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two new paintings } silence of noise | the hardness (and softness) of sex
Posted on February 20, 2019 1 Comment
I created The Hardness (and Softness) of Sex a few weeks ago in an attempt to deconstruct (and possibly destruct) Eve. I wanted to experiment with unfamiliar shapes while further exploring my curiosity about colors and their relationship with each other. But also, it was a reaction to a book I had just finished: Resistance: […]
airplane timelines } kuwait to beirut, beirut to kuwait and all in between
Posted on August 10, 2017 2 Comments
My family and I spent a lovely week in Beirut and the Lebanese mountains for my sister Yasmine’s wedding. I’ll share some moments here.
wet days, dry nights
Posted on September 5, 2014 Leave a Comment
Thank you Loft965 for introducing me to this so-it-was-written-about-me-and-you song that made my eyes rain. Tina Dico, MinesÂ
marble sketchbook } five sketches yesterday and today
Posted on October 27, 2013 Leave a Comment
Song for today is ‘Imagination’ by Sad Lovers and Giants.
Homes: Farah Behbehani
Posted on February 2, 2010 Leave a Comment
This painting hangs in the dining room of Farah Behbehani’s home. I love the way the carpet echoes the colors of my girl. The painting itself is one of a kind. I had never (and probably never will) painted what I call tantric lines on a canvas before. These lines emanate from another face within […]
Goodbye, Ophelia
Posted on February 1, 2010 4 Comments
It’s been a bittersweet week of hellos and goodbyes. First Um Kulthum and now Ophelia. I didn’t have much time with Um Kulthum so the farewell wasn’t so bad. This one, however. She’s been with me for a year now. Her space feels so empty already. On the other hand, she will be in a […]
Um Kulthum & Me
Posted on January 23, 2010 Leave a Comment
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, Â or just having a really good day and somehow clicking with my painting). Many times, the ‘completion’ […]
