Rafiee's paintings are exuberant impressions of his immediate surroundings. Created in the year 2000, Left The Sketch captures moments of concentration in the practice of drawing. The sketchbook provides a ground for testing ideas, freely executed through expressive lines. His dedication to practice is exemplified in this relaxed space with a cosy atmosphere. Rafiee Ghani is one of the most well-travelled and cosmopolitan artists, on land, traversing central and western Asia, besides Europe and the United States, all adding to his visual colour bank which he synthesizes in his works. He studied overseas first, at the De Vrije Academic, Voor Beeldende Kunst, The Hague (1980) before returning to retake his Diploma, Mara Institute of Technology, 1985 (majoring in Printmaking trained under Ponirin Amin). He followed up with a MA (Fine Prints) at the Manchester Polytechnic, England, in 1987. His accolades include the Minor Award in the Salon Malaysia (1991) and twice in the Young Contemporary Artists competition (1984 and 1985). He also won 2nd Prize in the Malaysian Art Open in 1994. His artwork prices skyrocketed at local and foreign auction houses in recent years. Rafiee was featured for a month at the prestigious Nou Gallery, Taipei in 2018. His solo exhibition in 2022 titled Overland (jointly organised by Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers) was held at Galeri Prima, Bangsar.