Hello !     I am a freelance artist.

Right, you say.    What the heck does THAT mean ?
According to the dictionary a "freelance" is a medieval mercenary warrior.  Someone with a lance -- for hire.

So me and my pen are for hire.    Lances are a bit clumsy for this sort of work.

About me

I live and work in a great little place called Yankeetown on the banks of the Withlacoochie river, north of Crystal River,  Florida.

Where is your Gallery?

I get asked that a lot.  Oh you're an artist?  Where's your gallery ?

I don't  keep an open visitation gallery for a number of reasons, one being that a gallery necessitates a physical presence at fixed hours and I work at all sorts of different times, frequently in the quiet time when most other people around are asleep.  Not for me.  But who knows.  Make my stuff popular enough and I'll get someone to hang it full time somewhere.

What do you do

I couldn't settle upon a single medium.  Who wants to do the same old thing all the time?

I carve wood, both in the round and in relief.  I do calligraphy, graphic design, cartooning,  paint in acrylic, watercolor and gesso.

I trained early as a draftsman and illustrator and spent several years in the historic restoration of a classic 1927 hotel.  There I did hundreds of architectural detail drawings and color renderings for the structure and interiors.

But don't quit the day job

A standing joke.  Uh - better not quit the day job. 

Truth is, I've had a successful action running for some time that gets me out of the studio and amongst people several days a week.  Were it not for that I doubt I'd ever get exercise or sunlight.  So yeah, I'll keep it.



How much is THAT gonna cost ?

Well it depends a lot on what type of work it is and how big a project.  but I think you'll be surprised to find I'm quite affordable.  I enjoy talking to people about their projects, so the best way to find out is to just call me.

Got a project in mind?  You can go to my CONTACT page above and call me or email me.  Tell me about the project  and ask me questions.   That's the best and most successful way to find out.

It's actually worth checking out

In a way I'm probably one of the more unique artists you'll find because of my wide variety of media and experience.  Some projects use several at  once, drawing from my background in building and restorations, photography and  drafting.  Some involve a feel for classic proportion, colors and calligraphy.

Your project

Imaginge actually having the idea you have brought into being.  Having it created just for you.

Thanks for visiting


I hope you enjoy what you find here and I 'd love to  hear from you -- what did you like ?  What would you like to see more of.

Wishing you all the best,

Raoul

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I love my job 

I love it so much that I'd be doing this even if it didn't pay anything.  It's just what I do.  And I like people.  I like to help, to contribute.  I just charge for my work so that I can keep doing this.  

I can really get art ?

I'm always tickled when a prospective client realizes what I can do for them and that I really am affordable.  They get so excited.  But it's such a cool thing to be able to have art.  It is something that is unique and completelt done for you alone.   Surprisingly most people I talk with have the consideration they can't afford to hire an artist.  So it  never occurred to them that they could own art themselves.

I'll work for food

( Well it does basically reduce to that simplicity when you think about it ).  This is what I'd do on a day off if I didn't have to "work" for a living.  But a guy's got to eat and you really do need to have a place to plug in a coffee pot.   So, yeah, I'll work for food.