Meet Raymond A. Simon of Youngstown, Ohio. He is nationally recognized for his paintings that tell a compelling story and capture moments in time.
Nationally known for his works that are part of The Pro Football Hall of Fame, The National Hockey League, The National Football League, The Department of Defense, and many more.
His work has been featured in Newsweek, Time, AP, ABC, CNN, CBS, NBC, The Today Show, and A&E.
Works of Ray Simon have been on display in The White House, The Pentagon, Ft. Knox, Ft. Benning, Ft. Bragg, Ft. Hood, The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Museum, The George Washington Presidential Library Museum and many private owner’s homes and corporate offices throughout the country.
Raymond A. Simon is a contemporary American artist working in the tradition of the great European allegorical painters. Masters such as Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Pieter Bruegel, and Peter Paul Rubens worked on a grand scale and for popular audiences. Today their works are rarified treasures beyond price. But in their days these masterworks were primarily ways to teach ordinary folks—visual texts to educate people often unable to read for themselves. Many of his paintings are accompanies with an audio file, ultimately becoming and educational exhibit,
Simon’s audiences of course are highly literate, and have more access to books than did the people who four hundred years ago stood before huge wall or ceiling- covering paintings recalling biblical, classical, and political stories. For Simon, paintings are not substitutes for reading. Quite the opposite—they become an exhortation to read more, learn more, do more and become more—they invite the viewer to dive deep and learn all you can, and that way enhance your own understanding of his subjects, American history, and of our nation.
Ray has joined forces with companies throughout the country to gift over 5,000 personalized framed prints to men, women, and families who lost a loved one in the ongoing fight in the Middle East.
We are excited about Ray’s latest painting ‘The Awakening: The Best is Yet to Come’ which captures the spirit and legacy of our 45th president.
The latest painting by nationally recognized artist, Ray Simon captures the spirit and legacy of our 45th president and a national movement that has not happened since the days of our founding father, President George Washington.
President Donald J. Trump is featured front and center, as he took the world's stage and led this nation to the greatest economic growth since WWII. That expansion became a beacon of light for cultural diversity and opportunity in reaching for the American dream.
To the left of the painting royal somber blue, our President looks down in prayers as he seeks providential guidance and strength to face the challenges to leadership posed by influential self-interest and the ever-present push for power. As evidenced by this country's history of leadership, malevolent forces will have their moments of glory. As surely as evil will inherently topple itself, God's immutable governing power will always right what's wrong in the end. President Trump recognizes these values as sacred as Americans are children of this greater cause, and with reserve he is willing to assume global responsibility as a powerful force to uphold our constitutional rights.
To the right of the painting, President Trump looks out to the future with fortitude, understanding his influence has started a movement in our Republic that will endure for generations. His red tie blends into the White House to represent the blood of his pure heart and conviction and relentless dedication in "Making America Great Again". Subtly to the right, a majestic lone eagle soars to the great awakening in America's future envisioned by President, who despite opposition did what was noble and true, even if he stood alone. Right above the White House, the sacred banners of the Stars and Stripes and our founding governing document blends into the body of President Trump. Faithful to the everlasting values declared by our forefathers, the President stood by the belief that "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for a common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessing of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America".
President Trump held this vision as sacred within our great nation formed “with a firm reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence” in the stating of our independence. Finally, in the first upper window next to the far-right pillar, a light remains on as a symbol of the boundless hours our President worked for the well-being of the American people. As his legacy moves rapidly forward, President Trump inspires us all in his own words, which give us the lasting title of this painting - The Awakening: The Best is Yet to Come
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