A. R. Raazol · paintings
Original paintings · fluid acrylic on canvas

Under the microscope. Through the telescope.

Paintings in which cells, tissue and nebulae form on their own as layers of paint settle and part. Made for people who spend their days looking closely at living things. Each work is unique, signed and sold with a certificate of authenticity.

View the collection For practices & labs
How the cells appear

Painted with physics

Rayleigh–Taylor instabilityDenser pigment sinks through lighter layers and breaks the surface into cells, the way fluids of different density mix in nature.
Marangoni flowDifferences in surface tension pull the paint outward and open membranes, lacing and voids.
ViscosityEach pour is mixed to its own consistency, so it sets in tight clusters or long laminar currents.

For practices, clinics & laboratories

A painting that speaks your discipline

Consulting rooms, waiting areas, research institutes and laboratory offices. These works give patients something calm and absorbing to look at, and give colleagues something to recognise. Each painting can be matched to a specialty.

CardiologyMyocardium
PulmonologyAlveoli
HaematologyErythrocytes, Haemoglobin
DermatologyEpithelium
PathologyTissue Section
Oncology & geneticsMitosis
MicrobiologyColony
Vascular medicineCapillary
AstrophysicsEvent Horizon, Supernova
Biology & botanyChlorophyll, Vacuole

Several of these works are now in private collections; a new painting in the same spirit can be commissioned for your practice. Commissions are open for a painting in the palette of your practice or your field. Invoices are issued in the name of your practice or company. In France, companies that buy original works by living artists may qualify for a tax deduction (CGI article 238 bis AB). Ask your accountant whether it applies to your structure.

Fine art prints

Every painting, in a limited edition

For those who want a work in their home or consulting room before acquiring an original. Each painting is reproduced as a museum-grade giclée, in an edition of 50 per size, numbered and sent with a certificate.

Fine art paperHahnemühle Photo Rag, 308 g
CanvasMuseum canvas, stretched
InksArchival pigment, 12 colours
Sizes40, 60 or 90 cm long side
Edition50 per size, numbered
DeliveryPrinted in Europe, 5–8 days

Prints are produced and shipped by our fine art printing partner. Select any painting, then choose "Fine art print" to order. Prints from .

For collectors

How an acquisition works

  1. i
    EnquireSend an enquiry from any work. The studio replies within 48 hours with close-up photographs of the surface and a short video in natural light.
  2. ii
    ReserveThe work is held in your name for seven days. Private viewings at the studio in Normandy can be arranged.
  3. iii
    Invoice and paymentYou receive a formal invoice, personal or professional. Payment is by bank transfer; instalments over three months are possible above €7,500.
  4. iv
    DeliveryThe painting travels crated and insured, with a signed certificate of authenticity. Delivery within the EU is included; worldwide on request.
The artist

A. R. Raazol

I pour, and then I let the physics decide. What appears is often closer to a microscope slide than to anything I could have drawn.

A. R. Raazol is a painter, writer and independent thinker whose work moves between visual art and literature. His paintings start from a simple observation: the same patterns repeat at every scale, from a cell to a nebula.

He works from his studio in Normandy, on canvases he prepares himself, sealing each finished work with a protective varnish so its colour holds.

Studio Enquire from any painting