3. Gray's
first
pieces,
headland
seascapes,
were
exhibited
in
1907;
soon
thereafter
he
addressed
in
watercolor
eucalyptus
groves
and
fields
of
California
wildflowers.
These
subjects
would
become
signatures
of
his
work.
Originally
Gray's
works
were
oils;
however,
he
eventually
developed
an
allergy
to
oil
paints,
and
therefore
switched
to
using
watercolors
as
his
primary
medium.

6. Having
been
a
bachelor
for
53
years,
Gray
surprised
his
friends
by
marrying.
He
and
his
bride
moved
to
the
Bonificio
Adobe
in
Monterey,
where
seascapes
and
cypress
dominated
his
later
works.

8. In
1939
the
Grays
sold
their
adobe
and
moved
to
San
Francisco.
Restless
for
the
out
of
doors,
Gray
and
his
wife
moved
to
San
Anselemo
at
the
base
of
Mount
Talapais
in
1941.
After
ten
years
in
Marin
County,
his
wife
died
and
he
returned
to
San
Francisco.
Gray
died
on
October
10,
1952
from
a
heart
attack.