Ray Bugara has been decorative painting for more than 30 years.

His artistic skills were honed at Cooper Union and perfected under the tutelage of Pierre Finkelstein.  He also apprenticed with the renowned Evergreen, Mayer Murphy and Thomas & O’Brien studios prior to establishing his own thriving business.

Ray’s skill set is comprehensive: including custom murals, abstract and figurative fine art on canvas, trompe l’oiel, historic renovation, Venetian plaster, Fine Paints of Europe lacquering and numerous faux finishes such as wood graining, marbleizing, guilding, stria, geometric patterning, bamboo, stencil and hand-painted signage. He’s also a master of refined wallpaper installation and luxe conventional painting.

Off the clock, you might find him biking around New York City studying the work of other artisans or in his studio painting.

Clients include:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Museum of Natural History

Bergdorf Goodman

Saks Fifth Avenue

Macys

The Pierre Hotel

The Sherry Netherland

Bemelmans Bar at The Carlylse Hotel

Levis

J. McLaughlin

Wilhemena Modeling Agency

American Irish Historical Society

Trump Towers

The Dorchester, NYC

The Century Building, NYC

The Crown Building, NYC

Diane von Furstenberg

The Olmstead Family

Ivana Trump

Rush Limbaugh

Denise Rich

Gary Null

David Brinkley

Kit Forbes

Andy Spade

Steve Madden

John Carlson

Daniel Brodsky

Micheal & Joan Steinberg

Peter Marino

Bunny Williams

Eric Kohler

Meryl Santopietro

Fred Sharf