The painter Ray Strong in West Marin

by Courtney Linn and Daniella Thompson February 15, 2023February 15, 2023

Ray Strong, who followed a tradition of West Marin painters that included Thaddeus and Ludmilla Pilat Welch and Jack Wisby, is seen above painting in Tocaloma in 1998. Ray at his easel was a frequent sight for travelers on West Marin roads. (Photo courtesy of Dewey Livingston)

Ray Stanford Strong (1905–2006) was a notable California landscape artist with ties to West Marin, and to Inverness in particular. His 1934 oil painting, “Golden Gate Bridge,” created under the auspices of the Public Works of Art Project and depicting the bridge under construction, was chosen

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