Rev JL Hunter and his lovely wife, Ruby lived in Oak Cliff- Dallas, Texas. We met them in 1989 and fell in love with their sincere warmth, care, love, wisdom, and Rev. Hunter's art work.
Rev. Hunter saw people, characters, and things in wood that made us look at wood and art differently.
He was the pastor at True Light Baptist Church in South Dallas for many years and served his congregation and his community in a giving and loving way.
When he wasn't pastoring, he was out gathering wood to scrape, carve, paint , and bring to life.
Rev Hunter had a wonderful way of signing his pieces using a heated old ice pick to burn his initials JLH on the bottom of each piece.
*We have a great inventory of Rev Hunter's work. Below is a wonderful selection of our favorites which are easy to ship.
12 x 12 x 12”
mixed media & wood
nd 1980’s
*when Rev Hunter did a series of these couples I asked if she pushed him down and he corrected me saying that she was helping him up.
13 x 27 x 7”
wood construction with enamel paint
ca 1990
*the front of one side has a ding - looks good
amazing ship by the Rev!!
Painted Wood, Rhinestones
24 X 5 X 5”
nd 1990s
*she’s got a wood split, but it’s been there since Rev. Hunter made her and it’s not going anywhere
Painted Wood and wood burned lettering in the wood, which Rev. Hunter did with an ice pick and his kitchen stove
14 X 12 X 7”
nd 1990s
