"Painted Pony" by Brian K. Raynor

"Painted Pony"

10" x 10" Acrylic on stretched canvas.

I painted this especially for Sara Patterson.  She was supposed to get it a couple weeks ago but,... I didn't see her.   Maybe tomorrow,...

self portrait 2/11/13 by Brian K. Raynor

Self Portrait 1/22/13 by Brian K Raynor

This is me today.  Sharpie & Ball Point Pen on Paper. 

" StAy TUNED ! " Brian K. Raynor

My first doodle of 2013.  Exciting huh?   

Culture Initiative's 4 Year Anniversary Show: "FOUND" 12/15/12

Culture Initiative is proud to present our 4 year anniversary show, “FOUND”
 An evening showcase of assemblage art and eclectic musical talent.

as·sem·blage /əˈsemblij/ - a sculptural composition consisting of an arrangement of miscellaneous objects or found materials.

This show was inspired by the rare occasions we’ve had artists submit work made from found objects. We thought what a great way to challenge artists and make a party out of it.
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Please join us.

AKA Creative

316 Remount Rd., Charlotte, North Carolina 28203

Artists:

Theron Ross, Martique Lorray, Sarah Pollock, Virginia Dunn, William Pucket, Lauren Puckett,
The Nikoncyk's, Archer Watkins, Jessica Schular, Nico Amortegui, Rosalia Torres-Weiner,
Sean Kernick, Laura Ewing, Brian K. Raynor, April Nichols, Cody Hare, KT Hernandez,


Jonathan Rice, Brandon Willett, Scott Partridge,
Matthew Rupp, Greggory Bradford, Oliver French, Kat Sweet, Athur brouthers, Joel Tracey,
Gabriel Devereux, Melanie Sherwood, Melissa Wineman, Patrick Harris, Melissa Anderson,
Lydia Goldbeck, Jeremy Thompson, Desta Stutts, Kevin Harris, Graham Carew, Meredith Jones,
Brianna Chen, Kate Vasseur, Bart Cusick, Courtney Valvo, Erich Moffitt, Amy Tynan, Ali Loncar,
Jenna Colhouer, Chris Myers, Amy Bagwell, Daniel Hewat, Scott Whiteside, Bethany Hadden,
Joanna Nowack, Liz Clark, Lee Ann Harrison, Shane Agostinelli, James Smith, & Chad Beroth.



With live musical guests:

RACHEL KATE, Charleston SC
http://www.reverbnation.com/rachelkate



SINNERS & SAINTS, Charlotte NC
https://www.facebook.com/SinnersandSaintsmusic
http://www.reverbnation.com/sinnersandsaintsnc


THE BLACK IRON GATHERING, Columbia SC
https://www.facebook.com/theblackirongathering?fref=ts
http://www.reverbnation.com/theblackirongathering


DJs:
THAT GUY SMITTY
https://www.facebook.com/pages/That-Guy-Smitty/125126034203741?fref=ts



JUSTIN ASWELL
https://www.facebook.com/JustinAswellQCHH
https://www.facebook.com/events/379057105521419/#!/groups/62936265529/

"The Queen of Comedy" by Brian K. Raynor

"The Queen of Comedy" is a  tribute to Phyllis Diller.  1917-2012

 

I spoke to her once on The John Boy and Billy BIG SHOW.  

She was a funny old broad.   

"My photographs don't do me justice - they just look like me." Phyllis Diller

"Pink Bunny" by Brian K. Raynor

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  ♥
“People go through challenging moments of losing people and of having their life threatened from illness and real grief. But they get through it. And that's the testament to the human spirit and it's -- we are fragile, but we also are divine”.  Sheryl Crow


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"Are you kidding me?"

This is a charicature I did of a coworker. Had it  turned into edible art in the form of his Birthday Cake.  

"Bloody Rain" by Brian K. Raynor

I painted "Boody Rain" on this past bloody, rainy Saturday 9/29/12.   5"x7" Acrylic on Canvas Board.

"Check Me Out!" by Brian K. Raynor

"Check Me Out!"  is  5" x 7" Acrylic on Canvas Board.   Painted September 29, 2012.

"Monster July" by Brian k. Raynor

July was a MONSTER of a month for many reasons. It also took ALL month to finish this painting.   I'm not so handy with the spray paint.   

"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.

"Hollow Atonement" by Brian K. Raynor

"Hollow Atonement" by Brian K. Raynor     ******     June 2012

self portrait 6/25/2012 by Brian K. Raynor

So I sketched this out while doing characatures of people I work with.   I really don't have the big gappy teeth like this but it adds to it.

"Barred Owl" by Brian K. Raynor

I painted "Barred Owl" on Saturday, April 21, 2012.  My friends Douglas and Amy Patterson have a family of Barred Owls that have nested on their property for a couple years now.   I sometimes hear owls at night but never see them around my house.   I do see doves, crows, cardinals and an occasional band of wild turkeys but never an owl. 

"Elvis Lives" by Brian K. Raynor

"Elvis Lives" by Brian K. Raynor

 This is my first painting of 2012.  Painted in January in remembrance of Elvis's birthday.   Acrylic/Mixed Media on stretched canvas.  Headlines ripped from the pages of a "vintage" NATIONAL ENQUIRER.  It's obvious that Elvis did not die - how else would he be spotted at Wal-Mart?   Drugs or UFOs took the KING from his spotlight.   He is gone but not forgotten (as the old saying goes).

Another anniversary of my mother's death.  

There is no heart heavier than that of a child who has lost his mother.  

I will never forget that sad day.

More than that day I will never forget the loving and self sacrificing person that I called "Momma".

"Old, Familiar Faces" by Brian K. Raynor

"Old, Familiar Faces" by Brian K. Raynor

 "Old, Familiar Faces" will be auctioned along with many other paintings, on FRIDAY June 17, 2011 to help raise money for the The American Cancer Society "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer".   It is 12" x 12" Acrylic on stetched canvas.  There are so many places and faces that we ALL hope to see for the first time or once more before life is over.   An end to this horrible disease before  the  year 2006 would've given  40,820 American women who died from breast cancer in that year, so many more opportunities to see the faces and places that they loved and hoped to see for so many years to come.

PROJECT ART AID GOES PINK

This video shows some of the PROJECT ART AID artwork that will be up for bid on June 17, 2011 to raise funds for the AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY - Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.  
Buy your tickets NOW!

"May Roses In December" by Brian K. Raynor

"May Roses In December" is acrylic/mixed media on stretched 12 x 12 canvas. It is another that I painted in conjunction with Project Art Aid for the American Cancer Society fundraiser coming up June 17, 2011 at the Wachovia Atrium (Atrium Uptown) in Charlotte, NC.

"God gave us memories that we might have roses in December" Sir James Matthew Barrie

The search for a cure for Breast Cancer is costly but how much more are the mothers, sisters, daughters, friends in our lives worth to us? Immeasurable. Join us on June 17th to raise money, raise awareness, raise spirits, raise survival to 100%.