About

I am a British-Palestinian abstract artist living in the East Sussex countryside. My current practice is not just a career change; it is a profound reclamation of my authentic self. ​For decades, painting was something I kept hidden. Growing up, art was dismissed and discouraged, a creative impulse systematically unlearned, until I redirected that energy into earning an MA in Communication Design at Central Saint Martins, and building a career in graphic design as the safest compromise I could find.

​The breakthrough came last year through somatic therapy. Healing the disconnect between my mind and body awakened a profound shift in consciousness. Moving past old paradigms into an expanded way of seeing, I realised I was living a lie. Returning to painting in January 2026, thirty-two years after I last picked up a brush, unlocked decades of stored expression. It is more than a creative choice; it is a quiet rebellion, a breaking of ancestral patterns, and a necessity for my soul.

My practice is an exercise in courage, surrender and stepping into the unknown. Grounded in a deep feeling of interconnectedness with the world around me, I approach the canvas not from intellect, but from present-moment awareness. Working with oil paints and oil sticks, the process is an intuitive dialogue. I rarely start with a clear visual destination; instead, I trust the movement, letting go of control to tap into a higher, freer expression where liberation resides.​