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Every canvas, one long walk.

The lights are low and every painting has its own spot. Scroll slowly and walk along the wall with me: portraits and horses, old cities and the sea, and wedding nights painted while the music played.

41 works, each with the title I gave it

All works

The whole collection, at a glance.

Tap a canvas to walk straight to it.

  1. Lady in red

    The guitar is still playing and her skirt has not landed yet.

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  2. Arabic eyes

    A veil, a candle, a ring, and a gaze that says everything the veil hides.

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  3. Peeling back the layers of what we hide

    Gold leaf laid over a veil, one shimmering layer at a time, until only the eyes remain.

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  4. Qatari

    Gold at her face, lantern light on the stones of the old souq.

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  5. Vision

    Half hidden, half gold: a face that looks straight through you.

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  6. Flora

    She did not wear the flower. She became it.

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  7. جارة القمر

    Silver, ochre and night: a song you can almost hear.

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  8. الباكستانية

    من اكبر اللوحات التي رسمتها ١٠٠x١٠٠ سم

    Warm brass, a carved arch, and all the time in the world.

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  9. لوحة للفنان الباكستاني

    The strings are humming in every colour at once.

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  10. القدس

    A golden dome glowing under a sky swirling with red and turquoise.

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  11. Mar charbel

    Candlelight, folded hands, and a quiet that fills the whole room.

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  12. My daughter

    عندما ترسم قلبك بريشتك

    2021

    Flowers in her hair, her hands crossed, and all of a mother's love in the brush.

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  13. It was a birthday gift

    كانت هدية عيد ميلادها

    Two smiles, cheek to cheek, wrapped up as a surprise.

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  14. كانت هدية لامرأة حديثة الولادة انجبت توأم

    اما الإطار فهو اونتيك مطلي بالذهب

    A mother and her two newborns, held close for ever in warm sepia.

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  15. Brownie

    A happy smile, a loyal heart and a name on a silver tag: the friend who never leaves your side.

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  16. Dancing horse

    Tassels swinging, mane in the air: dressed for the festival and ready to dance.

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  17. جمالٌ يصهل بالأبيض و الأسود

    Two hearts, one black and one white, leaning into each other.

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  18. صهيل الموج

    اكريلك على كانفا ٩٠*٦٠ سم

    Is it the sea becoming a horse, or a horse that remembers the sea?

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  19. كانت هدية من زوجة لزوجها

    A rider in white and red racing across the dark: a love letter in brushstrokes.

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  20. Halab

    The citadel gate standing proud under a restless sky.

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  21. Pakistan

    Old houses leaning over turquoise water, a blue dome keeping watch.

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  22. The sea

    Full sail into a golden evening, salt in the air.

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  23. الرسم المباشر في الحنة غير

    Green silk and a little gold, caught on a gilt-edged card.

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  24. الرسم المباشر في الحنة غير

    Flame-red embroidery and a flower in her hair.

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  25. الرسم المباشر في الحنة غير

    White and turquoise, light as the evening itself.

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  26. Amber tiles

    A glowing wall of golden tiles and a veil that spills across the floor.

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  27. wedding live painting

    ترسم مباشرة في الافراح

    Roses, pink towers and a long white train: a fairy tale with their names on it.

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  28. Among the white blooms

    Green leaves, pink roses and a veil as light as the morning.

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  29. wedding live painting

    ترسم مباشرة في الافراح

    Two tasselled lamps glowing, two hearts, one golden evening.

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  30. لوحة العرسان

    Warm wood, white calla lilies and two smiles meant for the camera.

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  31. wedding live painting

    ترسم مباشرة في الافراح

    The green curtain opens and the dress steals the show.

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  32. The garden terrace

    Arched windows, climbing ivy and a long lace-trimmed veil.

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  33. wedding live painting

    ترسم مباشرة في الافراح

    Soft peach light, a long veil, and a promise.

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  34. Under the chandelier

    Lilac light, a crystal chandelier and the softest embrace.

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  35. ليست مجرد رسمة، خلديها امام عينيك

    Palms, violet blossoms and golden raindrops falling on their happiest night.

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  36. The violet arch

    A lace-white arch, violet walls and lilac blooms at their feet.

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  37. Working hours: 3 hrs, live painting

    From pencil to lace and gold in a single evening, while the guests danced.

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  38. Rose and sage

    A coral gown, a sage-green backdrop and two smiles side by side.

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  39. رسم مباشر في الأفراح

    Painted at the celebration, still wearing a veil of its own.

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  40. Rose drapes

    Rosy folds of silk behind them and a glimmer of gold on his bisht.

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  41. ليست مجرد رسمة… بل ذكرى تُرسم أمام أعينكم، وتبقى للأبد.

    A gown spread like fresh snow across a golden stage.

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Your story could hang here next.

A portrait from your favourite photo, a place you love, a wedding painted live as your night unfolds. Tell me what you dream of and I will make it yours.