Mitchell Rae is one of the world's leading surfboard shapers.

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                                 His award winning artworks reflect his passion for surfing and travelling.

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                 “I am inspired by nature. I grew up surfing and around the ocean,

it’s the force that has shaped my life.

I love the intense light and shimmering colour on the water, the mysterious dark depths, the sparkling light dancing on the surface.

I like to work in a variety of media: photography, drawing, airbrush, hand painting in watercolour, gouache, acrylic and oil.

I’ve been exploring a diversity of styles and technique.

Presently I am looking to par the image down to its primal elements, distilling it to the essence, keeping it raw and expressive.

I like to work out doors, ‘en plein air’ , capturing the essence of a place, in small travel paintings and sketches .

For me painting is a form of meditation...entering a timeless space...

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I like to think of these images as portals, a window you  gaze through and let the mind wander...”

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