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"Sgraffito" Textural Style
Viva la Vida
Polo Sunset
Ripples
Lights 3 - Porsche
Wineglass Trivet
Boomer
Florentina Rosso
Autobahn C.C.
Lights
Obsession
Dusk
Faith
Hope
Adversity
Perseverance
Adaptation
Spring's Glow
Spring's Hope
Hope Haven
Some Are Lilies
Summer Breeze
Signs of Spring
Lilies All Around
Iris
Kneeling Nude
Crocus
Dawn
Woods
Tulips
Floral Tapestry
Count Your Blessings
 
Classical Style
Three Graces and Aphrodite
Mother's Day
Three Muses
Animal Gothic
Glass Ceiling
If Looks Could Kill
Family Lynx
Family Reflections
Let's Roll - Spirit of 9/11
Strawberry Roan
Bear Market
Bull Market
Drinkers of the Wind
Yeller
Buffy
Hugs and Kisses
 
Sculpture
Glass Ceiling (the sculpture 1)
Glass Ceiling (the sculpture 2)

Morgan Raines

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

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.  He believes nature cannot be improved upon, only depicted artistically in his own style.

Morgan brings the viewer special textural contrasts and color combinations not found in the subjects he depicts.  Working in his own variation of the "sgraffito" painting method, he scrapes multiple acrylic layers of various hues, producing exceedingly multi-colored images with tactile, as well as visual textures.

He and his wife now live in the Peoria, Illinois area.

Call 309-530-4731 for an appointment to see his other 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

 


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Morgan's wife Kristy has worked with both domesticated and wild animals.  One of her favorite animals is the wolf.  She enjoys educating young people about real wolves and other endangered species while entertaining them with fictional adventures.

Morgan is the illustrator for Kristy's Grizzer the Goofy Wolf book series.  See what Kristy is up to at www.kristyraines.com
 

Featuring...

     

"Lights"
Triptych for
Benet Family Collection
 

What's Morgan Up To  ?!?

 
Take a look at his latest paintings...

Viva La Vida

Ripples

Lights 3 - Porsche

Wineglass Trivet


In the May 2007 edition of TC Style magazine,
there is an article about Morgan's artwork.
 


Read Morgan's Article
 
 

In the Community


June 20, 2009

Easter Seals:
Wines & Polo on the Prairie
 held at Weaver Farms in Peoria, IL

See Morgan's WMBD/WYZZ television interview:
"Painting for a Cause"

 
June 19 - August 8, 2009

The Peoria Art Guild Member Artist Show
 opening reception Friday, June 19, 5:30-7:30 pm
(Viva La Vida can be seen at this show)
 

Hot off the Easel...

           "Polo Sunset" will be auctioned off at the Peoria Easter Seals "Wines & Polo on the Prairie" fundraiser for 2009.  All proceeds go directly to the Peoria Easter Seals to help others in our community.

            The painting is acrylic on canvas done in the 14th century Italian "Sgraffito" painting method.  For more information on reservations or sponsorships for the festivities, visit the Wines & Polo website.