Studio Diaries
Stories from behind the canvas
Studio Diaries offers a glimpse into the thoughts, experiments and moments that shape my work, from the first spark of an idea to the unexpected directions a painting can take.
These writings are not explanations, but companions to the work.
Studio Diary: The Weight She Carries
A photograph of a young girl walking barefoot through destruction, carrying heavy water containers, stayed with me. This painting grew from that image and from the question of what children are asked to carry when childhood is interrupted.
Studio Diary: When an Image Wouldn’t Leave Me
A photograph of a young girl crying in a war zone stayed with me. I couldn't change what I had seen, but I could respond in the way I know, through art.
Studio Diary: Between Flights
While waiting for my next flight to Jordan, I opened my sketchbook and experimented with water-soluble oil pastels for the first time. What emerged was not Petra itself, but a memory of Petra.
Studio Diary: Dream of Petra
Fragments of calligraphy, hidden pathways, excavation-like textures, and imagined desert memories come together in the evolving work, Dream of Petra.
Building What Happens Beyond the Canvas
Not every studio day involves painting. Today looked more like systems, packaging, certificates, product testing, and building the infrastructure behind an art practice.
The Work behind the Scene
A look behind the scenes of building an art practice, from painting and photography to website updates, collection refinement, and the quiet work of creative growth.
Portal Horse & Golden Script
Lately, I felt drawn to experiment beyond my usual style, and Portal Horse and Golden Script emerged through that process. While both works move further into abstraction, they still carry the visual language that keeps returning in my practice — desert landscapes, storm energy, Wadi Rum, Petra, and the symbolic presence of the horse.
Even in these more intuitive, layered compositions, the horse remains deeply connected to Petra and the desert for me. These paintings feel like a shift, but not a departure — more like another way of speaking through the same inner landscape.
Both pieces were guided by instinct, mixed media, and the freedom to let meaning appear gradually. What emerged was movement, mystery, and a sense of becoming — shaped by memory, place, and the force of storm.
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