Published: Mar 31, 2010 15:13 Updated: Mar 31, 2010 19:29
"If I were living in a different world, Picasso would be my father and Jackson Pollock would be … my stepfather?” These are the words of a 22-year-old Saudi painter who has sold over 35 paintings in four years.
Huda Noor Baydoun is an undergraduate student majoring in special education at Dar Al-Hekma College in Jeddah. On graduation, Baydoun wishes to pursue postgraduate studies in art therapy.
The 22-year-old paints with a small brush on smooth surface canvas, a method that was used by Picasso. For inspiration, Baydoun looks to the celebrated painter Jackson Pollock. She uses different materials from watercolor, charcoal, oil color, pastel and, her favorites, acrylics. She also uses different canvas sizes. “It all depends on the style and vision I see for the paining. I sometimes use different supplies for one painting,” she said."...
Amal Saud, one of the artists chosen to be a part of Oasis Magazine's first art exhibition, is an expert in digital art in Saudi Arabia and has taught in this field. Oasis connected her to an art education workshop for children that made headlines. Amal joined other Saudi artists in this workshop on art education where children were given direction to create works of art and thus showed the importance of art education and how much it stimulates children. The workshop was organized by: the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), Bab Rizq Jameel (ALJ) both of whom are sponsors of Edge of Arabia.
