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Category Archives: Artist Book

Art and Education

Art, Artist Book, Education, Fine Art, Painting, Public Art, Public Sculpture, studio visitsBy RafaelJune 12, 2017

When did it start to become impossible for state education to include the arts?

Containing the Divine

Art, Artist Book, Exhibition, Fine Art, Print, Public Sculpture, SculptureBy RafaelApril 10, 2017

When I first visited Portsmouth Cathedral, I saw the wonderful tondo by Andrea Della Robbia. This small artwork evokes Motherhood, divinity, and fruit, combining the earthly with the divine.

My Life is a Book

Animation, Art, Artist Book, SculptureBy RafaelMarch 7, 2016

Who doesn’t love a book? How great to lose yourself in the inner world of an author.

The Inferno and the Supermarket

Art, Artist Book, Print, SculptureBy RafaelJune 24, 2015

…which brings me back to thinking about the Divine Comedy of Dante. In Dante’s time, like our own, there were corrupt politicians and greedy bankers too. But he had a solution for this – to send them into the bowels of hell.

Coney Island Artist

Art, Artist Book, Drawing, Exhibition, Painting, SculptureBy RafaelMay 2, 2015

“Always carry a sketchbook with you”.
“Waiting for inspiration to strike is OK. Just make sure there’s a brush in your hand and you’re standing I front of a canvas when inspiration strikes”. – Robert Henri

An Artist with Letters

Art, art gallery, Artist Book, Drawing, Exhibition, SculptureBy RafaelApril 23, 2015

Rarely rarely comest thou, O Spirit of Delight – and believes in livening us up rather than dragging us down. Philosophy of letter forms or not, it matters little.

A Film Sketchbook – Part 2

Animation, Artist Book, SculptureBy RafaelNovember 6, 2014

I grew up on animated cartoons – my favourite was Crusader Rabbit and Rags the Tiger. I thought I wanted to be an animator, working for an animation company making cartoons. But then I went to art school and discovered painting and sculpture. No comparison. Instead of being a cog in a factory it was…

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