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By Rafael M Nido |

This blog is about paintings used to extract a feeling, a thought or an interpretation of a personal reflection, meditation and or prayer. The paintings are spontaneous and created without a fixed plan. The works rely on emotion and the flow and thought of the moment. 

I started drawing in my mid-twenties. Painting didn't start until after my father died in 2001. I took one Art History class in college. The class explored periods, movements, and styles, each reflecting the cultural, social, and aesthetic values of its time. I founded it to be not inspirational at all. Art loses that 'je ne sais quoi' exploring periods, movements, and styles. 

I find my time is best spent extracting a feeling, a thought or an interpretation of a personal reflection, meditation and or prayer. In this blog I share my reflections, meditations and prayers. Most of the paintings I've given away as tokens of affection, gratitude, and shared vision.

Rafael M Nido

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