@willrafuse.bsky.social
Self-taught oil painter, I began to paint at 35. “I paint to remember the “Good Times” and “Great Places” visited in life.” - Quality over Quantity.
Sold and heading to it’s new home in Los Angeles ♥️ California
Thank you Zola, owner/curator
Arden Gallery
129 Newbury St.
Boston
GRAND VIEW MOTEL
Raton, New Mexico
Oil on canvas
40” x 40”
2025
(Americana Series)
Thank you Steve Fitch for permission for the use of your photograph for reference.
Available at:
ARDEN GALLERY
129 Newbury Street
Boston, Massachusetts
“WELCOME”
Million Dollar Cowboy Bar (circa 1937)
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Oil on canvas
40” X 40”
2025
Americana Series
Varsity-Ridge BOWL
Oil on canvas
20” x 14”
2014
Private Collection - Vancouver
The Heart of Davie Village
Oil on canvas
36” x 36”
2018
Private Collection - North Vancouver
My original oil on canvas painting of Jim Balakshin’s “Heart of Davie Village” candy-like neon sign located on Davie Street in Vancouver’s Gay Village.
Available at the Kurbatoff Gallery
2435 Granville Street, Vancouver
The Vogue Theatre
918 Granville Street, Vancouver
Oil on canvas
30” x 30”
2024
Owl Drugs (HOOTIE)
1524 W. 41st Avenue, Vancouver
Oil on canvas
30” x 30”
2024
Available at the Kurbatoff Gallery
2435 Granville Street, Vancouver
The Legendary “El Mocambo Tavern” 🌴
464 Spadina Avenue, Toronto
Oil on canvas
48” x 24”
OVALTINE CAFE
(Circa 1942)
251 East Hastings Street, Vancouver
Oil on canvas
48” x 36”
Available at the Kurbatoff Gallery
2435 Granville Street, Vancouver
Smile…Diner 😊
424 West Pender Street, Vancouver
Oil on canvas
48” x 48”
Bamboo Terrace Chinese Restaurant
149 East Pender Street, Chinatown Vancouver
Oil on canvas
48” x 48”
The Pink Motel
Cherokee North Carolina
Oil on canvas
36” X 36”
2010
Private Collection - Blacklick, Ohio
(Americana Series)
FLASHBACK FRIDAY
(going way back)
Roadside Diner l
Oil on canvas
36” X 24”
2008
Private Collection - Vancouver
Roadside Diner ll
Oil on canvas
24” X 36”
2008
Private Collection - Vancouver
MOBIL GAS
Oil on canvas
25" x 25"
Americana Series
Set of 3 available.
DM for details
Inspired by Andy Warhol.
Andy Warhol was an American visual artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art.
Available at the Arden Gallery
129 Newbury Street
Boston, Massachusetts
GRAND VIEW MOTEL
Raton, New Mexico
Oil on canvas
40” X 40”
2025
(Americana Series)
Thank you Steve Fitch (American, born 1949) for permission for the use of your photograph for reference on my painting.
HOTEL EMPRESS
235 East Hastings Street
Oil on Canvas
36” X 24”
2019
Private Collection - Vancouver
Elephant Super Car Wash ll
Seattle, Washington
(yellow version)
Oil on canvas
40” x 36”
2010
Americana Series
Private Collection - Manhattan, New York
OK USED CARS
30" X 36"
Oil on canvas
2012
(Americana Series)
GOLDEN CITY CAFE
Tacoma, Washington
Oil on canvas
48” x 32”
2012
(Americana Series)
FRESNO MOTEL
Fresno, California
oil on canvas
48” X 36”
2021
(Americana Series)
STARLITE MOTEL
(The Diving Lady)
Mesa, Arizona
oil on canvas
48” X 36”
2021
(Americana Series)
Private Collection - West Palm Beach, Florida
Arden Gallery
129 Newbury Street
Boston, Massachusetts
BIG MAC
Oil on canvas
24” X 24”
2012
Private Collection - Pictou, Nova Scotia
“Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun.”
RUDY’S BAR & GRILL
627 - 9th Avenue, Manhattan
Oil on canvas
24” X 30”
2010
(Americana Series)
Private Collection - Vancouver
DRUGS
Oil on canvas
24” x 30”
2011
Private Collection - Saint John NB
Barclay Grocery
1500 Barclay Street, Vancouver
Oil on canvas
20” x 36”
2015
Private Collection - Vancouver
BARBER SHOP
10 West Mercer Street
Seattle, Washington
Oil on canvas
30” X 36”
2009
Private Collection - Vancouver
(Americana Series)
WHITE LUNCH CAFETERIA
124 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
Oil on canvas
36” X 36”
2021
Private Collection - Vancouver
Thank you Svend-Erik Eriksen for permission for the use of your photograph for reference.
www.facebook.com/svenderiksen
McLEAN GROCERY
1107 McLean Drive, Vancouver
Oil on canvas
24 x 24
Private Collection - Vancouver
(Permission from Vancouver Archives Photograph Collection)
“6 Pack” - 100 Years Of The Coca-Cola Bottle
Americana Series
Oil on canvas
40” x 40”
2015
Private Collection - Lake Orion, Michigan
This painted was exhibited in the Marietta Cobb Museum Of Art - Coca-Cola Collection Group Exhibition;
“CATCH THE WAVE”
April - June, 2016
Marietta, Georgia
USA
JANTZEN
Oil on canvas
36” X 36”
Private Collection- Vancouver
The Jantzen swimwear factory formerly at 188 Kingsway Avenue, Vancouver.
THE PALMS MOTOR HOTEL
Portland, Oregon
Oil on canvas
48” X 36”
2022
(Americana Series)
Private Collection - Boston, Massachusetts
www.ardengallery.com
129 Newbury Street
Boston, Massachusetts
ASTORIA HOTEL - TED HARRIS PAINT
769 & 757 East Hastings Street, Vancouver
Oil on canvas
72” X 30”
2022
Private Collection - Vancouver
Thank you Gareth Farfan for permission for the use of your photograph for reference.
@ghostsigns_etcetera
Gord, you have and continue to capture the most incredible and beautiful historical gems. That my friend is a gift so many others walked by…imagine what some of them are thinking?!! Thank you Gord for having the insight to use your skills to record our past in such a magical way.
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
VESUVIO BAKERY
160 Prince Street
New York, New York
oil on canvas
40” X 40”
2021
(Americana Series)
LUCKYTIME CAFE
322 Cambie Street, Vancouver
(1956 - 1988?)
Oil on canvas
48” X 48”
Private Collection - Vancouver
Thank you Gordon E. McCaw for permission for the use of your photograph for reference.
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