Part of the Safari Series, "Greenwing Macaw" was exhibited at MAHEC in Asheville, NC in 2016, and was relinquished to its private owner shortly afterward. This piece also illustrates the endangered nature of most of our world's parrots, along with its greatest threat reflected in its eyes: Habitat destruction. A single canopy-level tree is reflected… Continue reading Greenwing Macaw
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No Poaching
Another in the Safari Series, "No Poaching" illustrates the fate of an alarming number of rhinoceros. These majestic horns, made of nothing more than keratin, are thought to be an aphrodesiac, and it has led to poaching until the species is nearly extinct. In the reflection of the rhino's eye, you can make out the… Continue reading No Poaching
A Mother’s Love
Part of the Safari Series, exhibited in 2014 at MAHEC in Asheville, North Carolina, "A Mother's Love" illustrates the close bond between mother and newborn. You can almost hear him saying "Maaaaaaa!" 20x24 acrylic on canvas Original in private collection *signed JBray
Stampede
Stampede is part of the Safari Series. It has been exhibited at MAHEC in Asheville, NC in 2016, at the Westside Co-Op in trendy West Asheville during 2016 and 2017, and at the Contemporary Art Exchange in Washington, NC in 2019. It was recognized and licensed by the Dysautonomia International non-profit for reprinting on popsockets… Continue reading Stampede
Eleanora
The first painting which inspired the Safari Series, which was exhibited at MAHEC in Asheville, NC in 2016. It was also on display during a one-woman show at the Western North Carolina Counseling center in 2016 and in the Westside Co-Op in trendy, artsy West Asheville during 2016 and 2017. Eleanora represents my maternal grandmother, Eleanor,… Continue reading Eleanora
