Key West Artist, Ronny Bailey builds historically acurate replicas of Key West conch houses using original materials. He also offers fine art prints of the Key West houses and Key West house details. Ronny Bailey, Key West, art.

Ronny’s art is so true to life, you could walk by the local address in Key West and feel transformed back in time to what was “back in the day”!

About the Artist: Ronny Bailey

Ronny Bailey, a fourth generation Key West native has spent his entire life refining his artistic skills. As a young man, he learned how to repair and restore old tin roofs from his father. Then his carpentry skills became well defined thru 30 years of working to restore the century old wooden houses. He developed a passion for the preservation of the old Key West, the simplicity of old times. The beauty of these old homes can be seen all throughout the “old town” sections of Key West.

However, these beautiful, unique houses, once built by local shipbuilders, are quickly disappearing with all their history. Ronny has been salvaging and rescuing the old Dade County pine and the rusting tin from the homes being repaired and renovated. He has begun replicating the simple past beauty of the Key West lifestyle by using these limited historical materials.

Ronny’s art is crafted from these limited materials. He displays the patina only 100 years of time could create in his unique artwork from the roof top to the porch railings. All the details are hand made from either the old wood or the old metal. This makes his handcrafted chickens 100 years old! Nearly all the coloration on the wood is the originally discovered patina, often using the two differently colored sides of the same board. The years of painted layers come to life with Ronny’s portrayal of simple life on his porches and even on the inside of some of his latest houses. You feel as if you could walk right onto the porch!

Ronny’s art is so true to life, you could walk by the local address in Key West and feel transformed back in time to what was “back in the day”! Enjoy your very own piece of Key West history. Each house is uniquely original.