Drawings/DOODLES Brian K Raynor

Lunch Break Doodle (Amy Winehouse: Bride of Frankenstein) by Brian K. Raynor

Amy Winehouse as Bride of Frankenstein

"Mexiskull" by Brian K. Raynor

 

Mexiskull" by Brian K. Raynor

I think I did this in 2009.  Probably for Charlotte's now defunct Rockabilly BBQ. 
8" x 10" acrylic on canvas board.

"Grim 40" by Brian K. Raynor

Painted "Grim 40" this month. Probably my last painting for 2010. I think I've painted 3 this year. Fewer paintings,... doesn't that make them more collectable? Marty Lockridge, a funeral director, is the owner of "Grim 40".

"Grim 40" Photo taken 12/12/10

"How Great Thou Art" by Brian K Raynor

"How Great Thou Art" painted 10/30/10 - Acrylic on metal.

Today is El Día de los Muertos (The Day of The Dead). This is a Mexican ritual celebrating the lives of dead ancestors. It's origins can be traced back thousands of years to the MesoAmerican people. A Catholic spin on Pagan rituals make holidays all the better.

The souls of children are believed to return on November 1 and adult spirits arrive on November 2.


"How Great Thou Art" is a tribute to The King of Rock & Roll, ELVIS ARON PRESLEY, and his love of Gospel Music. At one of Elvis' concerts a lady yelled,
"Elvis You are the KING!"
Elvis screamed back "No I'm Not - There's Only One King!"

"How Great Thou Art" will be exhibited tonight at Pura Vida as part of a makeshift cemetery in celebration of The Day of The Dead.

"The Attendant" by Brian K. Raynor

I painted "The Attendant" around 1988-91. This is the only photo image that I have been able to find. It was part of a trilogy of paintings: "The Attendant", "The Cadaver" and "The Mourner". It was exhibited at a show of local artist in Charlotte, NC (where it was admired by many Goth girls). It used to hang in On Common Grounds Coffee House in Concord, NC. It is the first painting that I ever sold. I blew the money from that sale on my first trip to Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender.

"TCB" by Brian K Raynor

"Look out man!"
33 years have gone by since the King of Rock n Roll dropped dead at the age of 42. Even in death Elvis is Taking Care of Business. Sunday evening a crowd estimated at 15,000 defied a 118-degree heat index to memorialize at the gates of Graceland for the annual candlelight vigil that finishes the 2010 Elvis Week festivities. Even in our bad economy the number of attendees has not dropped.
I painted "TCB" in 2008 and sold it to a vixen from Atlanta at the Rockabilly BBQ in Charlotte, NC. I think she bought it for resale.

"The Cadaver" by Brian K. Raynor

I painted "The Cadaver" years ago as part of a 3 part set. "The Cadaver", "The Attendant" (the funeral home attendant) and "The Mourner" make up this acrylic trilogy. I experienced a lot of loss at an early age. I suppose I have a preoccupation with and a fear of death.

First I painted "The Attendant", which was the 1st painting I ever sold. I don't have pictures of it that I know of and I don't remember the ladies name who bought it. She bought it when I had art hanging at "On Common Grounds". It is my favorite paintings to date. It was part of an exhibit in Charlotte as well. Perhaps someday I will find a snapshot of it.

"The Cadaver" was painted shortly after "The Attendant", as I recall. When I would come home from college and stay at my sister's for the summer I would hang these works in the spare bedroom. My sister told me later that she couldn't wait for summer to end and for the paintings to come down as they were too eerie for her liking.

"The Mourner" was painted after college. I like it least of the 3. It doesn't have the texture nor the style that the 1st two share. Perhaps I'll get a pic of "the Mourner" up soon.

The Day the Music Died

Headstone in City of Lubbock Cemetery




Buddy Holly September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959