Let's Paint !

waiting terminal

2011-04-02T22:56:00.003+03:00

my apologies for not posting in so long.

It seem's like we're always waiting some where for some reason or another, only seemed appropriate to make a waiting painting. ;)

painting is: 30*90 cm

nighmare on my street

2011-01-11T20:21:00.004+03:00

I was doing some contouring, thought i'd add some doodles.

I'm not normally much into this sort of art, but this is a bit of new year resolution. trying

out different types and forms of art. I believe the experience will reflect positively on my art.

ah! this was inspired by a nighmare! hence the crying :p

but this is cubist

2011-01-01T20:20:00.004+03:00

finished this one up last night, drove me crazy, way out of my comfort zone.
im not normally a very disciplined painter, i like having my space and splashing color, so geometry is pulling teeth. this was planned to the tinest detail.

oddly enough, will definatly do more teeth pulling ;)

Inks

2010-12-06T01:36:00.004+03:00

i thought i'd get my hands wet on my new inks. im becoming quite the fan of gold.

as i ended up liking this piece, i regret not having used proper paper. its plain copy paper.

Im thinking of trying something similar on a large scale... or not! :p

we'll see tomorrow.

* lorca and his gypsy balads.

twitter art exhibition- Moss Norway

2010-12-05T21:48:00.017+03:00

this was really an awesome experience, i loved following davids' step by step updates right up till opening night.

so here's the thing, david's a swedish artist living in moss, norway. David realised the local library is short on children books & so thought up a solution to fund this shortage, a twitter charity art exhibition!

so he sent his tweet/call to artists to participate, and sure enough twittering artists were quick to answer & so postcard paintings start flying in from all over the world. (don't you just love that statue!)

the library was very excited with whole idea, and preped a wall for the exhibition,

Opening night was set for December 2nd, & all paintings price decided @ 32$ each. exhibition will run till the end of january.
opening sales huge success @ over 1400$, so yay i see some new children books in the horizon.

exhibition was called "140 charactes" corresponding with twitters 140 max characters and the original goal number of artists required.
paintings were still arriving post opening night, & participations past 250!

more opening pictures here, one of the librarians was nice enough to post them. as davids porject caught quite a few eyes, there was a series of tv/radio/newspaper interviews pertainting to the exhibition. here's an article about the exhibition in a local newspaper. what? you dont say, you don't speak norwegan?!
you and me both!lol. news flash google translator is your friend ;)
Bravo David.

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almost forgot :p
this is my piece

color me free

2010-11-21T08:31:00.004+03:00

I've been basically staring at this finished painting for the past week or so. khalas, your time's up. off my easel!

*acrylic

walk like egyptian!

2010-11-08T20:55:00.002+03:00

this was inspired - i kid you not- by the news. ancient egyptian archaeological findings in wild wild arabia. I've had ancient art forms in the back of my mind for some time, this might just open a flood.

continous contouring again, i did a quick hand sketch then slapped some color with ps, that took ages. :s

little books for little ones

2010-11-08T12:44:00.005+03:00

I made these postcard size pieces for a little book event.

I marbled these papers some time ago, mounted them on watercolor paper. Im all out of india ink so i had to make do with black acrylic :s

I was too hasty mounting the blue one, so it bubbled up some. I still think its the prettier one but bubbles are bothering me, might just send the pink.

* will tell you more if i make the deadline, had an awfully late start.

tweet tweet!

2010-11-06T13:50:00.003+03:00

messing around with birds. tweet, tweet!

word of wisdom: mess around on the right type of paper. darned if u don't end up liking the mess on the crappy copy paper, then u'll just want to kick ur self!
I'm too far gone to learn but save ur self!!

Layla

2010-11-06T11:44:00.004+03:00

posting this piece slipped my mind.

If you've been following you know by now im crazy about Qais layla poems. Naturally there's no competing with the Majnoon's first hand accounts, still Bahraini poet Qassim Haddad does it so beautifully.
The poem i used here's one i particularly love "aan Qais" from Haddad's book "Akhbar Majnoon Layla"

عن قيس
عن الهوى يسكن الدار
عن شاعر صاغني في هواه
عن اللون والاسم والرائحة
عن الختم والفاتحة
كنت مثل السديم استوي في يديه
هداني إليه
برئت من الناس لما بكاني إليهم
زها بي وغنوا الأغاني بأشعاره
فما كان لي أن أقدر هل أشعلني أم طفاني
سأقول عن قيس
عن جنة بين عيني ضاعت
عن هواء أسعف الطير واستخف بنا واصطفانا
عن كلما هم بي تهت فيه
وباهيت كي نحتفي بالمزيج
غن العشق تلتاع فيه الحجاز
ويشغف في ضفتيه الخليج
سأقول عن قيس
عن حزنه القرمزي
عن الليل يتبع خطاه الوئيده
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*Acrylic

my darling angel

2010-11-05T22:59:00.005+03:00

more contouring. Digital this time.
its so much easier to keep your hand steady on paper, a more natural feel.
continuous contour, well sort of, i cheated a little :p
*i miss this little angel. <3

lines!

2010-11-03T10:32:00.004+03:00

well what do u know, i'm finally befriending my pencils an pens. not a hint of color in sight!
black's the it color! being a color freak that's quite the quantum leap.

this is very.... zen in a milk your creative juices sort of way.
lines lines lines, how i love you lines!

* p.s. yea,yea, i know, super excited. blah blah blah...

Showing in Lebanon!

2010-10-02T22:23:00.006+03:00

Im happy to have my work take part in the The House of Frida Exhibition.
The House of Frida is an art event that will be celebrating the art and life of mexican artist Frida Kahlo. It's to take place in Beirut, Lebanon over the span of 2 monthes. Offical opening is on 22nd October.
The event is put together by VAPA Association. and curated by art curator Sama Hawa.

organizers are hoping to turn Roof68 to a Beiruti version of La Casa Azul or the blue house Frida's home in Mexico.

next paragraph/update i nicked from events facebook page:

We would like to inform you that the gathering for artists contributing to the House of Frida event will take place on Saturday October 2nd while the official launch of the event and opening ceremony will be held on Friday October 22nd (by invitation only). Kindly contact us to book or purchase your tic...ket for the event following the date of the official opening (October 22nd).

We would like to thank you for your perseverence and hope to see you there.
Kindly note that we will update you soon with the list of contributing artists and partners of this event.

Best regards,
VAPA (Visual & Performing Arts Association)

Place of the event:
Ground 68 - Ground Floor – Al Shami Building – St. Louis St. – Achrafieh – Beirut – Lebanon

Contact details:
Email: vapaorg@gmail.com
Mobile: 03-466764

the watercolorist in me

2010-09-29T22:32:00.004+03:00

16.5*22.5 inch

- Doing this piece so wetted my appetite for large watercolors.
Sometimes I'd do a watercolor and think I really could give up other forms of media for this.
Seems there's a watercolorist locked inside who needs more space. to paint & to grow.

little ballerina

2010-09-26T10:24:00.005+03:00

this little ballerina has a story.
this was inspired by a little girl (not so little now) of about 8 or 9 years, who asked me if her clothes made her look fat!
That really blew my mind as i hadn't realised till then, how crucial an issue weight struggles and body image have become to girls even at such tender ages. It's disheartening to think that our weight obsession (healthy or otherwise) in the adult world is robbing them of their childhood, of giving tea parties and playing ballerinas...

Lorca!

2010-09-14T20:39:00.007+03:00

verde, que te quiero verde.
(Green, how i want you green)
*my heart skips every time i read this verse.
this is from federico garcia lorca's "Romancero Sonambulo" or "Dreamwalker Ballad"

من "أغنية السائر في نومه"

خضراء لكم احبك ايتها الخضراء
ريح خضراء، غصون خضراء.
والقارب فوق البحر
والحصان فوق الجبل.
وهي تحلم في شرفتها بشرة خضراء، شعر اخضر
وعينان من الفضة الباردة.
خضراء لكم احبك ايتها الخضراء.
وتحت قمر الفجر
كانت الاشياء ترنو اليها
ولكنها لم تككن قادرة على ان تبادلها النظر

Reading Related Art

2010-09-14T20:30:00.003+03:00

when I'm reading, my hands sometimes itch so badly for paint i just have to put the book down and draw.

Eid Mubarak

2010-09-14T20:28:00.003+03:00

I've been the slacker & not posted a thing here for a while, i haven't stopped painting though.
will update u soon inshallah.

Frida III

2010-06-23T12:17:00.003+03:00

my hands were itching to tune up - or down- this painting.
luckily i didn't regret going back to it.
this time its really finished.

Frida II

2010-06-21T18:34:00.006+03:00

pulled an all nighter to finish this one up...
I hadn't planned on using so much black, especially not with here flair for flowers and bright clothes, but with all the physical and emotional burdens she juggled regularly it seemed appropriate. like her self portrait where her rib cage's wide open and a metal column passing through her. beneath all here bright strong facade was a whole lot of dark heavy chain to be maneuvered with every step. dark colors, came naturally in the painting, an unconscious choice really.

* acrylic on canvas

ted & teddy

2010-06-21T03:33:00.004+03:00

this little piece i painted a while back (how long is a while? :p)
ref courtesy of wetcanvas.

* oil on canvas panel

Frida

2010-06-18T19:58:00.005+03:00

it's been a while since ive felt inspired.

* work in progress

universal ain/ عين كونية

2010-06-16T14:00:00.002+03:00

never got around to posting this piece finished.

*acrylic on canvas

ع

2010-05-24T12:46:00.003+03:00

call of the sea

2010-05-24T12:20:00.003+03:00

As i was reading Moby Dick at the time, a sea painting seemed appropriate.

-Acrylic on canvas
18*24 inch

في ذكر الجنة

2010-05-24T11:57:00.003+03:00

I've been beyound lazy when it comes to posting.
this paintings' been finished for quite a while.

Acrylic on canvas
18*24 inch

* ....إي والذي نفسي بيده إن في الجنة لخيلاً

step 1

2010-04-15T14:49:00.003+03:00

well step 2 in reality.
step 1 would be staring endlessly at your blank canvas, that might be a while..

* charcoal on canvas

جيم

2010-04-14T16:53:00.003+03:00

If this doesn't teach me patience I don't know what will.

عين

2010-04-12T17:20:00.004+03:00

i was studying the letter ain today & thought why not give my marbled paper a try!

this i'd like to do on a larger scale

The good the bad & the ugly

2010-04-11T20:23:00.004+03:00

-I haven't painted for a while and have missed it dreadfully.

It feels so good to be back at it.

- the bad & the ugly are time-lines in the 'no painting' zone.

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60×60 cm

Acrylic on canvas

أنشودة المطر

2010-04-02T01:32:00.002+03:00

I was asked to paint this for a wedding present.

one of my fav poems.

أنشودة المطر للسياب

عيناك غابتا نخيل ساعة السحر

أو شرفتان راح ينأى عنهما القمر

عيناك حين تبسمان تورق الكروم

وترقص الأضواء كالأقمار في نهر

*acrylic.

what a night, what a month

2010-03-14T00:44:00.002+03:00

this month was tough painting wise. this is the first painting i actually finished.
panic receptors coming down, i can paint again, yay! :p

red company

2010-02-22T01:23:00.001+03:00

Corniche

2010-02-20T18:26:00.004+03:00

the corniche is one of my favorite places, I'm always thinking i want to do more paintings., the sea, greenery, people chilling, walking around, exercising... simple pleasure in life

more to come, lets hope! :p

50*70 cm

Acrylic on wrapped canvas

spammers suck

2010-02-10T10:28:00.003+03:00

I've had to turn on my comment moderation - which I really don't like - because of all the spam comments I've been getting lately.

please come back, read, look & tell me what you think. I do like hearing from you.
spammers; your not invited!

Soon

2010-02-03T10:21:00.002+03:00

Another passion in the works.

Soon :)

Side Cafe/ قهوة ع المفرق

2010-01-29T08:07:00.004+03:00

Acrylic on canvas

20*28 inch

*favering bigger pieces these days.

The Sorceress Woke Me

2010-01-26T12:24:00.006+03:00

I don't think I posted this here, was painted some months earlier.

مجددا قاسم حداد و أيقظتني الساحرة،

تفتح الأبواب وأدخل

تصقل الكتب وأقرأ

18 *24 inch

Acrylic on canvas, framed.

La - لا

2010-01-26T12:17:00.003+03:00

وقالوا لو تشاء سلوت عنها - فقلت لهم فإني لا أشاء.

* قيس ليلى

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11×14 inch

Acrylic on canvas

Qais

2010-01-16T22:48:00.003+03:00

*Acrylic
10 × 14 inch canvas

ready to hang

USED BOOKS, come and get it! :P

2010-01-02T19:10:00.006+03:00

I have like a gazillion novels & no space to store them.

any interested readers from Khobar or around it out there? ladies?

romance, historical romance, some fiction. loads of Mills & Boon.... anyone?

anyway, these are some of the books. yes there's more!

if your interested (WHLOE SALE please! i need space) write to me.

basma.e.shop@gmail.com

Between 2 Coasts - Al-Qatif Exhibition

2009-12-22T23:04:00.012+03:00

This Wednesday the Arts Club of Al-Qatif Social Service Center is hosting a charity art exhibition in solidarity with Jeddah flood victims. 100% sales will be thus awarded.

Event organized by artist Zaman Jassim.

Exhibition to show works of artists in the Eastern Province, in Painting, Calligraphy

& Photography.

It's a 3 day event, Wednesday to Friday.
Opening night -Wednesday, 9.30 pm - is gentlemen only.

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My own Red mania & Tempest paintings will be exhibited.

please Go, Enjoy & Buy of course ! :)

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* for more info, contact organizers:

Zaman Jassim
0505802438
zaman1971@gmail.com

or

Ali Jafir Al-Eid
0504912191
ali.j.eid@gmail.com

red mania

2009-12-20T11:53:00.004+03:00

(SOLD)

18*24 inch
acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.

- I'm looking at this photo today from a different monitor & noticing colors look less bright here.

hmm. I'mwondering if i should add a little monitor brightness pointer/warning at the bottom of each art post. like the one below.

*painting brightness may very slightly according to monitor

Art Price Makeover

2009-12-20T11:48:00.004+03:00

Updated my price chart (for new & old paintings)

and NO i did NOT raise prices like Pepsi :D

intesested? questions? email & ask away.

Tempest / عاصفة

2009-12-18T08:03:00.007+03:00

( To be displayed in Jeddah Coast to Coast exhibition)

12 * 16 inch.

acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.

َQais Laila

2009-11-18T11:20:00.002+03:00

* وقالوا لو تشاء سلوت عنها - فقلت لهم فإني لا أشاء

acylic on canvas

10*14 inch

music!

2009-11-14T20:27:00.002+03:00

set the night to music ;)

Acrylic on canvas

10 ×14 inch, ready to hang

rose lemonade!

2009-10-29T14:24:00.002+03:00

this one's just too wild for words.

all blame credited to Warhol pop, been enjoying his work amongst other pop artists.

Mr.Potter

2009-10-29T14:20:00.003+03:00

just finished this up yesterday.
love reading this series.

16*20 inch
Acrylic on canvas
ready to hang

recycling mugs

2009-10-27T09:29:00.002+03:00

acrylic on canvas.

حروف - khaa

2009-10-16T18:29:00.001+03:00

wcolor + acylic + ink

حروف - kaf

2009-10-16T15:21:00.002+03:00

حروف - Faa

2009-10-16T15:18:00.003+03:00

white

2009-10-15T12:35:00.003+03:00

I'm thinking white for the frame. to break up the intensity.

is white too much?

acylic on canvas.

18 *24 inch i think

new waters

2009-09-10T16:30:00.008+03:00

experimenting

إقرأ
إذا ما استطعتَ القراءةَ . واكتبْ إذا
ما استطعت الكتابة . يقرأ : ماء ، وماء ،
وماء .

*محمود درويش

12*16 Inch

Acrylic on Canvas.

Ready to hang

sea view series

2009-09-05T14:49:00.003+03:00

nfs

Acrylic on canvas
12 * 24 inch (i think! :P)

ya makkah

2009-08-24T15:21:00.002+03:00

*still in progress.

acrylic on canvas

Vertical View

2009-08-24T15:17:00.002+03:00

8.5×15 inches

*Acrylic on paper.

miss eyre

2009-08-24T15:14:00.002+03:00

i started this painting with a very Jane Eyre feel.

still in progress. don't know where it's going.

acrylic on paper

unfinished piece

2009-08-24T12:09:00.002+03:00

i've been at sort of a stand still with this one for the past few days. i'm not sure if i want to add to it or just let it be.

heavily leaning towards letting it be.

acrylic on paper.

Side View

2009-08-12T20:54:00.005+03:00

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this one was murder. it's so hard to do scapes indoors.
be that as it may, i'm intrigued... i think i'll do a second.

i'm pretty sure this is finished, though i've not signed it yet.
20 * 24 inchs if memory serves.
acrylic on canvas

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كثير تعبتني هذي اللوحة، صعب رسم المناظر داخل استوديو. لكن فيني من الحشرية الشي الكثير
اعتقد برسم وحدة ثانية.
اكريليك على قماش
20×24 بوصه

WIP or not

2009-07-26T02:40:00.003+03:00

this painting's still in progress; i think! sometimes recognizing the finish line's tricky.

40 *50 cm

acrylic

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مجددا "أيقظتني الساحرة" لـ قاسم حداد حاضره في اللوحة.

قررت انه اللوحة منتهية فعلا

a WIP of dream heaven / جنة الحلم

2009-07-17T00:18:00.002+03:00

a work in progress of dream heaven / جنة الحلم

dream heaven / جنة الحلم

2009-07-16T00:55:00.003+03:00

40*50 inch

mixed media.

I'm not sure if this is quite finished yet. been pulling my leg all week

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أوقفتني في جنة الحلم وقالت :تحلم في حلمك بسلالٍ مكتنزة
بالقناديل،
فلا تخرج من النوم وحدك. هات الأحلام معك،
يجن جنونُهم في
حضرة
الحلم، وتصاب بالحب فتبرأ
قاسم حداد*

Summer Vacation

2009-07-16T00:52:00.002+03:00

40*50 inch

إجازة الصيف

اكريليك على قماش

Dark music

2009-06-30T12:54:00.003+03:00

16× 20 inch

Acrylics & India ink on canvas panel.

موسيقى داكنه

اكريليك وحبر

in gold

2009-06-24T21:33:00.002+03:00

16×20 inch canvas panel

click on the photo for a better view.

p.s. i'm hoping the next painting will not be a figure.

enough portraits i tell you; enough! :((

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اللوحة 16 ×20 انش

ان شاء الله اللوحة الجاية ما تكون بورترية، كفاية!

(بسنا فلوس يا حسين، بسنا فلوس، بسنا فلوس)

say cheese

2009-06-18T00:03:00.002+03:00

ok then, finally wrapped this one up.

this is mixed media leaning heavily towards acrylics

on watercolor cardboard.

24 × 30 cm

say cheese

2009-06-15T14:04:00.004+03:00

yup, back to them realistic paintings.

post that lovely chippery opening you can probably guess guess at the twisted lips & grinding teeth . And as any sane person you'ld probably ask: so why do you do them?!

I'm figuring they must be good for something. sort of like doing homework, or a trip to the dentist.

so there you go, painting's sometimes a cross between homework & a trip to the dentist.

this one's still in progress.

local siesta

2009-06-13T20:32:00.003+03:00

40 × 50 cm.

lot's to say here, but i'm abit panicky about the "where to"& "how to get there" of painting...
I need to chill, maybe have a siesta.:p
*acrylic

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اللوحة 40 ×50 سم.
القيلولة.
قاعدة أجرب أعطي لنفسي مساحة أوسع من الحرية في الرسم بعيده عن القيود البصرية .

India

2009-06-09T17:07:00.004+03:00

alot of scribbles in the background, secret codes do you think? :p

just some words from a poem about India i came across as i was painting this.

8*10 inch acrylic on canvas panel.

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الكتابات /خربشات اللي في الخلفية، ماهي شفرات سرية

مجرد كلمات من قصيدة عن الهند كانت قدامي وقت الرسم

8*10 انش

اكريليك على ورق

الرسمة سطحها لماع مع انه ما ظهر في الصورة.

metallica

2009-06-09T16:54:00.009+03:00

(SOLD)

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finished this painting. a lot of metallic sheen on this one.

9*12 inch acryic on paper.

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كملت هذي الرسمة. فيها كثير من البريق/جليتر معدني مع انه غير ظاهر في الصورة.

الرسمة 9*12 انش

اكريليك على ورق.

link me banner.

2009-06-07T09:31:00.005+03:00

this is so you can add me to your blog/site. thanks

nadoosh , thank you:)

faces... acrylic

2009-06-05T16:59:00.004+03:00

8*10 canvas panel
acrylic.

not much to say really except i'm almost out of stock, and am stuck with teeny weeny little canvases! :((
i feel like painting large pieces.

*email me if your interested.

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youth

2009-06-01T09:28:00.004+03:00

acrylic on canvas panel

WIP

2009-05-31T15:12:00.004+03:00

don't know where this is going... we'll see.

*acrylic on paper

sun in my eyes

2009-05-29T22:27:00.006+03:00

(SOLD)

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acrylics on paper.

I'm not happy with direction my painting is vering to.

gotta retour

don't like you

2009-05-26T10:13:00.008+03:00

I though about destroying this one once or twice. :s

I finally let it be but i'm not particularly fond of it; not at the moment anyhow.

there 's quite a bit of gold sheen on this though it doesn't show in the photo.

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*watercolor/acrylic watercolor on paper

about 15*20 inchs

memory lane

2009-05-22T00:32:00.001+03:00

into the sunset

2009-05-22T00:28:00.001+03:00

acrylic on canvas panel

oud

2009-05-03T10:05:00.003+03:00

violinist

2009-04-20T11:06:00.002+03:00

10*14 inch

Acylic on canvas panel

Ode to muisc... acrylics

2009-04-10T09:11:00.003+03:00

I'm trying out new things, different styles improvised and of artists i like.

10*14 inch

acrylic on canvas panel

girl with a pearl

2009-04-03T00:22:00.003+03:00

I'm trying to break the ice with watercolors by painting something familiar.

hope it works....

Its the 2nd time i paint vermeers girl with a pearl earing;on a larger scale this time 20*15 inch.

previous one was A4.

flamingos 2

2009-04-03T00:20:00.001+03:00

trying to get these flamingos out of my system.

flamingos

2009-04-03T00:18:00.003+03:00

there's quite a bit of gold in the flamingos background though it doesn't show in the pic. lost in translation.

*acrylic on paper

Intricate

2009-03-13T14:20:00.005+03:00

zoom shot.

I'm trying to step out of the box... tripping!

I'm also having a go at acrylics which are way way outside my comfort zone.

This is larger than my regulars, it's a 16*20 inch canvas panel.

also has quite a bit of metalic GOLD- in his robe- which my camera can't seem to catch.

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p.s. i hate acrylics :(

Bedtime story

2009-03-06T23:36:00.005+03:00

still wet. just wrapped this one up.

lots of texture here; i'll add a zoom shot.

10*14 inch

oil on canvas panel

bedtime story... WIP

2009-03-03T10:57:00.001+03:00

still in progress

oil on canvas panel

Chello

2009-02-28T19:11:00.003+03:00

10*14 inch

oil on canvas panel

Dorian Gray

2009-02-28T18:53:00.003+03:00

It's been a while since i've done a book painting.

I was reading Oscar Wildes "the picture of Dorian Gray"

which ended up as part of the setup for this painting.

I'm not quite sure it's finished though. :p

10*14 inch oil on canvas.

Red Rider.... Oil

2009-02-17T19:28:00.001+03:00

fresh off the easel.

8*10 inch canvas panel.

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click on photo for full view please.

give me a sec... Oil

2009-02-15T21:10:00.002+03:00

couldn't take a decent photo of this painting.

8*10 inch canvas panel

listen .... oil

2009-02-09T13:54:00.003+03:00

picture is a bit blurry,sorry.:p

will repost if i take a better one.

The Piano Player.... oil

2009-02-08T11:08:00.002+03:00

I was going for something a little different,

not quite sure how I feel about differnt though :P.

oil on canvas panel

Little Ballerina... Oil

2009-01-31T01:09:00.003+03:00

I just got this finished, thank God.

little ballerina...WIP

2009-01-29T06:33:00.001+03:00

Icy Ride

2009-01-24T01:16:00.002+03:00

oil on canvas panel.

8*10 inch

rain

2009-01-24T01:13:00.001+03:00

oil on canvas panel

8*10 inch

saying goodbye

2009-01-16T01:57:00.002+03:00