Rapha

Rapha (He/Him)
Grade 11, Urban School
Early Morning Twin, Itchy Neck, Car Out to Get a Cyclist
Acrylic on canvas
18 x 24 x 1/2
2021
Not For Sale

Early Morning Twin: This is a painting capturing my girlfriend capturing the moment one morning atop Twin Peaks.

Itchy Neck: My school mandated the use of KN-95 masks for a month or two. Because of the stiffer bottom part I developed a weird rash on my neck that itched like crazy whenever it was hot. Sometimes when I skated I was unable to not claw at my neck like there were bugs all over it.

Car Out to Get a Cyclist: One time I was biking up a hill to get home and I saw a cyclist emerge over the top of a hill. He turned black as his silhouette was revealed by a bright light whose caster was not yet visible. As the car burst onto the scene its high beams briefly caused the cyclist to start dissolving before my eyes until he quickly swerved to his right. The car barged past, never having slowed down for him.