Artist Statement: 

I am an egg tempera painter, painting small hyper-realistic images of things, objects, people, and animals that I love.  I do pet portrait commissions as well. My subject matter is varied, leaning towards goofiness sometimes.  I try to capture my subjects in deep detail, taking a good look at mundane objects and beautiful faces.  I like to juxtapose my portraits with patterned backgrounds.

Artist Bio: 

Miranda Gray grew up in a family of makers, learning from them how to draw, paint, embroider, and sew. She attended the first liberal arts High School in Miami, where she focused on ceramics, music, and creative writing.  From there she attended the local community college, where she studied ceramics.  She received her BFA in painting, and her MFA in ceramic sculpture from San Francisco Art Institute, graduating in 1984.  (her given name was Cindy Moore, and over time changed it to Miranda, and then from Moore to Gray through marriage.) She was a textile designer in NYC in the 80s, where she learned pattern painting, which she still incorporates into her current work.  For a time, she did ceramics and silversmithing, settling on egg tempera as her medium of choice about 20 years ago.  She lives in Pojoaque, NM, with her husband and two dogs.  They own a little store on Baca Street in Santa Fe called Gray Matter - art + tools +oddities.