Dear,
I would like to thank you for sharing some of your valuable time to explore a part of my works presented in the art over past 19 years.
Almost by accident, a start without ambition, on Friday 6th of May 1990, I began a parallel work on my two paintings: aquarelle AVANTURA (catalogue no: 001) and painting in oil TVRDJAVA (catalogue no: 002) – this all as a result of my family and friends insisting on going further with painting, but also as a result of my inner desire to paint, as well. How and why I really do not know, but by the time these two works were finished, one blank notebook, present by chance, became the catalogue of paintings of I.F.Raič. This is actually the origin of catalogue numbers - and consequence: all my painting so far (235 oil, aquarelle and pencile) in a catalogue, guaranteed unique, along with my certificate. Paintings, mostly in form of hyperrealism, with imperfections of nonprofessional and advantages of my engineering practice. I am studying intensively, following the works of others and presenting at my own exhibitions: until now 27 personal exhibitions and 15 collective in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Germany, Switzerland, USA and Canada.

My start in the photo art dates much earlier and goes back to my early youth, but it was only a hobby until I started working on oil painting and aquarelles. It was not until some of my photos became a solid basis for oil and aquarelle, that I paid more serious attention to photo art. First I made a selection of everything that I done so far, and then proceeded with serious work on new photos. Then follow 6 personal and 2 collective exhibitions of art photo in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and USA.

Abundance of ideas and lack of time for realisation to aquarelle and oil (I work slow but thorough), resulted in decision to enhance to computer and computer graphics. In age of 64!! Tough, very tough, but persistency and work must give result. That is now in front of you, several hundred of my computer graphic art works.

Finally, I could not resist trying out in political satire comic: in two occasions I done 4 and 9 drawings for competition organised by political party and both ended up in exhibitions.

I would be grateful for your opinion on my art work, and your comments and suggestions regarding this web page .Please contact me, with full attentions and gratitude I will read every word of yours!

Best Regards, Yours I.F.Raič