Assalaamu alaykum,
I've been MIA for awhile now. I was feeling a bit depressed, confused and in a rut. But al-humdulillah I'm back! I find the truth in the ayah when ALLAH SWT says "Only in the Remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest".
Here are some paintings that I worked on in these couple of months. I have more, but I accidentally erased the images off my computer, or my husband did...hmmm. Qadar ALLAH wa ma sha a fa3alaa. In the meanwhile, I am working on a bundle of commissioned paintings. Unfortunately, some of my clients did not allow me to post the art work I made for them. Al-humdulillah.
Anyways, I've done different styles- abstract, silhouettes and whimsical to name a few.
Please take the time to 'Follow' me and comment on the paintings. I would
LOVE your feed back!! Anyone else a Muslim artist? I would love to see your work!
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| "Why Can't We Be Friends?" 16" x 20" Acrylic on wood, triple varnished |
I especially
LOVE hearts. But what can be more joyful to me than hearts? Winged buttons! I copyright this idea! But if anyone makes billions off of it, they know who to spot *wink*.
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| "Why Can't We Be Friend's?" A closer look |
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| "Hayya 'Alas Salaah" Abstract, 16"x 12" acrylic on canvas, varnished |
Hurry to prayer! The Athan is short and simply, but each line that is read is extremely heavy in beauty and meaning. How many times do we actually take the moment to listen to each line of the athan, and respond back with the appropriate dhikr, as was taught by the Prophet, SAAW?
Even when our days seem to be in a hurricane, and we are loosing it, the athan will be called. Hurry to Prayer! Hurry to
SUCCESS!
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| "Not Alone" 8" x 10" flat canvas, framed, glitter and varnished. |
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| "Bee Yourself" 9" x 14" acrylic, oil, on canvas, double varnished |
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| "Remember Night and Day" 70cm x 90cm watercolor, spray paint acrylic on canvas, fabric paint, varnished |
I'm not sure if you can see it in the painting, but its center is a reddish sun or moon. It's very textured,-I used string to make that kind of flowery-Islamic-geometric design. At the bottom middle is a bridge. On one side of the bridge is a darker city (night) and on the other side of the bridge is a lighter city (day). The calligraphy reads Dhikr on both corners of the painting, however on the top corner, Dhikr is accompanied by "Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem" calligprahy. The next two pictures are of a closer look:
So there it is! Again, let me know what you think. I'm not a big on writing, but if I know people are interested in this blog, that can change insha ALLAH.
What do you think of the more whimsical type of art (ie. the flying happy heart)? Do you think its not really fitting in with the Islamic category, or is it expanding the way we can express Islamic art?
