Story about my painting - Dawn in Bastakiya
I was always wanted to paint something about this place, something which make me most remember about this place. Then this memory popped out from my mind.
February 2012, one night in Dubai at the end of winter. I was walking alone at a place called Bastakiya. All alone at the corner of the promenade. Obviously I have nowhere to go. I have nothing else to do. Just sitting watching dhows goes by. As the night getting colder, velocity started to perished. Am the only one consorting harbored dhows on the bank of sleeping canal. What I seen is a row of historical houses facing the water front.
I started to realise, how long they has being there, watching the changes of this place. From a humble village to a metropolis city. It is the spirit of time of this place.
A moment in my life, I have nothing else to do except waiting for the sun to appear that day, and chase the cold away. Later I decided to record my feeling through colours on the empty canvas I had long kept. A painting about what I felt on that particular time. A painting about waiting the dawn in Bastakiya as how I am waiting my life to change. Wishing the place to be nice to me.
Chill....
Comments
Superb !!!
Icha, Bob: The site of this building is lively and unique on its own, luckily they still preserve it till today. Old buildings shall retain, it is the memory of a city. Without them its like a city having a senile.
Pearl: I wished to be that three too...:)
Ashraf, Zulkifli: Thanks for viewing
Very nice painting! I love to see old buildings and am glad these have not been torn down. I take photos of old villages and buildings in Saudi Arabia for3 main reasons.
1. I can't paint well.
2. I am very interested in them.
3. Every time I turn around more are being torn down or falling down.
Thank you very much N Naim, for the information. : )
Very impressive! I wish I can paint my life colorful.
A painting about waiting the dawn in Bastakiya as how I am waiting my life to change. Wishing the place to be nice to me., i like this sentence
Marvelous!
You know, when I was a kid, I wished to be one of three: Poet, author, or painter. Just those who can express their latent feeling.. =))
Keep it up please.
Forget me Not, Anele & Sandeep: Thanks...i like this painting too, and thanks for the motivation.
Robbie: This painting do carried out a lot of emotions...of me. But, about this building; it is one of the historical houses in old quater of Bastakiya, Dubai. One part of the area is preserved to keep the memory of this city, so that people wont forget how does this place used to be, no matter how much it has being changed.
Great painting! I bet, it must have been come from the heart and from your emotions. I admire your artistry, since I'm a fan of art. Oh sure, change is inevitable. It's how we face and interpret it. I would like to wish you to accept change with optimism and pride.
By the way, what is that building? A temple or a museum? It looks interesting. : )
Irfan, My best wishes for the Art Exhibition. I firmly believe for you to start a good exhibition, that day is not far from you.
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