Mama Draws...

Another anniversary of your passing into the next world has come & gone mama...When I see my little boy's love of drawing (a marker is the first thing he requests when he opens his eyes), I am reminded of your love of it & all the magic you would create in this earthly life...I like to think you are still drawing all that you see...& what magnificent & illuminated drawings they must be! I cannot possibly imagine mama...

Escaping The Souk

Whizzing past the kaleidoscope of colours & patterns that compose the Medina of Marrakech, these two are off on an adventure! 

Inspired by my very recent travel through Morocco; I have always found the intense beauty of North Africa to be deepy moving..​.I made sure to include all the details I especially loved about the souk, down to each patterned djellaba (pointy hooded robes) & beautiful babouches (pointed leather slippers).

This painting is a 30" x 30" canvas stretcher & is available FOR SALE. All inquiries are welcome at shirinsahba @gmail.com!

Ode to Miró

An expecting mama contemplates the horizon, her dress afloat, facing the unknown adventures that lie before her...An hommage to one of my favorite painters from Catalonia, but also a tribute to all new mamas awaiting the grandest adventure of all...This painting is 31.5"​ on a ​circular shaped ​canvas stretcher & is FOR SALE SOLD.

Here are some photos of my little family & I at the Miró museum this past week...

To the Sound of Her Own Tambura

​She softly plays her melodious tambura as she basks in the glowing moonlight within a vivid crimson garden...​Inspired by the miniatures of the Mughal Empire, with all it's exquisite & ornate details.

The painting is available FOR SALE SOLD.

In My Solitude

A single & elegant cypress tree stands alone in a sunny landscape. The golden hues of yellow in the ground are interlaced with delicate & detailed foliage. The sky are cool aquamarines melting into warmer tones in an attempt to catch the beautiful & mystical Mediterranean sunlight. I have recently made a big move to Barcelona, Spain. This painting is a reflection on returning to the Mediterranean to begin a new life... 

This painting

​ is 31.4" x 31.4" (80 x 80 cm) on a handmade canvas 

stretcher & is SOLD.

The Doting Maharajah

Stormy weather is not enough to stop this adoring pair from meeting under the cover of night, as delicate blossoms sway in the wind. Inspired by Mughal empire miniatures with their precious jewel-like detailing. The emerald ground melts into a deep turquoise, covered in fine golden foliage that illuminates as it catches the light. This painting is 31.5" in diameter, & is available FOR SALE. SOLD

The Windswept Maharani

 

This determined Maharani is making her way through stormy weather, past a fragrant blossom tree..The delicate & subtle foliage covers the ground & is illuminated with prismatic hues of soft blue, green, yellow & orange.​ ​Directly inspired by the delicate Mughal period miniatures of India. 
This painting is smaller than usual, it measures 23.5" in diameter & is available FOR SALE.  SOLD.