Ray rented the upstairs space for six years and displayed his work in the studio. He also rented the space in the garage to paint professional commercial advertising signs.

Classic still life by Ray Pague

He normally works in oils and specializes in scenes from Saluda, North Carolina. He also draws inspiration from photographs from older National Geographic magazines – photographs which speak to him of stories which may still be told today in the medium of paint.

Ray Pague – original mountain scene with clouds which Ray captured following a local thunderstorm