Books & Orange Blossoms

I have a special connection to orange blossoms. Growing up in the Mediterranean the smell was all but too familiar. My mother would receive a big bag of orange blossoms from dear friends who had an orange orchard every year & she would make the most scrumptious jam out of them.

A happy & beautiful Baha'i New Year to those who are celebrating the first day of spring...& a very happy Birthday to my Papa, who brought beautiful things to this world just like the spring season!

P.S. Here is how we celebrated (my husband & I designed the backdrop of the event with some inspiration from one of my paintings). Also check out how other photographers from around the world celebrated at www.nineteendays.wordpress.com :

Newspaper Hats, Paper Pipes.

We have been celebrating life & new adventures a lot lately. This calls for a paper pipe with cotton smoke! & it's not bad for your health either...

All in the Famiglia

We've been spending some quality time with my brother(-in-law) Shido. We do have fun when he comes around...He hand-delivered a lovely coral sent over from Mozambique (thank you Jalan & Naysan!!) & as you can see we created quite a fuss over it...

A Little Fox Approaches

It seems that this little fox has his eye on some unsuspecting blue birds... A first of many paintings inspired by East Asia. You can spot migrant workers here selling & carrying all types of usual & (very) unusual wares on tricycles like this one, which come in all sorts of colours too.

It's Amore

A few more sketches to hold you over until I have paintings to show you... I've been noticing many Beijinger couples consisting of Chinese women paired with European men.

Family Portrait

Hope you are having a happy new year wherever you are! 2009 you were a beautiful year...Cannot wait to see what adventures 2010 has in store...

* Note that this portrait was taken in front of some of my sister-in-law Jalan Sahba's beautiful interior design, & what an honour to have some of my paintings included!

Scandies & Dandies in the East

I've been spotting a good deal of diplomat types where I live. I couldn't resist drawing one on my husband's Muji brown paper notebook...