Filed under: Exhibitions, Gallery Tilal, Kiss & Cut, My Brother Mohammed | Tags: art, black, Exhibition, gallery, Kuwait, photography, tilal, white
I’m finally posting my brother Mohammed’s photos of the opening night of my exhibition Kiss & Cut. Unfortunately, he was having trouble with his camera and wasn’t too happy with what he took. But to me it’s not about the final photos. It’s a personal appreciation of his being there and capturing the moments that only he could see. Thanks, Moh! Always.
This is what I listened to over and over and over again during the period I created this collection Broken Bells – Citizen (more…)
Filed under: Kiss & Cut | Tags: art, black, drawing, Kuwait, negative, pencil, white
before ‘the reveal’
I decided to drop by Tilal Gallery last night and hang out with my girls. While there, I drew a picture.
and after
Filed under: Kiss & Cut | Tags: acrylic, art, black, carbon, Kuwait, process, white
the way i pictured the exhibition, i figured i needed another scroll. not OCD. just attention to detail
So I finally had my panic dream this morning. I dreamt that my show was tonight and I hadn’t even brought my works to the gallery, which had changed without anyone telling me. My show was in an hour and I hadn’t even selected my outfit. And I didn’t have a car and everyone who was there to help was getting really upset with me. And the venue was tiny. And oh it was awful. (more…)
i can’t believe i’m so close to being done. two months ago i was still lost as to what i wanted to show in march. i’m almost done. i can’t believe it
Filed under: Instagram, Kiss & Cut | Tags: art, black, carbon, instagram, Kuwait, paint, transfer
with this one it’s nice to pretend that i’m on a pirate ship (the romantic hollywood kind, not the somali-boat-with-armed-criminals-on board kind) navigating the seas looking for treasures to loot. at other times i like to pretend i’m a scientist about to make a huge discovery or an architect designing my dream home
This is my ‘countdown’ scroll. I’ll be working on this one perhaps until my works are due to be hung. It’s going to be fun. (more…)
sin, 31/1/2013, carbon and acrylic on canvas, 100 x 120cm
By how much work I got done today, you can tell two things: One. I didn’t pick up my children from school today and two. I’m in a bit of a bad way.
the only fishie in the sea for me
the release 31/1/13, (actually i just realized the date today is palindromic so i’ve removed the comma to make it part of the title), 2013, carbon and acrylic on canvas, 100 x 120cm
Filed under: Kiss & Cut | Tags: art, black, heartache, hurt, journal, Kuwait, pain, script, white
how will my heart cope if one day i’m this…
…and the next i’m this
i was having a terrible time with this panel until i was inspired by some earlier ‘kisses’ to play with red. and i’m finally happy
Filed under: Furniture, PrettyGreenBullet } TheThirdExhibition | Tags: ball, black, chair, chairs, decopatch, duran duran, ikea, Kuwait, red, white
chairs and lanterns
I am really enjoying these! One left to go. (more…)
Filed under: Sketchbook, Spiral Sketchbook | Tags: art, artq8, black, drawing, ink, isograph, Kuwait, line, pen, q8art, rotring, sketch, white
Filed under: Black Sketchbook, White on Black | Tags: art, black, contour, drawing, inverse, Kuwait, line, sketch, Sketchbook, spiral
a gaggle of girls
Filed under: Black Sketchbook, White on Black | Tags: alkandari, art, black, carbon, drawing, ghadah, Kuwait, negative, notebook, sketch, Sketchbook, white
A few years ago I bought a black sketchbook. I liked the novelty of it but wasn’t sure how I would put it to good use. Yesterday, I finally found a proper purpose for my black sketchbook. On a routine visit to one of my favorite office supply stores, I made a little discovery: white carbon paper. Initially I thought I had purchased ditto sheets which would have been fantastic in itself but when I opened the box and felt the paper, I realized what it was. And these are my first two proper sketches in my black sketchbook. (more…)
Filed under: In Triplicate } The Creation of Unoriginal Artwork | Tags: art, black, blue, carbon, copy, drawing, duplicate, ink, Kuwait, lines, portrait, sketch, think, triplicate, woman
i think original
Filed under: In Triplicate } The Creation of Unoriginal Artwork | Tags: art, artist, black, blue, carbon, drawing, duplicate, ink, Kuwait, lined, paper, sketch, triplicate
adult dalal original with red ballpoint
Filed under: In Triplicate } The Creation of Unoriginal Artwork | Tags: art, black, blue, carbon, copy, drawing, duplicate, hat, Kuwait, notebook, paper, sketch
neck. original in pencil and ballpoint pen
Filed under: In Duplicate } The Creation of Unoriginal Artwork | Tags: black, blue, carbon, challenge, copy, duplicate, notebook, original, teal
#14 original. i find more and more that it’s about the copy and not the original. i get these great little surprises on the next page and that sets my heart aflutter
#14 duplicate. i had used a brand new piece of carbon paper here. the only ‘unknown’ was how the pencil and pen would transfer to the next page. on the next one, however, i used the same carbon paper to duplicate the original
Filed under: In Triplicate } The Creation of Unoriginal Artwork | Tags: art, ballpoint, black, carbon, challenge, duplicate, feint, ink, lined, notebook, paper, pen, ruled, sketch, triplicate
Filed under: Instagram, Step By Step | Tags: acrylic, bike, black, instagram, painting, photo, progress, white
the face as it is today, the rest is still a work in progress
Filed under: Derwent Sketchbook Two, Sketchbook | Tags: black, contour, derwent, ink, isograph, line, sketch, Sketchbook, white
