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Josephine
Canvas: 24” x 30”
Oil - $8,500 |
A Pair of Jacks
Canvas: 24” x 30”
Oil - $12,500 |
Shooting the Bull
26” x 32”
$12,150 |
 Sweet Dreams
Canvas: 21.5” x 25”
Mixed Media - $5200 |
 Green Eyes
oil - 20 x 24 - $7500
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 Slow Burn
oil - 26 x 22 - $6800
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 Easy Pickins
mixed media
26 x 22 - $5750 |
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As early as the age of five, McCarty began
demonstrating his artistic talent. Raised in the
mountains of northern Utah, his first paintings were
sketches of the American West inspired in part by his
outlaw ancestry, The McCarty Gang, partners in crime
with Butch Cassidy.
As a young man, McCarty studied the great masters in
Spain and France and his work began to show the distinct
influence of Modigliani, Renoir, and LeTrec. Women in
Victorian settings began to take precedence over the
cowboys and Indians of his earlier western paintings.
His experimentation for a brief period in nonobjective
art provided the freedom of technique that contributed
to his unique style.
Ray’s dramatic use of line and color, along with
foreshortening techniques make his work instantly
recognizable. We can compare his vision with that of
LeTrec in his treatment of the female face & form.
McCarty uses live models in all of his portraits. His
canvasses capture emotion in all of the many human
palettes: proud and naughty, sensual and sexually
confident, shy and humble, reflective and contemplative.
During the early 70’s, McCarty relocated to Las Vegas.
Acutely aware of the city’s renegade past and fascinated
with its brash, glitzy attitude McCarty began to paint
scenes from the town’s early gambling saloons. In each
vignette you can feel the excitement of the game as
McCarty captures the essence of femininity in interplay
with the strong masculine faces of the old western
lifestyle.
In addition to home enjoyment by private collectors,
McCarty displays are well known in the west as image
makers in fine restaurants, cigar rooms and hotel foyers
and lounges. Luxury resort and corporate retreats use
multiple piece displays to create a mood or just for
patrons to enjoy. Steve Wynn art connoisseur, well known
for the development of fabulous themed gaming resorts in
Las Vegas owns a large selection of McCarty originals.
