'Moody Blues Painting

Shaida Parveen - In the words of the artist: "I am a artist not seeking richness in fame, or richness in money for myself or my paintings, as this simply means nothing to me. As I have more than enough, gratefuly from Allah swt (god), and neither does it or will it ever do anything for me alone spiritually. I am a artist on a journey to fullfil my heart by fulfilling other hearts, knowing someone out there has suffered a little less each passing day, by my help in some way, means the world to me. Nothing else or no amount of money will give me that feeling, so I will follow my heart and do all i can, on my new journey in this life as an artist helping the ones that are in need of our help, this is my purpose in life to follow Allah (god) and use the beautiful talent he has given me to help others less fortunate than me. Through my valuable life experiences I have come to learn, it was those with less and nothing, that taught me to seek the real value of life and the richness of ones heart, to be kind and true, and to give love to all, which is simply priceless. Born in Pakistan, brought up in England, love them both! one is back from my roots, the other is my home. I knew form a very young age the intense passion i had from my creative abilities. I attended art colleges to universities just to add those extra techniques to my talent. I finished with a graphic design degree, as to make myself commercial with a earning, but then truly realised, that money did not really mean everything to me. If I could'nt follow my heart and soul purpose in life, what was the point of me doing something just for a good income. I did however enjoy my career as a graphic designer and have no regrets, the good was, it prepared me for all the things i need to do as a succesful artist today, the bad for me was, I did not enjoy the intense computer work that went with it and the little creative freedom I had with it, due to deadlines! I soon chose to free my spirits and creative mind by travelling around the world, just to capture all the true beauty, the colours, culture and life of everything around the globe, that i could inject later on into my art work. Travelling around the world made me appreciate who i am and what i have, and how fortunate i trully am than others.