‘The Colour of Now’ is a painting exhibition to be hosted at Café Arabia from March 2 to 14. It represents what meets the eye and what the eye then constructs in the here and now for each of the participating artists. It is a personal expression of style, medium and interpretation. On opening night all the artists would be present to meet the public and to discuss their work, and for the remaining days one artist will be on hand in the afternoon to meet buyers. .
The four artists are Panna Taher, Heidi Halls, Nabeel Khalfan Al Mohairibi and Marian Richardson.
An opening reception will be held on Thursday 7th March at 7pm. Exhibition opening hours are 7am-11pm
THE ORGANISER: MARIAN RICHARDSON
Marian is the organizer of the event, and also participating artist. She graduated from the Institute Of Art Design And Technology Dublin, Ireland with first class honours in Visual Arts Practice in 2008. Exhibited in Ireland and Abu Dhabi. Her work is in public and private collections in Ireland and in private collections in England, Canada, The Netherlands and the U.A.E.
The 58-year-old Irish painter says her inspiration is images of daily life and overheard snippets of conversations.
She says: “My work relates to issues of interconnection and transformation”.
“Lush City” painted by Marian Richardson.
“SUZANI PINK – Carmine” painted by Heidi Halls
HEIDI HALLS
Heidi is a 37-year-old Briton. She says: my intricate silk paintings draw inspiration from Arabian geometric patterns and traditional Eastern textile techniques. I paint using a rich palette of colours such as aged olive and rustic sienna combined with delicate details of gold and copper so prevalent with the region. My focus when creating each hand-crafted piece is to produce a unique textile that has the feel of a delicate and treasured antique.
“Arabian Horse” painted by Nabeel Khalfan Al Mohairbi
NABEEL AL MEHAIRBI
Nabeel is a 41 yrs old Emirati artist. He says: my inspiration derives from classical master painters such as, JMW Turner, John Constable, and artists from the Impressionist period. My artistic focus is mainly driven by the portraits and landscapes that I enjoy creating; making artwork is a continuous path of learning and developing one’s artistic skills.
“Rabbi Yassir Study 1” painted by Panna Taher.
PANNA TAHER
The 38 British painter is inspired by “my local landscapes, different cultures and my travels”. She says that there are two facets to her work: landscapes and Arabic calligraphy. “My artistic focus is to produce vibrant, beautiful work which evokes the senses. Each piece has a contemporary approach playing with colour and light, thus creating paintings with depth and harmony.”
By Ajir Shujahi
