MORTIMER, Alexander. What'd I Say! An Original Portrait of Ray Charles. 2004. Acrylic paint and ink on canvas, 24 x 40 inches (610 x 1016 mm).

Inducted into the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. A Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. A Kennedy Center honoree. Jazz Hall of Fame. The list goes on. As does Ray Charles, an American immortal. artist Mortimer painted this portrait on the day Ray died.

Los Angeles-based artist Alexander Mortimer took his degree in Fine/Graphic Arts at College of Marin in Northern California. Over the last twenty years his distinct style, flair, feel for his subjects and the rock n' roll vibe have attracted the eyes of people all across the state and earned him a dedicated fanbase.