Jag in the Box horizontal Growing up in a violent

Growing up in a violent landscape shaped his pictorial temper

and abandoned buildings have all been a big influence

as an introverted and socially awkward adult

Her imagery emerges from the surface like a dream state: soft

Jag in the Box horizontal Growing up in a violent8 x 10 inches 2014 Archival Ink on Rives BFK Paper Framed to 16 x 18 inches Ronnie Ray Mendez is a visual Artist born and bred in Southern California. From childhood he found his voice through music and visual art, and continued through his studies in Fine Art and Illustration at California State University, Fullerton. The subject matter of Ronnie Rays work strongly reflects his turbulent childhood and his early exposure to the Dark elements of life.