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Fairuz & Me|February 23 Morning
Posted on February 23, 2010 2 Comments
She’s driving me mad, even though I am enjoying painting her. She looks like the spawn of David Bowie and Tori Amos if they ever got together. Her mouth was so easy to sketch but painting it has proven rather difficult. I’m getting there though.
Fairuz & Me|February 22 Morning
Posted on February 22, 2010 3 Comments
She’s proving to be a little difficult. It’s very hard getting bits and pieces from one photo or another. I really need to feel her and it’s not happening yet. But it’ll come. I can’t wait to get back to my girls. At least they don’t fight back. Not like Fairuz anyway.
Fairuz & Me|February 21 Morning
Posted on February 21, 2010 Leave a Comment
When I painted Um Kulthum, it was because I was inspired by an exhibition at 360 mall to paint her and not her music or who she was. I don’t claim to have an understanding of Fairuz but I know how I feel when I see her or hear her music. She and her songs […]
From the Bspot|Plane Sketches|December 17, 2008, Emirates Air|Kuala Lumpur to Dubai|Originally Posted June 26, 2009
Posted on February 21, 2010 1 Comment
I’m going to start posting my airplane sketches on here. These are drawings I do on a plane. Because I’m a nervous flyer-well, I used to be anyway-my sketching style changes. There is a purpose to most of these drawings and that’s to help me pass time.The drawings are different and distinguished in several ways. […]
Notes & Doodles From the National Council Days
Posted on February 21, 2010 Leave a Comment
I don’t remember the exact dates but for a period of around three years (1997-2000) I was employed at the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters. I started out quite gung-ho until about a year into my job when I discovered that my work there was redundant. I think two other people were assigned […]
Laura Boushnak’s Photos: Contemporary Art Auction 2010
Posted on February 19, 2010 7 Comments
Laura sent me these pictures today and I loved them too much not to include them in my blog. The painting certainly looked more impressive at night! Thank you, Laura, for the pictures. I’m going to try to get some more from you!
itunes on L[S]D
Posted on February 18, 2010 Leave a Comment
I’m sure this has been done a million times before, but it’s always good to have a camera handy when experiencing the itunes visualizer!
Contemporary Art Auction|17 February 2010|Kuwait
Posted on February 18, 2010 Leave a Comment
I didn’t attend the auction last night so asked PH7 photographer Khaled Al-Saleh to send me some photos. It was fun going through them and seeing who was there from the comfort of my own room!
Contemporary Art Auction|17 February 2010|Kuwait
Posted on February 18, 2010 3 Comments
I am very happy to announce that the auction last night raked in over half a million dollars! 30% of the proceeds will benefit K’s Path, which aims to bridge the gap between the humans and animals who call this country their home. And because things happen or tend to be clumped in threes, I’m […]
Homes: Tareq Alkandari
Posted on February 18, 2010 Leave a Comment
This painting currently resides in Tareq’s office. I think it is my most travelled (within Kuwait and out) painting. It has yet to settle down in a permanent home. It is a little nomadic so I don’t see that happening in the near future. For now, it looks great where it is.
From the Bspot|Seals in Kuwait|Originally Posted July 2, 2009
Posted on February 17, 2010 6 Comments
I was walking from my car to Bait Lothan the other day and my eye caught this. I did a double take. Seals in Kuwait. As I marveled at my luck in accidentally discovering these creatures, a wayward puppy seal came over and tugged at my pant leg. I thought, she must be hungry. So […]
Contemporary Art Auction|February 2010|Kuwait
Posted on February 17, 2010 Leave a Comment
So last night was the big viewing I was looking very forward to. I didn’t want this to be a rant, but. It’s going to be a rant. It started with physical tears upon seeing my beloved painting behind a tinted-blue display window, and mental ones before falling asleep at night.
From the Bspot|How to Dismantle a 65 Kilo Crate & What to Do With It|Originally Posted July 11, 2009
Posted on February 17, 2010 2 Comments
A few days ago I received some of my paintings and drawings from The Third Line gallery in Dubai. The crate which carried my paintings weighed 65 kilos. The smaller one was much lighter but also heavy. To facilitate disposal, I decided to dismantle the crate piece by piece. The wood and foam were in […]
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