Richard Murray has a focus on animals as his studio is a painted jungle of zebras, tigers, baboons, elephants, antelope and llamas juxtaposed with tamer sorts - cows, horses, rabbits, roosters, dogs and cats. Over the past 20 years, Murray has experimented with portraits, abstracts, still lifes and landscapes. His penchant for animals is obvious by their presence in his work and his life. Travels
...see more »abroad have contributed some unusual subject matter to his painting collection - a lion from Africa, a few camels and gaunt cows from India. He has painted hundreds of animals and has no intention of slowing down. Murray is now residing in Oregon where he owns dogs and more than two dozen exotic birds. His rabbits are neither cute nor cuddly. His rooster, cows and geese don't resemble the country style found in so many kitchens. And, his dogs may or may not fetch on command. « see less
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