Filed under: Home, Um Kulthum | Tags: acquisition, interior, Kuwait, painting, portrait, Um Kulthum
um kulthum presides over tareq and hanan's lounge. to her left is a lovely pot of orchids
to um kulthum's right is a painting by tareq titled 'inside out'. tareq and hanan have a very structured and modern home. i love the way um kulthum serves as a break in the linear aspects of tareq's painting and one of the windows to her left.
Filed under: Celebrity, Paintings, Portrait, Um Kulthum | Tags: diva, dress, egyptian, goddess, green, handerchief, icon, Kuwait, legend, portrait, scarf, singer, Um Kulthum
um kulthum, 2010, acrylic on canvas, approx. 135cm x 250cm
Filed under: Paintings, Um Kulthum | Tags: celebration, friends, gathering, Kuwait, night, Um Kulthum
i loved her draped like that. but now she's gone
Last Friday I had some friends over to see Um Kulthum. This was very important to me because I felt that people had to see her in real life before she went to her new home (where I’m sure she’ll get further exposure). It was a lovely night and I feel a special connection with the people who came by to share the hellos and goodbyes with me. (more…)
Filed under: Paintings, Um Kulthum | Tags: acrylic, diva, egyptian, handkerchief, painting, portrait, shawl, singer, Um Kulthum
she finally sings
Filed under: Celebrity, Paintings, Step By Step, Um Kulthum | Tags: acrylics, arabic, egypt, Kuwait, Middle East, music, painting, portrait, Um Kulthum
a little work on the scarf
Filed under: Celebrity, Paintings, Step By Step, Um Kulthum | Tags: acrylics, diva, egyptian singer, Kuwait, Middle East, painting, portrait, Um Kulthum
is she crying? am i?
Filed under: Celebrity, Paintings, Step By Step, Um Kulthum | Tags: acrylics, colorful, egyptian, handkerchief, Kuwait, love, Middle East, music, painting, passion, singer, Um Kulthum, voice
starting to take shape
Filed under: Celebrity, Paintings, Step By Step, Um Kulthum | Tags: acrylics, Kuwait, Middle East, painting, portrait, Um Kulthum
Filed under: Celebrity, Paintings, Um Kulthum | Tags: acrylic, art, Kuwait, Middle East, painting, portrait, Um Kulthum
enter the oil pastels
In every painting I do, there is a process of conception, initial implementation (or preliminary sketch), destruction, reconstruction, destruction (this particular cycle is unpredictable. Factors may include my emotions, events which may influence the progress of the painting, or just having a really good day and somehow clicking with my painting). Many times, the ‘completion’ of the painting catches me by surprise either in the destruction or reconstruction stage. Somehow, the work decides to complete itself. I know it sounds cuckoo but it does happen. (more…)
Filed under: Paintings, Step By Step, Um Kulthum | Tags: acrylic, Kuwait, Middle East, painting, portrait, Um Kulthum
i'm in love with it, but it isn't over until she sings
I FINALLY started this painting. It’s been a long time coming now. I listened to some her music, watched some videos on youtube and printed some photos. I avoided the sunglasses because of two reasons: the first is that it’s been overdone and somehow the glasses came to represent her more than her voice. Secondly is: I’m a bit of a masochist. I think that I can accomplish it without the iconic glasses because I have faith in myself (crossing my fingers, mashallah mashallah mashallah and hope to die [rather, NOT to die]) and I like to give myself a bit of a challenge. Mind you the hanky is still there. My eleven year old son recognized the sketch as Um Kulthum. My daughter thought it was Mama Fatma (my granny).
