
My Journey
New York artist, Damien Raphael, embarked on his intuitive art journey shortly after his mother's passing. She told him of a dream she had where she saw him as a painter and sculptor. This cleared the path which moves his brush today.
With no formal art training, images of celestial gardens became a focal point of inspiration for these uniquely abstract "garden-scapes." The collection is filled with whimsical plant life drawn from an ever-learning inner psyche. Arriving as dreams where colors and fantasy are intertwined with reality, Damien's art is rendered without start and without end, implying perhaps a glimpse into the infinite.
Strong supplemental influences are rendered from artists such as Jeff Koons, Jean Michel Basquiat, Wassily Kandinsky and Joan Miro, have all been important ingredients in developing his distinctive style.
Damien was highly influenced by his mother Anne Candee who was his first and perhaps greatest influence in understanding all that is good in himself and how to use that as a tool to understand, appreciate and respect art. She is a major part of the story that continues to unfold. Sadly, Anne passed in May 2015

Farewell My Friends, 2019

Will She Notice Me, 2020
