Acrylic Painting

Faiza Artspace

Faiza is a self-taught artist who works mainly with acrylics and sometimes with mixed media, as she breathes life into abstract landscapes and still-life compositions.

Artist Profile

Faiza is a self-taught artist who works mainly with acrylics and sometimes with mixed media, as she breathes life into abstract landscapes and still-life compositions. With a keen eye for detail and colour, Faiza’s artwork uses both canvas and high-grade canvas paper, to translate her artistic journey.

Drawing inspiration from the world around her, Faiza’s abstract landscapes invite colours and shapes that intertwine to evoke memories of her own experiences and memories of her own environment. In her still-life pieces, she plays with hues and highlights, infusing everyday objects with newfound vibrancy and colour.

Artist Interview

What medium do you work with, and why have you chosen them?

I work with oil on canvas mostly. I started out mostly with drawing but moved to painting in 2006. I found painting to be more difficult but much more rewarding.

How does your artwork get from initial concept to exhibition stage?

I usually start with a message I would like to portray, then think about the ways I can portray it with mark making, colours and compositions. I make a series of sketches in a visual diary. The next step is to recreate the ideas with photography which I use as reference images. From there I create final compositions which then translates to a canvas. I choose the canvas size depending on the message I’m trying to portray. nSmaller canvases for more intimate and personal works, large canvases are chosen for a more overwhelming message. The colour scheme is usually chosen as the last step when I’m firm on the final message I wish to convey.

Can you tell us a little more about your creative working environment/studio?