"There is no must in art because art is free."Wasilly Kandinsky	ABOUT Rayhart An untimely loss of innocence has sparked my inclination to dream in color again. I tumbled like tumbleweed across a great wide-open space, onto the plains of ecstasy. Creation has gravitated towards me and offered up the gift of painting. So, now, I shut off past inhibitions and soar beyond the norm, and stand for what has yet to be created, the mysterious unknown. My aim is to share as I have been given. Through art, I wage war within myself, for the rewards of peace. I adore each painting like a mother's first glimpse at its newborn. In short, I paint to allow for creation. Style Open, Somewhat Abstract, Somewhat Surreal Education Queens University of Charlotte, NC Background 38th Annual Virginia Beach Neptune Festival Award of Excellence, 2011 Bon Air Art Affair Judges Choice Award, 2006 & 2007 Chosen as a finalist in the Salem (Orbe) Emerging Artist Search in NYC, 2000 Member of Amsterdam Whitney Gallery (NYC), 2003-05  Member of Washington Project for the Arts at the Corcoran (WPAC), 2000-08  Member of The Loudoun Arts Council, 2006-2009 Publications Paint Magazine, élan Magazine, Washington City Paper, Washington Project for the Arts at Corcoran Artist Directory, Book Art Press (BAP) - New Art International, ArtWanted.Com- Creative Minds, The Wasret Collection, American Art Collector, Decor Magazine, Art Business News, Loudoun Times-Mirror                                                                                                                         Click to see NEW WORK