Raymond Neher
American, 1943 - 2004
 

Landscapes | Roadscapes | Cityscapes | Monoprints | Etchings

It is with deep sadness that we must report that on the morning of Monday March 15th 2004, Raymond Neher passed away peacefully at his home after a three year battle with cancer. Throughout that period, Raymond inspired all of his friends with his heroic and positive attitude and determination to continue to say "Yes" to life throughout his illness.  Raymond had grown up with a profound desire and passion to be an artist and committed a large part of his life to painting and print-making.  Those who have collected his art over the years will continue to treasure the works in their possession, while also holding on to something that truly represents the essence of all that Raymond wanted to be in life.  The inspiration for Ariki Art originally came from my admiration for Raymond's work and a desire on my part to promote it for him.  It is with regret that Ariki Art is currently not able to offer for sale his artworks displayed on the website although we continue to display them in celebration of his life as an artist.   -- John Corney

Obituary San Francisco Chronicle

Landscape artist Raymond Neher offers for sale fine art acrylic landscape paintings and limited edition monoprints in his the online gallery at Ariki Art.  The subject matter of Neher's works range from United States roadscapes, international cityscapes, and dramatic seascapes  and landscapes from around the world.  The majority of Neher's works are acrylic on canvas, but he also offers a small collection of limited edition monoprints and etchings.

Born in New Jersey in 1943, a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and Columbia University, Raymond Neher has lived in California since 1973.  A painter and a printmaker, his works on canvas and paper have been exhibited in gallery and museum shows from coast to coast and are included in private collections from Los Angeles to Rome.  During the past twenty-five years, he has created photo-realist  landscapes, roadscapes, and cityscapes while traveling the world from Interstate 5 in California’s central valley to the fiords of the Straits of Magellan.  Since 1993 he also has turned his talents to recording the fanciful flora and fauna and landscapes of the imaginary Republic of Cadatonia in monoprints.

The Cadatonia Special Species series of monoprints is based on the childhood memories of the artist when he used to spend the summer vacations at the Jersey shore and conjured the sun-drenched mythical land of Cadatonia with its fanciful flora and fauna. This series of seven monoprints is printed on 18" x 18" paper with an embossed border done by the artist. To the sides are Cadatonia palms, above are seagulls flying by.  Below each print is a short text detailing the particular flora and fauna depicted in the work. The text is available in either English or French. Neher printed 12 of each print in the series, and almost all have now been sold. The prints are available individually. Remember, these prints are now strictly limited, so don't delay in placing your order for one or a complete set of the  Cadatonia Special Species Series of Monoprints.

Raymond Neher's roadscape paintings came of an ambition to drive the 50 States and document each one in a painting. This ambition was never fully realized as travel overseas became a more and more compelling distraction to this quest, but nonetheless Raymond did make a worthy attempt at completing the task.  Look through Raymond's roadscape art and perhaps you'll even recognize a landmark yourself such as the one crossing the Red River from Texas on Interstate 35, where a welcoming sign leaves no doubt that being in Oklahoma is going to be OK!