"Casablanca" Painting

I have always been captivated by art; but was terrified to take the first step into this fascinating world. With an academic background in science, I only began painting at a later stage in life and mourned the years I squandered.

I slowly became aware that art is indeed a rare human creation that has the ability to capture the imagination along with capturing ourselves in the process. My work is inspired from and influenced by growing up in a region filled with conflict and cultural boundaries.

I like to remain experimental and challenge myself in indulging in a variety of new subjects and styles. I have a special passion and admiration for placing elements together to create a cultivated pieces of art, and I have a deep love for texture. Therefore my medium of choice is oil paints with expressive brushstrokes. For me texture conveys the physical and emotional energy of the subject and can add expressiveness to the painting. This technique I feel pushes a painting into a three-dimensional state, giving the artist additional control over the play of light on the painting.

“The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity.” Alberto Giacometti