Richard Arata Art

My sketchbooks are journals of images. They are an attempt to capture and remember fleeting moments that have revealed something of significance to me: joys, sorrows, affections, grace, anger. My sketches may not always be pleasant but come from the soul and they always have a story. They are the result of my trying to understand the world, my relation to it, and my relation to others-- human and more than human. Many are inspired by dreams, like the Jackrabbit in the background here, who now bounds through my imagination collecting stories and images that want to be shared. Below are a few sketches I’ve gathered for this page. I will add more in time. Thanks for witnessing. Enjoy!

Rich Arata