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Art

Sketch: Khaled

November 10, 2002 Art
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Yet another set of sketches with a different victim: my other favorite compatriot from MSUM Khaled Soubra caught doing his favorite activity — relaxing! Seriously though, you don’t want to challenge this guy to a soccer match, he’ll feed you goals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Habibi ya Khillo! Tools used: Ink and charcoal.

Sketch: Inked Bodies

October 25, 2002 Art
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Quick ink sketches from several studios sessions at MSUM’s Art Department: Tools used: Black ink.

Sketch: Mo

September 28, 2002 Art
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Doodling faces is one of my favorite hobbies, especially during my early years in college, in which the majority of my friends and coworkers got the charcoal treatment in my sketch book. Here are several sketches with my compatriot Moneer Rifai caught doing his favorite activities: Tools used: Charcoal, pnecil & ink.

Photo: Restoring Grandpa Shamas

September 16, 2002 Art
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One of my favorite Photoshop activities is photo manipulation and restoration in particular, and whenever I find an old tattered photo or portrait, I get an uncontrollable urge to scan it and touch it up. One of the earliest examples was this only surviving photo of a friend’s GrandPa, which was photographed from an already [...]

Illustration: Pastel Studies – Van Gogh

September 11, 2002 Art
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While studying color theories, I experimented with pastel media and did several studies based on famous oil painting by Vincent van Gogh. Here’s a couple of these inspired studies: “The Starry Night” study (1889) Oil on canvas by Vincent van Gogh “Reaper” (1889) Oil on canvas by Vincent van Gogh Tools used: Pastel colors.

Illustration: Colored Pencil Studies

July 14, 2002 Art
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During my early college years we were assigned to experiment with all major drawing and coloring medias, and the one I indulged most was the colored pencil format. Here are few  of my favorite works and reproductions: Tools used: Colored Pencils, Pencil

Illustration: “Sitting Nude” – Mixed Media

June 17, 2002 Art
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I’m an admirer of French artist Hippolyte Flandrin and his life-long struggle breaking into the elite art scene in 19th century France. Flandrin’s work was the result of hard work, constant training, technique improvement and pure perseverance — something rarely seen or practiced by artists these days. “Jeune Homme Nu Assis au Bord de la [...]

Sculpture: The Letter “A”

June 14, 2002 Art
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During my stint in the American University of Science and Technology in Zahle, I got involved in a student sculpture project. The premise was to create the college’s initials in large freestanding form, each with a unique look and theme. Choosing the first letter “A”, I took upon a combination of solid wood, decorative wooden [...]

Design: Book Cover & Layout

May 15, 2002 Art
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Breaking ground on the blog with a couple of my book layout and design works from my years in Kafaat University Institute. A cover design for a French school book titled Frequence Jeunes, and a publicity booklet for Schneider Electric: Tools used: FreeHand, Photoshop, QuarkXpress

Illustration: Watercolor Studies

April 10, 2002 Art
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Let me just say this first: painting with watercolors requires some amazing skills! I’ve tried every medium there is and yet watercolor remains as the toughest one to master. Below are few examples of my watercolor studies: Tools used: Watercolors and brushes.

Presentation: The Genius Madman

March 16, 2002 Art
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It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Salvador Dali and his mind altering body of work, and that was reflected in my early college work. So when the opportunity was presented to write a research paper for the Art Basics class during my Graphic Design studies in AUST, I picked Dali as my [...]

Ceramic: “Compassion” Bottle

March 9, 2002 Art
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Here’s one of my early ceramic pieces, titled “Compassion” and based on the “Devotion” series. This particular work was done for a college assignment for a feminine eau-du-toilet bottle and packaging design. The bottle was molded in clay, painted in acrylic colors and wrapped in a custom tailored leather pouch, which was masterfully sewn by [...]

Sketch: Sanguine Faces

February 12, 2002 Art
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Unloading a batch of my early practice sketches with the Sanguine media, which focused on human and plaster faces and some random anatomy bits. Pretty much every available family member and friend was used as a (un)willing model for this run. Tough crowd indeed: Tools used: Sanguine.

Sketch: Charcoal Bodies

January 16, 2002 Art
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More practice sketches with charcoal focusing on the human anatomy. Tools used: Charcoal.

Sketch: Pencil Bodies

January 10, 2002 Art
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Another batch on pencil studies, this time focusing on the human body in different poses and stances. Tools used: Pencils.

Sketch: Charcoal Faces

January 10, 2002 Art
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A selection of my early charcoal studies depicting faces of family members, friends and other random mug shots. Enjoy! Tools used: Charcoal.

Sculpture: African Tear

October 28, 2001 Art
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If you’ve heard or read about Found Art, then you might understand why some artists find beauty in the most common of things. Like that scrap wood log I found discarded in the street few years ago, encapsulating something unique within it. A teary face from Africa. As a former inhabitant of Northern Africa, this [...]

Illustration: Anglo-Saxon Ornate Letters

October 25, 2001 Art
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Here’s a secret: drawing typography is not as fun as typing it! That’s one of the things that I learned while studying Pre-Press and Graphic Design in the Institut Universitaire Kafaat, and I’m glad I did. We were assigned to choose two favorite letters for this project, and naturally I went for my initials. Next [...]

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