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Yellow Tape Portraits Complete Collection
Posted on March 23, 2010 2 Comments
Paintings from 2009’s The Yellow Tape Portraits. These are not titled. The large, full scale women are about 100cm x 250cm and the medium portraits are 91cm x 152cm. Two are 12ocm x 152cm. I wanted to keep them all as uniform as I could without sacrificing too much color and variation in facial features […]
Fairuz & Me|Making Amends On March 9 AM
Posted on March 9, 2010 2 Comments
A few days ago I had a little accident with Fairuz. I tried as much as I could to fix it without completely erasing the remnants of that serendipitous incident.
Fairuz & Me|March 6 AM
Posted on March 6, 2010 Leave a Comment
I’m at a bit of a low here with Fairuz. But I still know what I want to achieve and how to do it so I’m fine. It’s been such a struggle with her. To me, she is not like the painting of Um Kulthum, which was a literal translation from photo to painting. With […]
Teddy Bee|March 6
Posted on March 6, 2010 Leave a Comment
I’m approaching this painting from a totally different and new angle to how I normally work. There is absolutely no plan, I’m being extra spontaneous and I’m taking my sweet time. I have about another six months to finish it and that is a big part of how I plan to work on this canvas. […]
Fairuz & Me|March 3 PM
Posted on March 3, 2010 2 Comments
She’s beginning to come together and I’m enjoying the process again. I know what I want, it’s just going to take time. Fairuz, you must be spectacular, spectacular, SPECTACULAR.
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 […]
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!
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.
Snow White Before the Apple
Posted on February 8, 2010 3 Comments
I painted Snow White Before the Apple about a year ago. I enjoyed working on it and absolutely loved it when it was done. It also looked absolutely lovely in my home and again, I was sad to part with it.
Event
Posted on February 8, 2010 2 Comments
“The Girl & Her Giant Schnauzer Iber is a painting I did especially for this auction. I was asked to participate at a time when I was seriously contemplating adopting a cat, so I had animals on my mind. Now, after weeks of both failed and successful photo sessions involving a humongous dog, a few […]
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