Gallery -Rafael
Original Oil Paintings
About Gallery Rafael
For over two decades Rafael Pereda has been creating beautiful pieces of original oil based artwork using only his imagination and a single palette knife all on various sizes of canvas. In many of his paintings you will notice that Rafael may use up to 40 different types of color schemes in order to make an impression. Traveling all over the world, his vision and creativity have brought scenery and things to life that he enjoys sharing just for you. Take a look at his website and get a better idea behind the artist known as Rafael. We have provided you a collection of art that is available for purchase, as well as, previous works of art that are owned by our beloved customers. If you are planning a trip out to Maui, please include a visit to Gallery Rafael located on Front Street in Lahaina near the Old Poi Factory where you can watch Rafael paint up close and personal. Aloha, my friends!!!
Palette Knife Art
In 1899 Charles Hawthorne, a New England artist and art teacher, established the outdoor painting school The Cape Cod School of Art, where he invented the palette knife. While teaching his students to use broader strokes in their painting he would use a putty knife to apply the paint. That putty knife blossomed into palette knifes of all shapes and sizes.
Painting with a knife is a bit like putting butter or jam on bread and produces quite a different result to a brush. Painting knives are excellent for producing textured, impasto work and sweeping areas of flat color as well as tiny shapes of color.
Notable artists that painted with a palette knife include Rembrandt, Ruisdael and John Constable.
Rafael uses
only this one tool to create his beautiful original artwork. Not only is it a difficult technique to master but very few artists can achieve the consistency and high level of quality with each piece of artwork they paint. To find an
artist like Rafael on the Hawaiian Islands with this kind of talent
that uses only one tool is really quite rare indeed!
In 1899 Charles Hawthorne, a New England artist and art teacher, established the outdoor painting school The Cape Cod School of Art, where he invented the palette knife. While teaching his students to use broader strokes in their painting he would use a putty knife to apply the paint. That putty knife blossomed into palette knifes of all shapes and sizes.
Painting with a knife is a bit like putting butter or jam on bread and produces quite a different result to a brush. Painting knives are excellent for producing textured, impasto work and sweeping areas of flat color as well as tiny shapes of color.
Notable artists that painted with a palette knife include Rembrandt, Ruisdael and John Constable.
Brush Art
According to the Asia-Art website, Chinese brush painting is an ancient form of art that originated in China around 4000 B.C. Typical subjects of Chinese brush painting include flowers, animals, birds and landscapes that are represented using the Chinese philosophy of Tao.
