Abir Saleh
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Biography
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My name is Abir Selah, known as Abi.? I was born in 1979 lived and studied the majority of my life in London. After graduating from an Architecture degree, I went to study Drawing & Painting and also studied Accountancy. Painting has always been a large part of my life and I have always had the passion for it since childhood.? I mainly painted landscapes and waterscapes using oil paints.
I am inspired most by the leading impressionist artists, Monet, Pissarro and Van Gogh.? The way their brush marks forms an outstanding image that captures the short lived moment, the delicate quality of the sky and sea and the unique subject maters that reflected their life's journey.
The mediums I often use are oil paints, acrylic and chalk. My paintings are full of colour and life, having a sense of liveliness in my brushwork. I mostly build up texture using a variety of quick, short and thick brushstrokes of paint to capture the essence of a subject rather than its details.
My passion for the landscape and waterscape is rooted to memories from the various places around the world visited with my family through out my childhood.? More than 11 of my original paintings were sold to privet collectors since 1995. My first sold piece of work was at the age of 16. Have also done a couple of commissioned work for a school.
My work has been exhibited in various galleries in England. Selections of my paintings were exhibited at the London Underground Station (Kingsbury Station) in 1996.? A piece of my work was also selected by the national spinal injury charity for its national Christmas card campaign in 1998.
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Statement
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Quality work full of life and feelings so viewers could live the moment with me.
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Exhibitions
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-As of the 6th of August until the 22nd of August 2007, some of my original paintings and prints are exhibited with other local artists at the main gallery at The Hat Factory in Luton (Bedfordshire).? Every one is welcome to view the artwork in real and maybe treat themselves to unique greeting cards which could be great as a Christmas cards.? majority of artwork available to purchase through the Hat Factory.
-From the 8th of August till the 18th of September 2007 few of our most popular Giclee prints are exhibited at Annie's Caf?in Flitwick (Bedfordshire) -all the prints are available to purchase at the cafe
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