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A few days last summer I got very obsessed with the act of writing. I just wanted to write and write without having to think. So I dedicated one of my notebooks to what I felt was the writer’s version of drawing from life. So I wrote whatever I heard on TV. It was so therapeutic, because I didn’t have to think, just write and write and write.

To look at pages from this notebook, please click here.

new painting } eve and her orange

khaled's orange

khaled’s orange

eve and her orange, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40cm

eve and her orange, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40cm

My son K is taking some pre-college classes at the Rhode Island School of Design. Yesterday morning he sent me a photo of an orange he drew in class. Inspired by my son and his beautiful orange, I painted a picture. Read More

new painting today } eve and her sister eve

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I finally got myself to a. the dentist’s and b. Jarir Bookstore for my canvas, paints and brushes. I’d forgotten the rush I get when I paint something I feel is strong and beautiful. I love the two women in this painting. I must say, my spirits are lifted and I feel fantastic. Read More