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A Third Dream|Flora & Fauna
Posted on May 27, 2010 4 Comments
Oh my goodness. I had this on and listening to music on my iTunes. Carribean Blue by Enya (my son downloaded it, not me, I promise) started playing and it fit wonderfully with the slideshow I’m afraid to say. So if you have the song, listen to it while this slideshow plays. But if you […]
A Portrait of Yasmine Alkandari
Posted on May 26, 2010 3 Comments
Y this morning. I’m really enjoying the skirt and will work some more on her crazy top. It just needs to be tweaked here and there.
From Under the Rug|Heart & the Gutting
Posted on May 26, 2010 3 Comments
In January 2008 I had a very personal exhibition at the Sultan Gallery. It was the culmination of seven months of writing a daily note and preparing a paper bag lunch for my college imaginary friend, Thomas. The bags were a result of a very traumatic and painful period in my life. They helped me […]
From Under the Rug|Expressions Libres…Femmes Artistes du Kuwait
Posted on May 26, 2010 Leave a Comment
In November 2006, Kuwaiti artists Thuraya Al-Baqsami, Amira Behbehani, Suhaila Al-Najdi and I were invited to exhibit our works at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris. It was a good opportunity for four Kuwaiti women to showcase a sample of their works and a great opportunity for me to discover Paris with three young, vivacious […]
I Fought the Law
Posted on May 25, 2010 8 Comments
I fought the law and the law won. I also ate the cookie in the cookie jar.
Art Lesson at the G|May 23
Posted on May 23, 2010 6 Comments
Eman is making progress with the shawl. She really gets into it. She’s painting a very difficult object. Fabric is hard enough let alone patterned fabric. Bravo, Eman!
My Second Dream|Friday May 21
Posted on May 21, 2010 9 Comments
I love three things: I love tracing paper, I love graph paper, and I love my scanner. You can imagine my delight when I found a pad of tracing graph paper by my scanner! What fun I had with my new dream this morning.
The Bulletin
Posted on May 21, 2010 12 Comments
I was lying down on my couch in the studio staring up at my board and thinking: hey, this would make a great game of i spy. So do you want to play? I spy…
A Portrait of Y******* A********|May 19 AM
Posted on May 19, 2010 5 Comments
I did some things I should have done earlier. Thanks to the advice of several friends, it was suggested that I stop for a while and step back. Another thing I did was change the easel. The one I was working isn’t adjustable (it is, but mine never worked so I would adjust my height […]
A Portrait of Yasmine Alkandari|May 16 am
Posted on May 16, 2010 5 Comments
It looks much more like her now. I totally fucked her up. And I broke my camera. And I’m feeling shitty with the world. Sorry, Yasmine.
Dream & the Nonsense
Posted on May 14, 2010 7 Comments
What did you dream last night? I have mailed this picture to a friend, but I’m not saying who. I just hope the postal service doesn’t fail me this time.
A Portrait of Yasmine Alkandari|May 13
Posted on May 13, 2010 1 Comment
Eek. Although I’m liking the painting itself more, I think I screwed up my sister’s face a little. So I hope she doesn’t see this! I know I’ll make it work, I know I will.
A New Portrait
Posted on May 12, 2010 8 Comments
A few days ago I was commissioned to paint a portrait. It’s a scary thing, but I am just starting to enjoy it. I know I still haven’t captured the spirit of this young woman but I know I will. I can’t wait til it’s done. I just hope she will happy with it x
Images of Thought|A Short Lecture
Posted on May 10, 2010 14 Comments
I went to my very first lecture in ages this morning at the Kuwait University: Accounting for Affect: Kuwaiti Women Between Freedom and Apathy by Dr. Mai Al-Nakib. I must say that I was a little lost at first but caught on ten minutes into the lecture. What can I say, I’m a little rusty […]
Art Lesson at the G
Posted on May 10, 2010 4 Comments
Last summer I was asked by Eman Elshareef if I would give her art lessons. I was quite hesitant at first because I’d always thought of teaching as a highly respected vocation, necessitating great patience, a good connection with the pupil and a strong ability to instruct effectively, characteristics none of which I possessed. Somehow […]
Place, Scan, Compress, Place, Enlarge, Save & Do Over
Posted on May 7, 2010 5 Comments
It’s been four or five days since I last posted anything, the longest I’ve gone without an update. That’s because I’ve been working on this project that has driven me loony over the past few days and I’m still not done. I just thought I’d touch base with you and give you an insight of […]
Ghadah|Complete & Abridged
Posted on May 3, 2010 5 Comments
I posted this earlier but I’m lucky for having very honest friends who said the previous slideshow was kinda long and boring.
Waiting With My Girl For My Boys
Posted on May 3, 2010 1 Comment
I did this while at school this afternoon waiting for one son to finish auditioning for the talent show and the other to get out of detention. My own private Goofus and Gallant. More from this notebook over the bridge.
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