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 Gray Art's Profile |
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ARTIST |
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| Age: | 100 years old |
| Sex: | Male |
| Location: | Tennessee |
| Country: |  United States |
| Zodiac: |  Capricorn (Dec 22- Jan 19) |
| Last Login: | May 21, 2008 (561 days back) |
About Me |
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GRAY ART CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO GRAYART BLOG. Weaving Together Music & Art Gray was born and raised in (Snake Hollow) Paint Rock, Tennessee. In this place he developed a sense of curiosity, discovery and imagination which he still pursues through his art and music. His work is rich in southern imagery, for example, from his song Brushy Mountain, Gray painted a convict, transformed into a blackbird, flying away from the remote East Tennessee prison with the lyrics of the murder ballad written across the sky. Like all of Gray's work, it is rendered in acrylic house-paint -- in this case on the side piece of an old church pew. Gray's art has been featured in the Oxford American and Time Magazine. Also, The Complete Hank Williams boxed CD set, featuring Gray's art, won a Grammy Award for design. His newest music and art is evocative of his childhood in Paint Rock, Tennessee near the Smokey Mountains where he was reared by his grandparents on a small farm. "From an artistic point of view, I'm glad I went through that,"said Gray,describing an anachronistic life-style as a child where he and his family had no plumbing or running water. His recent paintings are of blackbirds, mules, and men cutting wood or curing tobacco, often with lyrics of his songs superimposed on the image. "Sometimes I'll paint a memory and write out what I remember from it," explained Gray. "You could call this 'folk tales or songs mixed with painting'." Gray's work is popular among Nashville musicians, but it has shown as far away as SoHo, New York and as nearby as the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville and the Country Music Hall Of Fame. PATRONS/PUBLICATIONS: Time Magazine, The Tennessee State Museum, Country Music Hall Of Fame, Writer/Director James mangold Walk The Line, Mercury Records (The Complete Hank Williams) 75th Cd Boxset, VH-1 Save The Music and Nashville River Stages, NBA ALL Star Pau Gasol Memphis Grizzlies, Martin Guitars, Gibson Guitars, Memphis Blues Ball, The Spencer Brownstone Gallery SoHo New York, Memphis Music & Heritage Festival Poster, The Oxford American Magazine, Raw Vision Magazine, Saturn/GM Car Corp, NBA FedX Forum Memphis,TN., BB King's, The Hallmark Channel. Gray continues creating work rich in southern imagery. His new series Painting The Blues is a beautifully soulful look into a 3-dimensional world of Church House stained glass colors and rustic self-taught expression. His is a fresh look into the past, taking things old and forgotten, and breathing the visual color of life back into what seems a fading memory of southern culture. Gray's work is like finding an old photo of your great grandmother long since lost and forgotten. Once you've found it and reconnected yourself to your own past, you treat it like a treasure to be handed down to the next generation, so that they, too, can know and have a connection to their own past history./Nashville Lifestyles Magazine |
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My Interests |
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I'd like to meet:All the people I've painted over the years. All the people in my songs. ALL OF YOU GUYS! |
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Music:GALLERY locations GrayArt Studio 615.895.4878 The Center For Southern Folklore 119 S. Main Street Memphis, Tennessee 901.525.3655 GALLERY PAGES |
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Heroes:The Center For Southern Folklore 119 South Main Street Memphis, Tennessee Tele:901.525.3655 |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | Married |
| Children: | Someday |
| Occupation: | Artist |
My Pictures |
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My Blog |
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JOHNNY CASH: Get Rhythm |
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| Hello folks,Hope everyone is having a great start to spring. It's a little cool here in Tennessee, but should warm up into the 70s by mid week. Gooood painting weather! Here is my latest piece "Get Rh... Posted by Gray Art on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:32:00 PST |
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Visual Blues Artist Cards |
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| ~~ Visual Blues Artist Cards ~~ Size 4.5x7 Set Of 4 Each card signed and numbered$20.00~~ Beale Street Blues Boy ~~BB KingSize: 4.5x7Card signed and numberedPrice: $10.00~~ South 61 ~~Robert JohnsonSi... Posted by Gray Art on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:59:00 PST |
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Charlie Daniels Painting |
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| Thanks for helping out on this one! It was about 50/50 on which painting I should go with. "Charlie At The Opry" Or farm scene Charlie which is now called "Long Haired Country Boy". I love the action ... Posted by Gray Art on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:06:00 PST |
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BB on Beale |
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| Hello folks,Turkey is in the oven and we are headed home to east Tennessee tomarrow morning for the Thanksgiving feast. Each year we have a family shooting competition from the porch (I took 2nd last ... Posted by Gray Art on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:38:00 PST |
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Memphis Blues Ball 2007 |
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| Strings of blue lights and huge lit pictures of performers hovered over the 2,500+ guests at tables on Lt. George W. Lee Ave. between the Westin Memphis Beale Street and the Gibson Guitar Factory. The... Posted by Gray Art on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:00:00 PST |
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Memphis Music Festival Poster: 18x24 in. |
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| ... Posted by Gray Art on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:06:00 PST |
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BB King & Gibson Guitars |
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| Gibson send over this BB King style guitar for a little custom body work. These photos are works in progress but you should get the idea. I'll be shipping the piece out this friday and I need a TITLE.... Posted by Gray Art on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:57:00 PST |
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Billy Bob's Texas |
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| Hello, folks It's not that often that I get to meet someone who buys a peice of my work. But, this past month a myspace friend Heidi Lambert contacted me about doing a piece on Willie Nelson and her f... Posted by Gray Art on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:48:00 PST |
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Gray/Henry Butler Benefit Concert: Photos |
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| Hello, folksI hope all is well with everyone! Thanks for all the comments and emails. I have a few things that I need to drop in the mail for a few of you. I'll get those CDs and art in the mail soon... Posted by Gray Art on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 10:37:00 PST |
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Painting: The Fruits Of Labor |
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| I will cut out all the X or black areas!Size: 49x32The Friuts Of LaborOn display @ BB King's Los AngelsPAINTING THE BLUESGray continues creating work rich in southern imagery. His new series Painting ... Posted by Gray Art on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:21:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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