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homes | schmendrick’s house
Posted on August 13, 2012 2 Comments
This was sent to me via Twitter. It’s always a lovely surprise to get these photos. Utter respect to those who bother. And that’s bother in a good way.
t-shirts for my upcoming exhibition
Posted on July 31, 2012 1 Comment
I have finally started work on these t-shirts for my next PrettyGreenBullet exhibition in November. This is one, nineteen to go. Initially I wanted to paint twenty-one but have settled on twenty. I’d love to do more but I have to be realistic about time.
meem’s t
Posted on July 27, 2012 10 Comments
A couple of weeks ago I got an e-mail from Kuwaiti fashion doyen (a more apt term would be ‘fashion scientist’) Maha Alessa. She wrote that she was in the mood to wear Eve. The sentiment was a little bizarre which was right up my alley as far as sentiments go. So I thought, let […]
Portrait of Bianca Simonian
Posted on May 21, 2012 2 Comments
About two months ago, my friend and Early Bird restaurateur Bianca Simonian approached me to paint a portrait of her as a gift to her mother, which I thought was a lovely idea. I was really excited because Bianca has one of those striking faces that in my opinion any artist would love to paint/draw/photograph/etc. […]
Out of Britain } Teaser #1
Posted on April 17, 2012 2 Comments
This is the first installment of the ‘Out of Britain’ teasers by videomakers MazajEntertainment. The exhibition itself is organized by the British Council and curated by the Contemporary Art Platform (CAP) in Kuwait.
mutla ridge
Posted on April 3, 2012 1 Comment
The painting’s finished. I’m also going to share some really nice photos sent to me by Nawaf Alali. The pictures were taken by Liane Al Ghusain and Alia Farid.
a landscape in portrait } the filming of the making of two pictures
Posted on April 1, 2012 12 Comments
This morning, two film-makers, two curators and two artists headed off to the Mutla’a desert to film a teaser for an upcoming Gulf landscape exhibition organized by the British Council and, in Kuwait, the Contemporary Art Platform (CAP). So this morning, Hamad Khalaf (artist #1) and I (artist #2) met with Alia Farid and Liane […]
a mother’s day gift
Posted on March 22, 2012 7 Comments
Ten days ago, I was asked to do a very special piece for five special women who wanted to gift a painting to their mama for Mother’s Day (March 21st). I met with two of the sisters who gave me a lowdown of what their mother is like and what she likes. She likes gathering […]
nabooly } two paintings of a cat
Posted on March 10, 2012 4 Comments
I have been wanting to give my parents a house-warming gift for ages, so my mom asked me if I could create two paintings for a specific area in their new mountain home in Beirut. She had a few guidelines for me, one of which was ‘no people’, which is like asking McDonald’s not to […]
new painting on january 5th
Posted on January 5, 2012 3 Comments
With great lackluster, I started this painting yesterday. Today, I found my mojo again and remembered that it’s all about enjoying myself. I’ve been so stressed out lately, imposing so many rules on myself whether they involve my behavior towards others, my parenting/daughtering skills, and my work. This morning, I tried my best to shove […]
mom & her four daughters
Posted on January 3, 2012 5 Comments
Done. I really enjoyed this painting because for the first time in a long time I felt like a child working on it. I didn’t think; I just painted, drew and scribbled. That sense of freedom is all I need right now, at a time when I feel trapped and slightly hopeless.
new painting on new year’s day
Posted on January 1, 2012 Leave a Comment
I had this canvas ready for weeks, so it was really good to get started on it. I really enjoyed working on this painting today. I’d like to have it finished soon and start working on others.
preparing canvases on friday
Posted on November 25, 2011 2 Comments
I stretched the last four of my 50 x 50cm canvases for the Paintings About Sitting series this morning. I can’t believe I’m still working when my exhibition is just ten days away. I guess I’ll be working until the 4th of December until I have to work on actual set-up. Bah! Who am I kidding, […]
new painting } october 26th am
Posted on October 26, 2011 2 Comments
I have to agree with my friend. They look like zombies at the moment. But to me, this is the most exciting part: I have the whole canvas more or less covered the way I want it. It’s time to start ‘fixing’ this mess. I think I would have completed this painting today. I am […]
new painting|october 23, am/pm
Posted on October 23, 2011 Leave a Comment
I think I’ve entered the zone. It’s a good place to be.
sisters
Posted on October 9, 2011 2 Comments
I really struggled with this one. I thought it was finished but I knew deep inside it was a very weak painting. But sometimes I’m lazy and will pretend it’s finished just so that I can literally sleep at night. I even hung it up on my wall in a last ditch effort at verisimilitude. […]
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