Morgan was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida where he started drawing and painting at age eight.  After college graduation, Morgan pursued a business career which took him to several locations in the United States where he followed his love of art through painting.

Then in 1992, he and his wife Kristy embarked on a dream of owning their own business and pursuing his life-long love of art using themes from nature.  They raised cattle on a farm in the Missouri Ozarks and he continued to paint using many of the animals and much of the natural, local beauty as his subjects.  While there, they founded Double-R-Prints, a graphic arts company that used many of his original images on consumer products and business logos. 

He has shown his artwork continuously over his 50 year career, gaining recognition through art shows and sales.  Themes from nature continue to be the primary subjects of his paintings.  Since nature cannot be improved upon, Morgan has chosen to depict nature themes in his own artistic style called "Sgraffito." 

Morgan's work brings the viewer special textural contrasts and color combinations not found in the subjects depicted.  Working in his own variation of the "sgraffito" painting method, he applies 20 to 30 separate layers of various colored acrylic paints that dry individually on a stretched canvas.  When completely dry, he scrapes the painting with knives, working down to the desired color in the appropriate location on the painting, producing exceedingly multi-colored images with tactile, as well as visual textures.

He lives in Fort Myers with his wife and paints in his studio at 10051 McGregor Blvd, Room 201, Ft. Myers, FL  33919, located in the blue colored Edwards Building next to the Alliance for the Arts.

Call 309-530-4731 for an appointment to see his paintings or for pricing information. If you have any questions for the artist, you may contact him by e-mail at raines@telstar-online.net.