Better Living

Two of my paintings, The Dome Behind the Trees (pic) and Tal-Mirakli, will be used as a backdrop and featured on the popular Maltese program Better Living. The program, which is aired on One TV every Friday at 5:45pm brings the viewer close to some interesting topics, such as interiors, like drapes, stone decor, stained glass and other topics like beauty and health.

The paintings will feature in two separate programs. The Dome Behind the Trees will be aired on Friday 27th November 2009. The painting  shows the dome of the Vatican from the Vatican's Gardens. It is based on a number of sketches I did of the Vatican building during a private visit in the gardens back in 2008. The second painting will feature the following week. Tal-Mirakli is a painting that portrays tal-Mirakli Church in Attard.

The program is presented by Paulanne Vella and produced by Rennie Vella

Art Courses

From January 2010, I shall deliver two art courses in collaboration with FABER-CASTELL ¦ the concept (Malta) which will open soon in Msida.  The first course is titled From Monochrome to Polychrome and we shall go through the use of charcoal and graphite to the use of Polychromos Pastels. Ideal for those who would like to start art lessons or further their knowledge in the use of dry media. The second course, Working in Pitt Pens is for anyone who would like to master the use of FABER-CASTELL Pitt Pens to produce sketches, studies and illustrations.

Further details on course content, dates and fees will be published at a later date. Anyone who would like to get more details or just keep informed on future courses please email me on rupert.cefai @ gmail. com

Prints

That time of year is again with us. Yes, that time of year where we celebrate with our families, friends and loved ones our core modern value - consumerism! To help you celebrate more, may I remind those of you who don't have a clue what to buy their boss,  lover, mother  or long forgotten uncle (whom you once might inherit), that most of my works are also available in limited-run prints.

Prints come in three different sizes, 12", 17" & 24" for most paintings and 12" & 17" for most ink drawing sketches. For more information please visit http://www.rupertcefai.com/. In the artworks section, underneath each painting there is an information box with the description of what prints are available. All prints are signed and numbered.

Milonga Otonal

On October 24th, a number of my works will be on display during the event Milonga Otonal at Villa Madama, Attard (see advert). The works are a small collection of studies and sketches I am currently working on, having a common theme, Tango. These are all preparatory works for the upcoming collective exhibition which I am helping to organise together with tango teacher Nathalie Mifsud, titled Tektika Tango which shall be on sometime during May 2010.

Milonga Otonal will be the closing event of the Tango Otonal Workshop with the renowned Maestro Eric Jeurissen from El Corte, organised by Isla Del Tango. The event will start at 9pm and is free to the general public. For further information please send an email to natalie@isladeltango.org

Santi Patroni & Venite Adoremus

Finally dates have been confirmed. Between the 23rd October 2009 and 11th November 2009 I shall be representing Malta in the exhibition titled “Patroni d’Europa e dei Paesi dell’Unione Europea”. The exhibition, which is going to be held at the Chiesa Degli Artisti in Piazza del Popolo, Rome, is a collection of paintings representing the Patron Saints of European countries. The exhibition will be also showing in Sicily from the 6th of December 2009 to 31st of January 2010. At the moment I started work on a painting depicting St. Paul. This is my first involvement in an exhibition with a religious theme but, like every new challenge, I am finding it interesting and I'm enjoying it.

Also, from the 11th December 2009 to the 6th of January 2010 I shall be taking part in an exhibition titled Venite Adoremus, also at the Chiesa Degli Artisti. In this Christmas themed collective exhibition I shall be exhibiting a landscape, portraying the Chiese Gemelle, in Piazza Del Polpolo. I am basing my piece on studies I did during my last solo exhibition at the Chiesa Degli Artisti.

a study of the Chiese Gemelle