Ray Jackson belongs to a group of artists from the California Bay area that called themselves The Outsiders. Members include Pam Glover (1924-2010), Judy Molyneux (b1942), Warren Dreher (b1948), Randall Sexton (1958-2023), Nikki Busch-Davis, Jerrold Turner (b. 1933), Bill Rushton (b. 1944) and Connie Kirk (b. 1950). Many of their paintings reflect the influence of San Diego artist Dennis Hare (1946-2024).