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a new painting in progress this friday
Posted on August 7, 2015 2 Comments
Since Beirut I’ve been dying to paint. But it didn’t work out the way I pictured it would be, subject- and technique-wise. Let’s see where it goes.
girls & the mountains
Posted on August 2, 2015 Leave a Comment
I let the girls run amok in the Pantiles so I figured why not let them go wild up here in the Lebanese mountaintops?
new commissioned painting in progress } paul newman
Posted on July 26, 2015 Leave a Comment
Last May or June I was commissioned by my brother to paint a portrait of Paul Newman. His only conditions were that he wanted the painting to be large and that Paul Newman was wearing his Rolex Daytona watch. So in effect, this is a double portrait. Anyway, Paul wasn’t that big of a challenge. The watch […]
until love } nineteen
Posted on July 25, 2015 3 Comments
Well, it says ‘nineteen’ but since these photos I made two more, despite my not allowing myself to. But like I said, ‘Until Love’.
until love } twelve
Posted on July 21, 2015 3 Comments
Yesterday I bought six sets of origami paper, in order to feed my new obsession.
my green & stone sketchbook } the first seventeen pages
Posted on July 19, 2015 Leave a Comment
On my last trip to London I bought a new sketchbook from Green and Stone’s, no surprise. It has been rather difficult to find a sketchbook with the right degree of soft- to roughness ratio and absorption. When I bought this one, I felt I’d found the one. As lovely as the paper is, it still doesn’t measure up to […]
girls & the pantiles
Posted on July 4, 2015 3 Comments
One of the things I love about being at my brother and his family’s Surrey home is the immediate burst of inspiration I get. From the ever-changing landscape to the three overgrown greenhouses in the wooded area, my heart always swells with excitement! How could I not integrate my work with the nature and architecture the Pantiles has to offer? […]
uk days } the most wonderful trip
Posted on July 1, 2015 Leave a Comment
What a perfect little trip I took. All across the board, from finally visiting the Dennis Severs House, to successful shopping sprees, to a dear friend’s wedding. And even the pitfalls were to laugh about almost immediately. But alas with a most wonderful trip, comes a tremendous dip. I was feeling the anti-climax all day yesterday. […]
clownface from space
Posted on June 19, 2015 5 Comments
You may already know this about me but I get distracted easily. I was supposed to work on a commissioned painting today but ended up doing this… this… and this… Music is The Answer by UNKLE. I’ll go work on that painting now.
my new schoolbook from manifesto 13
Posted on June 18, 2015 2 Comments
This post is not about Manifesto 13. It’s about this red and black schoolbook that Dalal Al-Nafisi (founder of Manifesto 13) gave me when I visited the art center with Zainab this morning. I do want to go back and do some proper snooping around (unfortunately I’d forgotten my phone this morning. I couldn’t take photos […]
conversation around a napkin
Posted on June 14, 2015 Leave a Comment
As I was cleaning this morning I was listening to music from my iTunes library. After Alexi Murdoch’s Song For You ended, I heard my voice. I walked up to my computer to see what it was but the recording was untitled. Then I heard someone else’s voice: Simon’s. I had forgotten about these 14 minutes of our time […]
the ivy leaguers } short ivy tall ivy
Posted on June 13, 2015 Leave a Comment
Music is Sweet Harmony by The Beloved.
to revisit an old companion
Posted on June 11, 2015 3 Comments
It’s not that old, but it’s acquired that ancient crinkle: my NYT Sunday Crossword Puzzle book from 2008. I’ve decided to solve the unfinished puzzles and use it simultaneously as a sketchbook. It works for me and I hope it works for you too.
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