life and paintings

Teddy and Baby

2012-01-03T19:15:00.002-08:00

Alone

2012-01-03T19:15:00.001-08:00

Teddy and the Kid

2011-11-22T20:00:00.001-08:00

Teddy Green (8''x8'')

2011-10-21T11:36:00.001-07:00

Teddy Gray (8''x8'')

2011-10-21T11:35:00.000-07:00

Teddy Blue (8''x8'')

2011-09-27T14:31:00.001-07:00

Teddy Red (10''x10'')

2011-09-15T20:00:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I posted but I now have a new member in the family and her name is Lydia and she's now 3 months old. To go with it here's the start of a new collection of paintings on the sweet, faithful Teddy.

At the Opera (30''x40'')

2011-01-25T13:15:00.000-08:00

Flowers3 (8''x10'')

2010-12-15T11:26:00.001-08:00

Flowers2 (8''x10'')

2010-12-15T11:25:00.001-08:00

Flowers1 (8''x10'')

2010-12-15T11:23:00.000-08:00

A series of small flowers paintings...

Jungle Fever 24''x30''

2010-12-15T11:18:00.000-08:00

It has been quite a long time since I posted something but here's some new commissioned painting I did during the last few months. One more to go and after the holidays I will be posting some new work of mine.

The Ferry Road (22"x28")

2010-08-24T10:30:00.000-07:00

Dr Who (16"x60")

2010-08-17T17:49:00.001-07:00

Dr Who3

2010-08-17T17:48:00.000-07:00

Dr Who 2 (16"x20")

2010-08-17T17:47:00.000-07:00

Dr Who1 (16"x20")

2010-08-17T17:46:00.001-07:00

A commission painting trade in for my website.

The Theater 20"x32" Dyptic

2010-07-19T18:28:00.001-07:00

The Show 16"x20"

2010-07-02T17:13:00.001-07:00

Boy in Bath 16"x20"

2010-06-24T12:12:00.000-07:00

Gaspar thinking his next move....

At Dawn

2010-06-15T17:21:00.001-07:00

The Gathering 30"x36"

2010-06-03T19:30:00.001-07:00

Red Lair 24"x30"

2010-05-31T18:31:00.001-07:00

New website!!

2010-05-20T14:35:00.000-07:00

I now have a new website at http://www.jihanemossalim.com
Go have a look and let me know what you think!

On the River 16"x20"

2010-05-20T13:47:00.000-07:00

Mocking Girl 5 10"x12" (commission)

2010-04-30T15:09:00.001-07:00

Anothe version of "Mocking Boy" for clients who really liked it and wanted something similar.

Adult District 16"x20"

2010-04-30T15:03:00.000-07:00

I know it's been awhile since I posted and until things get settled I might not paint as much but I'll try to post a new one at least once a month.

The Big Wheel 16"x20" SOLD

2010-03-25T14:42:00.000-07:00

I'm trying something a little different here; I will do a bunch of "landscape" paintings using the knife. I will continue with my 2 characters Simon and Gaspar but the places they will travel to are going to be like this one: kind of blurry.
Memory works in interesting ways; the places are rarely remembered in great details and that's what I would like to capture.
(I should probably mention that I'm working on a story with those 2 boys, taking place in a certain future. I will make a serie of paintings involving them and their adventures....)

Gaspar, Simon and the Chip

2010-03-12T18:57:00.000-08:00

The first painting of a serie of work using the same element and characters.

On the Head (commission)

2010-02-26T08:12:00.001-08:00

Henri 16"x20"

2010-01-29T18:47:00.000-08:00

Victor Dream 16"x20"

2010-01-20T17:40:00.000-08:00

Sailboat 20"x28" (Commission)

2010-01-13T19:20:00.000-08:00

Edward 16"x20"

2010-01-08T17:43:00.001-08:00

White Church 22"x28"

2009-12-26T11:59:00.001-08:00

John 24"x30"

2009-12-22T20:50:00.000-08:00

Reassured 16"x20"

2009-12-22T18:55:00.001-08:00

Laura 12"x12" (Silent Auction, Gam Gallery, Vancouver B.C.)

2009-12-14T10:24:00.001-08:00

Box (A gift)

2009-12-09T14:21:00.000-08:00

Birthday 11"x14"

2009-12-08T17:37:00.000-08:00

Worried 12"x12"

2009-12-03T14:05:00.000-08:00

Etienne 12"x12" (Motyka Fine Arts gallery, Toronto)

2009-11-28T17:49:00.000-08:00

Youth 11"x14"

2009-11-25T14:53:00.001-08:00

Hide and Seek 11"x14"

2009-11-24T16:58:00.000-08:00

Tatiana 10"x12"

2009-11-23T14:26:00.000-08:00

Liban 16"x20"

2009-11-19T19:25:00.000-08:00

A commissioned painting

Fire 12"x12" (Motyka Fine Arts gallery, Toronto)

2009-11-12T19:13:00.000-08:00

This was a test painting for a palette knife technique I never used before.

Shy 12"x12"

2009-11-06T17:56:00.000-08:00

Marie 12"x12"

2009-11-05T10:17:00.001-08:00

For sale

Mouton 12"x12"

2009-11-05T10:10:00.000-08:00

For sale: CDN 50$+ shipping

Mad 16"x20"

2009-10-31T16:37:00.000-07:00

Commissioned painting

Kristine 12"x12" For sale: CDN $75 + Shipping

2009-10-17T15:19:00.001-07:00

Howard 24"x30"

2009-10-17T15:17:00.000-07:00

Edith 14"x16"

2009-10-04T20:53:00.000-07:00

Dogs 24"x30"

2009-10-03T10:08:00.000-07:00

Another commisioned painting.

Adam and the Dinosaur 24"x30"

2009-09-22T07:10:00.000-07:00

I haven't wrote in a while but I have been very busy painting and taking care of my son... Bigger paintings taking more than a few days so I'll post as I finish them. This one is a commisioned painting.

2009-09-01T16:46:00.001-07:00

Monkey 10"x12"

2009-09-01T16:45:00.001-07:00

Souris 12"x12"

2009-09-01T16:42:00.000-07:00

Lion 12"x12"

Here again!

2009-09-01T16:33:00.000-07:00

Ok so it's been a long time but here I am with a decent working computer and some very different paintings... I'll be working on children's paintings for some time, see where it takes me. A little change from the dark paintings I've been doing lately.

The children's paintings are for sale at 50$ each.
More to come soon.

computer problems....

2009-07-27T04:56:00.000-07:00

I wont be posting for a few days, maybe a week or more because my computer is not working.....
But I will still be painting so come back to check it out in a few days! :)

Sneaky 10"x12"

2009-07-16T21:08:00.000-07:00

Another part of the little kids collection; I try to capture a "not so nice" emotion/action from children that often comes through photographs of family events...

They are very rough paintings done in a few hours.

For sale...

2009-07-09T19:32:00.000-07:00

Most of these paintings are for sale at very affordable prices...

If interested you can contact me through e-mail for prices and availability.

Mocking Boy 10"x12"

2009-07-09T19:07:00.000-07:00

Just to go with the little girl....

Mocking Girl 12"x16"

2009-07-04T13:46:00.001-07:00

From a picture of a little girl pulling out her tongue; I liked her expression a lot, something a little "mean" about her.

Vic? 12"x12"

2009-07-02T21:00:00.001-07:00

Prosthetic 12"x16"

2009-06-29T19:57:00.000-07:00

I came back from a Shriner's night and came up with this idea for a painting.

Boy in blue shirt 11"x14"

2009-06-26T18:33:00.000-07:00

His facial expression was what attracted me into painting his portrait from a picture.

Newest Painting, Victor green 18"x18"

2009-06-24T19:45:00.000-07:00

My little Victor; one of many I'm sure.

My first blog; let's see how it goes

2009-06-22T12:59:00.000-07:00

I decided to start blogging #1: as a possible way to showcast my art.

#2: as a definite way to occupy my time beetween feedings and
diaper changings.

I'm dedicating this blog to my paintings and the stories behind them; funny ones, sad ones and in all honesty, some with not much of a story at all.
Hopefully it will work on my brain in the same sense as my now ''out of order'' tv was working... perhaps in a more guilt free way.

Let's see how it turns out.

Below are some older acrylic paintings I did;
I will soon post some new ones with descriptions and (possible) stories.