Ray Zovar has always been fascinated by and worked with three-dimensional art. His first memory of creating art was sculpting, drawing, and painting in grade-school classes. Along with creating free-standing and wall-mounted sculptures, much of his work over the next 30 years as an abstract artist was comprised of oil and acrylic paintings with heavy impasto and strong 3D multimedia canvases. In 2013, Zovar began creating his 360 degree sculptural illuminations. The abstract paintings are composed with a focus on depth, texture, and details that glow from within. Exploring combinations of paint, sculpting medium, and glazes has forced him to view color, line, form, light, and movement with fresh eyes.