tapestry } no. 5 and final
Posted on October 10, 2012 Leave a Comment
this is the final tapestry and i’m loving the red camouflage
thank you, ghada
Posted on October 9, 2012 6 Comments
ghada taking a photo of my painting, ‘eve takes a profile pic’
I want to thank Ghada Khalaf for two things: yesterday, she brought to my attention (via my ever-supportive sister-in-law J) this article* in the Arabic issue of Le Monde Diplomatique. Today, also via J, I received the above photo of Ghada photographing my painting at the Dasman Diabetes Institute. I love these little gestures. And although to whoever made them they may be a trifle, to me they mean the world.
*Another thank you goes out to Yahia Suwailim for the bit he wrote about me. I have known Mr. Suwailim for almost twenty years now, so I feel he knows me as an artist more than I can ever figure out for myself.
tapestry } grandmother, daughter and child
Posted on October 7, 2012 1 Comment
I am so incredibly behind schedule. There is so much to do outside the actual artwork itself, it’s not even funny. I’m anxious, worried, nauseous…and I’ve just used ellipses. I know it will work in the end, but at the expense of my mental and physical health over the next few weeks.
an apology
Posted on October 5, 2012 4 Comments
because i work everyday from early morning to late at night, in between everything else i have to do, i have fallen by the wayside with you. and for that, i apologize
This is an apology to you, my PGB. I feel I have neglected you in the past few weeks. It’s just that I’ve been quite busy with something I feel is a little repetitive, and I don’t want to tire you. And here’s the proof. Read More
new ink, used ideas
Posted on October 1, 2012 Leave a Comment
thank you, nazira hanna, for your gift. nazira is one of my favorite instagrammers. check out her pictures @ninky3
tapestry } her balloons
Posted on September 27, 2012 Leave a Comment
i’ve finished my second tapestry. i’m not showing them here until i have them photographed properly, after my show in november
flora and fauna
Posted on September 25, 2012 2 Comments
i love patterned fabrics. so i decided to visit the fabric souq and buy a few meters of floral material to paint on. the best thing is that when i’m done with a piece, i just fold and tuck it away
me and her
peace one day } global truce 2012 art exhibition
Posted on September 22, 2012 1 Comment
‘ahava’ by fessal rajab
Three weeks ago, I hadn’t heard of Peace One Day. Last night, I found myself on a rare Friday night out, with my dear friend Reem, at the Peace One Day Global Truce Art Exhibition at the CAP warehouse. When normally I’d be tucked in bed at that time, I was in the midst of Kuwait’s artists, musicians and art enthusiasts, taking in all that the night had to offer. Alas I missed the face-painting and Punch & Judy, but the works were still there and the music was still playing. Organized for the first time in Kuwait by The Art Salon, the franchise aims to raise awareness of peace in the region, to all age groups. And what better way to do it than through an art show and mini-concert. Worth a Friday night out. Read More
in triplicate } the creation of unoriginal artwork #36 } the dancing sugar twins
Posted on September 17, 2012 Leave a Comment
the dancing sugar twins original
the dancing sugar twins in duplicate
the dancing sugar twins in triplicate
homes } the office of mohammed al-fraih
Posted on September 10, 2012 3 Comments
mohammed al-fraih and the girl who is forever about to vanquish the chicks: ‘a moment right before the third holocaust’, 2010
This morning, I received via WhatsApp this photo of Mr. Mohammed Al-Fraih in his office. It took me a few seconds to understand why I got this picture and then I saw my painting. I hold a very special connection with people who acquire my work, and today, Mr. Fraih has moved into a little room inside my mind and heart. Thank you :).
lanterns } 9 & 10 complete
Posted on September 8, 2012 3 Comments
lantern #9 } girl and her balloons
lantern #10 } the juggler
the marriage certificate
Posted on September 7, 2012 1 Comment
This is a sketch I did yesterday. The song is ‘Watershed’ by Vienna Teng.
white on black
Posted on September 5, 2012 Leave a Comment
A few years ago I bought a black sketchbook. I liked the novelty of it but wasn’t sure how I would put it to good use. Yesterday, I finally found a proper purpose for my black sketchbook. On a routine visit to one of my favorite office supply stores, I made a little discovery: white carbon paper. Initially I thought I had purchased ditto sheets which would have been fantastic in itself but when I opened the box and felt the paper, I realized what it was. And these are my first two proper sketches in my black sketchbook. Read More
lanterns } 5 & 6 complete } yellow and brown
Posted on September 3, 2012 4 Comments
the yellow one is the latest of my lanterns. i don’t like it when people tell me my works remind them of someone else’s, but a dear friend of mine said they reminded him of terry gilliam. not terry gilliam’s DRAWINGS, but terry gilliam. and i found that very happy-making
lantern #4 complete } a population of eve
Posted on August 25, 2012 Leave a Comment
I never intended for my girls to be stuck with the name Eve, but people won’t stop calling them that. Oh well. Read More
in triplicate } the creation of unoriginal artwork #34
Posted on August 21, 2012 4 Comments
i accidently used the wrong shortcut for this and ended up inverting the image which turned out so damn cool! i’m excited about it anyway. so i decided to invert the duplicate and triplicate and share them here
duplicate
triplicate
lantern # 3 complete } planet swim
Posted on August 17, 2012 Leave a Comment
i completed my third lantern today and i’m quite gratified. i have twelve more to go. i enjoy working on the girls but the initial task of gluing on the base is a big, fat pain in the neck
homes | noor alzabin & lali al-sayer
Posted on August 14, 2012 Leave a Comment
girl not alone, with noor, lali and balthazar
I visited Noor Alzabin’s elegant home this morning to take some photos of her new acquisition, my painting ‘Girl Not Alone’. I think, however, I ended up taking more photos of Noor, Lali and their excitable doggy Balthazar! Read More
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