Paintings Category
Um Kulthum
Posted on January 19, 2010 1 Comment
I FINALLY started this painting. It’s been a long time coming now. I listened to some her music, watched some videos on youtube and printed some photos. I avoided the sunglasses because of two reasons: the first is that it’s been overdone and somehow the glasses came to represent her more than her voice. Secondly […]
A New Painting
Posted on January 12, 2010 Leave a Comment
A few days ago I started a painting in oils. Oils proved to be more challenging than I remember, because I’m more accustomed to using acrylics. But I know I’ll adapt. I started this painting with the figure facing the viewer. Then I added another woman embracing the first. I rarely paint people interacting with […]
Cultural Re-Expressions 101
Posted on January 11, 2010 1 Comment
I loved painting the qutras (headscarves) on these men. The main character in the white, summer dishdasha is a little like the eating boy. He’s in his own world, sitting on his throne atop a hill, oblivious to all. In fact, it’s funny because this man in all his arrogance was based on someone I […]
Cultural Re-Expressions 101
Posted on January 11, 2010 1 Comment
In 2004, my brother Tareq and I collaborated on an exhibition of his conception and design which he used ‘Cultural Re-Expressions 101’ as a working title for. Soon, that title disappeared and it became ‘that show you did with your brother Tareq at the Life Shopping Center’. Basically, he had this idea to present a […]
Family
Posted on December 15, 2009 2 Comments
This is a three panel painting I did in 2006. It was part of a collection of paintings I showed at Dar Al-Funoon Gallery that same year. I don’t remember the title or dimensions. I don’t even remember the title of that exhibition. Yes, I’m shit I know. This particular painting I love because it’s […]
Portrait of a Dysfunctioning Family
Posted on December 11, 2009 5 Comments
Portrait of a Dysfunctioning Family, 2005, acrylic on canvas
From The Yellow Tape Portraits. Eleven
Posted on November 28, 2009 2 Comments
eleven, 2009, acrylic and oil pastels on canvas, 91×152 cm It’s funny. I almost didn’t include this one in the show. But it was a favorite among the gallery visitors and eventually found a home.
From The Yellow Tape Portraits. Four, Thirteen, Six
Posted on November 26, 2009 Leave a Comment
Yes, yes, they’re not in order here, but Thirteen was indeed painted after Four. I titled them after they were all complete and hanging in the gallery. I added two bows to the one above, right before the show. She’s wearing her skin on the outside rather than covering it up.
The Famouses
Posted on November 22, 2009 4 Comments
These are my paintings of iconic people, all of which were commissioned by my brother, Mohammed. And all of which reside with him and Jana (visit them here).
Si’s Girl
Posted on November 21, 2009 Leave a Comment
Si’s Girl, 2007 Acrylic on canvas 91×152 cm In 2007, just out of the blue, I decided to paint a picture using dark, dark colors. I can safely say that this is the darkest painting I’ve ever done. It was painted at a time when I felt my happiest in a long while. I usually […]
Clown Complete
Posted on November 19, 2009 4 Comments
Clown, 2009 Acrylic and oil pastels on canvas 91×151 cm
Lunch Post 567
Posted on November 19, 2009 Leave a Comment
Written on the back: The more I talk about it, the more it clings to me. Lunch, 2007 Acrylic on canvas 91x151cm
Yink & Yanc
Posted on November 17, 2009 Leave a Comment
yink&yanc, 2009, acrylic and markers on canvas two panels, 20×30 cm each These are Yink and Yanc. They are my contribution to a charity exhibition spearheaded by Kuwaiti artist Thuraya Al-Baghsami, coordinator of Ghadeer Gallery, and Dr. Labeeba Tameem, a member of the Hayat Committee for Cancer Patients. People, both locally and abroad, of all […]
Jana & Iber Complete and Not
Posted on November 9, 2009 5 Comments
Well, this is it. I am very happy with it. I decided to keep Jana the way she is, unfinished, incomplete. The painting will be part of an exhibition/auction benefiting the Animal Friends League of Kuwait/K’s Path. Works will be displayed at the Dar Al-Funoon Gallery for two days, and the auction will take place […]
Jana & the Giant Schnauzer Iber
Posted on October 25, 2009 2 Comments
I started a painting today. I’m painting it specially for an auction which is to take place mid-February at the Dar Al-Funoon Gallery in Sharq. More about this in future posts. Because the auction will benefit a certain animal shelter, I felt that it was befitting to paint a portrait of two of my favorite […]
Zahra and the Elements Last Day
Posted on October 6, 2009 1 Comment
Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 11:49 am: Zahra exhumed. I’m looking at her now, head still up and her eyes still defiant. I’m wondering: what was the point of all this? Why did I want to destroy this indestructible woman? It’s only made me angrier that, despite her shoddy appearance, her head is still held high. […]
Zahra and the Elements Day 6
Posted on October 5, 2009 Leave a Comment
Monday, October 5, 2009, 4:38 pm: Zahra’s night out with the cats didn’t faze her much so I took her to IKEA with me today instead. Then I drove over her with my Subaru Outback. Tonight I will bury her by the cornicarpus trees.
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