This article is about the artist. For the singer-songwriter, see Tyler Ramsey

Tyler Ramsey

This article is about the singer-songwriter. For the artist, see Tyler Ramsey .Tyler Ramsey is a singer-songwriter from Asheville, North Carolina, who is best known as the lead guitarist for the band Band of Horses.-History:...

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Tyler Ramsey (born December 3, 1973; full name Tyler Capen Ramsey) is an American painter

Painting

Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...

  and former television producer

Television producer

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. He is known for his unique style of art in which he uses his fingers in lieu of brushes. Featured in Signature Magazine’s “Top 40 Under 40 Giving Back,” Ramsey has created art for the Global Creative Forum, designed a line of hand-painted footwear for TOMS Shoes

TOMS Shoes

TOMS Shoes is a for-profit company based in Santa Monica, California, that also operates a non-profit subsidiary, Friends of TOMS. The company was founded in 2006 by Blake Mycoskie, an entrepreneur from Arlington, Texas. The company designs and sells lightweight shoes based on the Argentine...

, and was commissioned to create eight paintings for the United Nations

United Nations

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 to celebrate their Millennium Development Goals

Millennium Development Goals

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Ramsey's art has been collected by President Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...

, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon

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, and actors Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel Leroy Jackson is an American film and television actor and film producer. After becoming involved with the Civil Rights Movement, he moved on to acting in theater at Morehouse College, and then films. He had several small roles such as in the film Goodfellas before meeting his mentor,...

 and Armie Hammer

Armie Hammer

Armand Douglas "Armie" Hammer is an American actor. After appearing on television and playing the title role in 2008's Billy: The Early Years, he became known for his portrayal of the Winklevoss twins in the 2010 film The Social Network, and Clyde Tolson in J. Edgar...

. Ramsey introduced Hammer to his wife, Elizabeth Chambers.

Ramsey is the great-grandson of author Leonidas W. Ramsey. He's currently based in Los Angeles, CA and married to Survivor: Gabon

Survivor: Gabon

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contestant Jacquie Ramsey (née Berg).