Raphael Bernadin

I use color, texture and abstract shapes in my paintings to describe experiences in a new way, a journal of " the life" as I see and experience it. My process is sample and direct, the paintings are inspired by the visual and tictile world around me. I love to paint and for me the painting process is a form of meditation. I create a rich palette of color and textures on my surfaces using multiple layers of modeling paste, gesso, and acrylic paint allows me great freedom and flexibility in the process. Each day I want to come back to see what's happening next in the paintings. This dialogue with the surface of the work communicates with my viewers in the universal language of their memory and feelings.