Series & Projects
A curated view of selected bodies of work, visual narratives, and ongoing artistic projects.
Series & Projects
A curated view of selected bodies of work, visual narratives, and ongoing artistic projects.
2026 | Oil on Canvas | 30"X40" | Las Vegas
A seven-chapter visual narrative following Raji, a wandering traveler who unexpectedly finds himself in Las Vegas, where chance, ambition, illusion, and consequence gradually shape the course of his journey.
Status: Ongoing Series
A familiar face seen through the language of paint.
2026 | Oil on Canvas | 36"X36" | Las Vegas
Painted in oil on canvas, the work combines brushwork and impasto palette knife techniques. The textured background contrasts with the more restrained handling of the portrait, allowing surface and form to coexist within the same composition.
Where language becomes form.
2025 | Mixed Media, Recycled Materials | 40"X30" | Las Vegas
Inspired by verses from a poem by Bahaa Al-Din Zuhair, the work explores the visual possibilities of Arabic calligraphy through an organic composition of interwoven letters and branching forms. Created using recycled materials, it brings together language, ornament, and transformation within a single visual structure.
An enduring dialogue between freedom and belonging.
2024 | Oil on Canvas | 36"X44" | Las Vegas
The Mesopotamian Horse reflects an enduring tension between freedom and restraint, memory and renewal. Through a symbolic language shaped by history and imagination, the work contemplates the human desire to move forward without surrendering identity, and to remain rooted without remaining bound.
Balance, motion, anticipation.
2023 | Oil on Canvas | 38"X50" | Las Vegas
Executed entirely in oil on canvas using palette knife techniques, the work captures the dynamic movement and controlled energy of a golfer at the completion of a swing. Layers of impasto and expressive knife marks create a textured surface that reinforces the sense of motion, while the composition focuses on balance, rhythm, and the precision of a single athletic gesture.
A contemporary relief mural inspired by the Lion of Babylon.
2022 | Architectural Relief Installation | 60"ْX27.5" | California
Created for a private residence in California, this relief mural reimagines the Lion of Babylon through a custom-built system of handcrafted units. The project explores the relationship between sculpture, surface, and architectural space.
From memories of a traditional Baghdad neighborhood.
2020 | Oil on Canvas | 24"X36" | California
Inspired by memories of a traditional Baghdad neighborhood, the painting combines architectural details, everyday scenes, and familiar urban elements from the city's past. Through Shanasheel balconies, narrow alleyways, and ordinary encounters, the work reflects a personal recollection of place and atmosphere.
Where portraiture, texture, and craftsmanship converge.
2019 | Oil on Canvas | 20"X16" | California
Executed in oil on canvas using palette knife techniques, the work places strong emphasis on texture and surface. The embroidered garment portrayed in the painting was based on an actual design created by Firas Al-Helli, while the falcon motif was treated as a raised relief element, introducing an additional layer of craftsmanship and material presence within the composition.
A visual meditation on innocence, loss, and survival.
2019 | Oil on Canvas | 30"X24" | California
Stolen Innocence was created in response to the tragedy that befell the Yazidi communities of northern Iraq following the ISIS attacks of 2014. At the center of the composition stands a young Yazidi girl whose expression reflects the emotional weight of displacement, captivity, and loss. The backdrop references the Ishtar Gate, linking the Yazidi people to the broader cultural heritage of Mesopotamia. Executed in oil on canvas, the work combines elements of portraiture and poster art to explore themes of memory, identity, and human resilience.
The quiet passage of knowledge across generations.
2016 | Oil on Canvas | 24"X30" | New Jersey
The painting explores the transmission of knowledge, experience, and values through a moment of shared attention and reflection. Structured around the Golden Ratio, the composition combines realism with symbolic elements, including owls, a book, and delicate threads of smoke that serve as visual metaphors for wisdom, learning, and the continuity of human experience. Through these interconnected symbols, the work reflects on the enduring relationship between guidance, curiosity, and personal growth.