About The Artist

Philosophy:

Raymond is most interested in capturing the qualities of light, color and form that create a strong natural atmosphere filled with little surprises of detail and texture.

Biography:

As a boy, Raymond's life-long interest in boating, seaports & lighthouses started when his family moved on their boat, the "Grandvill-e", from Maryland to Florida down the Inter-coastal Waterway.

Raymond has sketched and painted ever since winning his first blue ribbon as a youth for a pastel of a sailfish.

Raymond's interest in the outdoors started during his days Boy Scouting, Sea Scouting and being in the Civil Air Patrol.

Learning to fly gives Raymond an added advantage for aerial paintings.

Lumberjacking in the Redwoods of Northern California helped Raymond pay his way through college and gave birth to a desire for painting our State and National Parks.