Tray Lacaze

My work is a meditation on control and chaos, a dance between precision and surrender. Inspired by Rothko, Pollock, and Twombly, I build immersive fields of color through layered, controlled scribble brushstrokes. In my Morphing Clouds of Linear Color series, I work methodically—one stroke, one color at a time—starting with large strokes, expanding outward and finishing with detailed small brushstrokes—allowing the colors to blend optically in the viewer’s eye.

Each painting is both structured and organic, a process-driven exploration of letting go. Through repetition and gradual transformation, I invite the unexpected, embracing the beauty in disorder. My paintings are my therapy, my meditation, and my salvation—offering a space for reflection, release, and quiet discovery.

For those who collect my work, I offer more than color on canvas; I offer a moment of stillness, a reminder to trust the process, and an invitation to find beauty in the unpredictable.

BFA - Painting and Drawing
BA - Radio/TV/Film
MA - Advertising and Public Relations

Awards
2011
2nd and 3rd place at Texas State Fair Art Competition
1992
The Jim Leslie Memorial Scholarship, Shreveport, Louisiana
Ann Taylor Art Award, Monroe Louisiana
1991
The Beverly Marvin Art Scholarship, Monrow, Louisiana
1990
The Beverly Marvin Art Scholarship, Monroe, Louisiana

Juried competitions and exhibitions
2026
The LA Art Fair, Los Angeles, California
2025
The Other Art Fair, Saatchi Art, Dallas, Texas
2024
New Texas Talent 31, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Art Santa Fe, The Redwood Art Group, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2023
The Other Art Fair, Saatchi Art, Dallas, Texas
2021
The Other Art Fair, Saatchi Art, Dallas, Texas
2016
53rd Annual Juried Competition, Masur Museum, Monroe, Louisiana
2012
Lake Granbury Art Association Fall Art Show, Granbury, Texas
2011
State Fair of Texas, Dallas, Texas
49th Annual Beaumont National Competition, Beaumont, Texas
2006
Members’ Exhibition, The Contemporary, Dallas, Texas
2005
Outside the Lines 5 juried Competition, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas
Landscapes Juried Competition, Stearns Homestead, Cleveland, Ohio
Members’ Exhibition, The Contemporary, Dallas, Texas
2004
Members’ Exhibition, The Contemporary, Dallas, Texas
The Fort Worth Community Arts Center, F...