I am Bodo Vespaciano…

Well…an artist creates a painting, a sculpture; a composer a song or a symphony, and perhaps many tunes in between; a choreographer creates a ballet, a modern or jazz dance. But I am a painter. Although I did create…back in 1997…my «greatest» work, I call him «Bodo Vespaciano». I was Bodo for many years, well, until 2019 when I returned to Spain and settled down and became Francisco Bravo Cabrera (we use two last names in Spain).

So if you see my work signed as Bodo Vespaciano (or Bodo V), it is still me as I am still Bodo to many people in other countries. And I kind of like Bodo so I do not want to get rid of him so quickly.

I just want to mention that I write, compose and paint, but I do it as the practitioner of a craft…an art-form to many…and not as something intuitive. I have studied and researched my craft too much to allow for something to surge spontaneously out of «inspiration». I am a craftsman so I plan everything, sketch out everything, research colours, tones, hues et cetera and plan…very well…my compositions. And as an artist, I use emotions as a tool. Raw emotion is not art.

I hope you enjoy my site, my blog, my work and whatever else happens to make its way into this site.

Your visits are tremendously appreciated, cheers…

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  1. Avatar de Sara Allwright Sara Allwright dice:
    05/31/2025 a las 21:39

    Great post, well done Bodo 🌻😁

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      05/31/2025 a las 23:58

      Thank you so much Sara! 🌻🌻🌻

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      1. Avatar de Sara Allwright Sara Allwright dice:
        06/01/2025 a las 00:29

        Always, my pleasure Francisco. I hope you are well 🌻🌞🌻

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      2. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
        06/01/2025 a las 08:37

        All good Saira, thank you! Have a lovely Sunday! 🌻😊🌻

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      3. Avatar de Sara Allwright Sara Allwright dice:
        06/01/2025 a las 21:31

        My pleasure, I hope you’re having a great Sunday. 😁🌻🌞

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      4. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
        06/01/2025 a las 23:47

        A lovely one for sure! Thank you so much Sara. Have a wonderful evening 🌻🌻🌻

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  2. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:
    05/31/2025 a las 23:59

    We have a very popular local bagel chain called Bodos.

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      06/01/2025 a las 00:02

      Hope the have good everything bagels!

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      1. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:
        06/01/2025 a las 00:12

        They do and very tasty bagel sandwiches too. Always have very long lines.

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      2. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
        06/01/2025 a las 08:35

        I would expect nothing less from a Bodo! 😊

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      3. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:
        06/01/2025 a las 15:13

        👍👍👍 Claro que si.

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      4. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
        06/01/2025 a las 18:26

        Eso!

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