compassion and acceptance. Her abstract images are suffused with brave hues and vulnerable shadows, reminding us that true representations of the searching mind and heart must always include hints of uncertainty. "The way in which life is lived is art. Walking though life with the humility to learn and the courage to change when needed is the purest form of art," Ria says.

Ria's pieces hang on the walls of private collectors, Fortune 500 corporations, and offices throughout the entertainment industry. Her art has been exhibited in galleries at UCLA and in Santa Monica, Venice and Beverly Hills.

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