Title: untitled
SRO #002
Author: Smooth Ray
Size: 4” x 3”
Date: 2021
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Status: In private collection
What is Smooth Ray’s?
What is Smooth Ray’s? It’s that perfect taco stand you hope to find on any beach trip.
Many years ago, somewhere in Ecudaor, friends took Smooth Ray to a little spot where the fish came in on small boats and the catch was immediately turned into tacos and ceviches, with fresh salsas and light beer served out of coolers of ice. It was heaven.
Fewer years ago, Smooth Ray cooked Sunday brunch in a tiny dive bar in upstate New York. It started out with a small menu but eventually shrunk to just one item: breafast burritos. That place was heaven, too.
Do you know the effervescent pleasure of a $1 beer? Or the light, sweet balance of a coconut-banana smoothie? The secret is extra lime.
Sit in the sand and eat simple fish tacos, walking back over and over to order just one more.
Sunrise on the beach, wouldn’t it be great if that taco shack was open? Of course it isn’t … it is? Serendipity. Breakfast burritos, hot sauce and coffee.
That’s Smooth Ray’s.
One day.
SRO #001
Title: Smooth Ray’s
SRO #001
Author: Smooth Ray
Size: 8.5x5.5
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Status: Not for sale
Date: 2021
Information: This is it. This is where it all began. The this the key. … Not like any other piece of art Smooth Ray has ever made — this is the first time the vision of “Smooth Ray’s” became manifest.
This isn’t for sale, of course. How could it be? Can you sell a dream? And who could afford it?
SRO#1 is locked in Smooth Ray’s studio safe, until such day the taco shop is real and then it’s getting framed and going on the wall behind the register.
You can, however, own a sticker of SRO#1 and all the good vibes that go with it, to show your support!
