Yes, I know! I haven’t been artistically active recently! and I blame myself for that!.. but I have been doing something elese instead…. “crocheting” ! Yes!! I’m that kind of girls (or women) that can’t get satisfied doing just one thing lol .. I will, in sha Allah, write a post for you, about my crochet hobby ^_^, but meanwhile let’s talk about ” Light painting” photography 🙂
light painting mosquee silhouette by Nassima Light
In the photo above, I have cut a mosque silhouette, set my camera on a tripod, and hop! started the lightpainting session. If you think that this is the first photograph I took , you are mistaken! this must have been number 7 or 8 may be! I am never happy with the first result, and don’t ask me why 0_0 lol
The tools I have used are the Lightpaintingbrushes black fiber optic for the white thin strings, and collapssible-sword for the puprle-ish background ^_^
I would be very happy to know what do you think of this work, and would love to hear your suggestions for a future lightpainting work ^_^
I didn’t expect this painting to look like this when I started it, I just wanted to paint what I felt at that moment, it is quite interesting how our imagination,talent & brain work together!
I hope you see “Hope” in my painting
I hope it brings you a gentle and soft feeling that may stamp a smile on your face😊
I would love to know your thoughts about this freshly squeezed painting😉
Hello everyone, hope you all are doing fine. I wanted to invite you to have a look on my WordPress Portfolio, I have added few Lightpaintings , and will be adding more drawings and paintings soon ^_^
Meanwhile, enjoy these lightpainted flowers ^_^, just a reminder, there’s absolutely No Photoshop, all pictures are taken in one single long exposure photograph, and it is straight out of my camera ❤
Lightpainted flowers ❤
Have a wonderful evening, a wonderful afternoon, a wonderful day 🙂
It has been a long time since I haven’t lightpainted, haven’t posted anything on my blog or painted a decent painting! I admit I have been such a lazy person for a long time lol
But guess what? I have started to lightpaint again, even that I have no new tools to work with, but who cares since I love what I do?! Creativity increases when you don’t have enaugh tools or different options!! (at least that’s what I have noticed as an artist with limited resources)
Here’s what I did last night ^_^
Lightpainting of a handmade plant (single long exposure of 15 seconds , Straight out of Camera, No Photoshop!)
This photo is taken in a single long exposure of 15 seconds, and straight out of camera, NO Photoshop!, I have used a plastic bottle and a flashlight of my mobile phone to lightpaint this plant ^_^
I would like to know what do you think of this photo ^_^
The Angel said, “Thus [it will be]; your Lord says, ‘It is easy for Me, and We will make him a sign to the people and a mercy from Us. And it is a matter [already] decreed.’
Mary- verse 23 (Holly Quran)
This verse from Quran has a special place in my heart, it is a message from Allah (God) for the broken hearts, those who have been waiting for long for a door to be opened, for a light to shine their way 💓 I would like to share with you the beautiful story of the birth of our beloved Issa ( Jesus) as mentioned in the Qur’an ( peace and blessings upon him)😊 The Explanation ( Tafseer) of the Qur’an verses will be given along with the verses. At the end of each verse there’s a number, in the explanation section, I will display the number as a reference to that verse😊 There will be quotes from the Bible in the explanation, just for you to compare the verses🌷
(19:16) And, O Muhammad, relate in this Book the story of Mary:how she had retired in seclusion from her people to the eastern side
(19:17) and had hung down a screen to hide herself from them. *14 There We sent to her Our Spirit ("an angel") and he appeared before her in the form of a perfect man.
Explanation *14) The Sanctuary where she had retired for devotion was an eastern chamber in the Temple, and as was customary she had hung a curtain to conceal herself from the people. It cannot be Nazareth as some people have wrongly taken it to be, because Nazareth is to the north of Jerusalem.
19:18) Mary cried out involuntarily, "I seek God's refuge from you, if you are a pious man."
(19:19) He replied, "I am a mere messenger from your Lord and have been sent to give you a pure son."
19:20) Mary said, "How can I bear a son, when no man has touched me, and I am not an unchaste woman?"
(19:21) The angel replied, "So shall it be. Your Lord says, `This is an easy thing for Me to do, and We will do so in order to make that boy a Sign for the people *15 and a blessing from Us, and this must happen."
Explanation *15) The word "So shall it be" are very significant, the plain meaning is this: "A pure son shall be born to you just as your Lord has decreed, even though no man has touched you. " The same was the response to prophet Zachariah as stated in v. 9 of this same Chapter [[19:8) He said, "Lord, how can I beget a son when my wife is barren, and I have become impotent because of old age ?".(19:9) In answer, it was said, "So shall it be. Your Lord says, `This is easy for Me, even as I created you before this, when you were nothing at all']] And it is a sheer perversion to interpret it as: "So shall it be that a man will touch you and a son will be born to you." For, if it were to mean: "You will bear a son like all other women of the world," the subsequent two sentences: "Your Lord says, 'This is an easy thing for Me to do, and We will make that boy a Sign for the people'," would have become meaningless: Had this birth been an ordinary birth like the birth of every other child, there would have been no occasion to boast: "It is an easy thing, and that it will be made a Sign (miracle). This will be so because the child will speak in the cradle. "
(19:22) Accordingly, Mary conceived the child, and with it she went away to a distant place. *16
Explanation*16) When she conceived the child, she left the Sanctuary and went to a distant place (Bethlehem) in order to escape the bitter criticism of the people. They would have said, "Look at the virgin daughter of the pious house of Aaron ! She has conceived a child and that, too, in the Sanctuary where she had retired for devotion!" Thus she temporarily succeeded in concealing the shame of the conception, but this event itself is a proof that prophet Jesus was born without a father. Had Mary been married and had a husband, she would not have left his or her parents' house by herself and chosen a distant place for the purpose of delivery.
(19:23) Then the throes of childbirth urged her to take shelter under a date palm. There she began to cry, "Oh! would that I had died before this and sunk into oblivion. " *17 Explanation *17) The words "Would that..." show the extreme state of anxiety in which Mary found herself at the time. She did not utter these words on account of the labour pains but due to the pangs of sorrow as to how she would conceal the child from her people. The angel's words---"Grieve not at all"-explain why she had spoken these desperate words. When a married girl is delivering her first baby, she might be dying with pains, but she is never so sorrowful and grieved.
(19:24) At this the angel at the foot of her bed consoled her, saying, "Grieve not at all, for your Lord has set a spring under you; as for your food,
(19:25) shake the trunk of this tree and fresh, ripe dates will fall down for you; (19:26) so eat and drink and refresh your eyes; and if you see a man, say to him, `As I have vowed to observe the fast (of silence) for the sake of the Merciful, I will not speak to anyone today' . " *18
Explanation *18) That is, "You need not say anything with regard to the child. It is now Our responsibility to answer the critics." This also indicates why Mary was so sad and grieved. Had she been married and given birth to her first baby like any other mother, there was no occasion to tell her to observe "a fast of silence", though it was a common custom among the Jews.
(19:27) Then she brought the child to her people. They said, "O Mary! This is a heinous sin that you have committed.
(19:28) O sister of Aaron! *19your father was not a wicked man, nor was your mother an unchaste woman*19a
Explanation *19)"Sister of Aaron" may either mean that Mary had a brother of the name of Aaron, or it may mean that she belonged to the family of Prophet Aaron. The first meaning is supported by a tradition of the Holy Prophet and the second is plausible because that is supported by the Arabic idiom. But we are inclined to the second meaning, for the wording of the said tradition does not necessarily mean that she actually had a brother named Aaron. The tradition as related in Muslim, Nasa'i, Tirmizi, etc. says that when the Christians of Najran criticised the Quranic version of stating Mary as the sister of Aaron before Hadrat Mughirah bin Shu`bah, he was not able to satisfy them, because Prophet Aaron had passed away centuries earlier. When he presented the problem before the Holy Prophet, he replied, "Why didn't you say that the Israelites named their children after their Prophets and other pious men?" That is, "You could have answered their objection like this as well."
(19:29) (In answer to this) Mary merely pointed towards the infant. The people said, "How shall we talk with him, who is but an infant in the cradle" *20 ?
Explanation :20) the dialogue took place when the people were condemning Mary who being unmarried, had brought forth a child, and not when the child had grown up into manhood. V. 46 of AI-i-`Imran (III) and v. 110 of Al-Ma'idah (V) also support the view that Prophet Jesus had uttered these words as a baby in the cradle and not when grown up. In the first verse, the angel while giving the good news of a son to Mary, says: "He will speak to the people alike when in the cradle and when grown up"; in the other verse, Allah Himself says to Prophet Jesus: ".......you talked to the people even in the cradle as you talked when you were grown up."
(19:30) Whereupon the child spoke out, "I am a servant of Allah: He has given me the Book and He has appointed me a Prophet,(19:31) and He has made me blessed wherever I may be. He has enjoined upon me to offer Salat and give Zakat so long as I shall live.
(19:31) and He has made me blessed wherever I may be. He has enjoined upon me to offer Salat and give Zakat so long as I shall live.(19:32) He has made me dutiful to my mother,20a and He has not made me oppressive and hard-hearted.
Explanation20a* The words used are: “……dutiful to my mother“, and not.“dutiful to my parents“ . This is another proof of the fact that Jesus had no father, and for the same reason he has been called `Jesus son of Mary’ everywhere in the Qur’an.
(19:33) Peace be upon me on the day I was born and peace shall be on me on the day I die and on the day I am raised to life.” *21
Explanation*21) This speech in the cradle by Jesus was the `Sign’ to which the angel referred in v. 21. As Allah intended to punish the children of Israel for their continuous wicked ways and evil deeds, He made a pious virgin girl of the family of Prophet Aaron, who had devoted herself to worship in the Temple under the patronage of Zachariah, bear a child and bring it before her people in order to concentrate the whole attention of the thousands of people assembled there on this extraordinary event. Then He made this new born child speak out even in the cradle that he had been appointed a Prophet. Though they had seen this wonderful Sign of Allah, they rejected the Prophethood of Jesus and brought him to the court for crucifixion, and thus incurred the wrath of Allah. (For further details, please see Al-i-`Imran (III): E.N.’s 44 and 53, and An-Nina (IV): E.N.’s 212,213).
(19:34) This is Jesus, the son of Mary, and this is the truth about him concerning which they are in doubt.
(19:35) It does not behove God to beget a son for He is far above this. When He decrees a thing, He only says, “Be”, and it does come into being..’ *22
(19:35) It does not behove God to beget a son for He is far above this. When He decrees a thing, He only says, “Be”, and it does come into being..’ *22
Explanation*22) the “Doctrine of the son of God” in regard to Prophet Jesus is absolutely wrong. For just as the miraculous birth of Prophet John did not make him the `son of God’, so the miraculous birth of Prophet Jesus could not make him the son of God. For the births of both were the result of the same sort of miracle as they have been mentioned together in the same context in the Gospel of Luke. Therefore, it is mere distortion to regard one as the servant of God and the other as the son of God.
These were few verses from Qur'an about Mary and Jesus peace and blessings upon them❤❤❤ Did you know that in order to be a Muslim you have to believe in Jesus and respect him? As a Muslim, I love Jesus ( peace and blessings upon him) I respect him and all the messengers and prophets sent by the Almighty God 🙏❤❤❤ That was for today! Will come back soon with God's will ( In Sha Allah) with other verses from the holy Qur'an🌷 🌷Peace on you all my friends😊
One of the deepest paintings I have ever painted.. It caries within its brush strokes and multiple layers, Love and Sadness, Hurt and Happiness, Dear ones and Enemies ..
This is actually the first skull I ever drawn! It is a scary thing for me to see them and had never thought it will be fun to draw one!! I must have been in a very bad mood when I painted it, I guess! lol
But, even when I am in my “sad” moments, I must end it with some “hope” ! You might be wondering what represents hope in this painting!?
I must admit that my flowers and plants painting *sucks* 😅
Hope in this painting is represented with the purple plant growing out of the skull 🍀
I was too young when I first realized that I’m not like other kids, I could draw EXACTLY the same cartoon hunged behind my teacher in the classroom, while my friend sitting next me was struggling to draw a circle! After I grew up I was still using pencil and just pencil to draw! I don’t know why I was afraid of using colors and other techniques to do what I love most! same for Oil based colors! These were my biggest fear!
You may think that someone talented that can draw, had never felt weak in front of his painting tools! Well, guess what?! I did feel weak ! I even didn’t have the courage to try it! May be because I was afraid of failing? That I may paint an ugly painting! Art is about beauty! I should paint or draw beauty! No ugliness was allowed!
Life is like the ocean that can have calm waves sometimes, and angry ones by the time that you don’t expect it at all! Life has thought me to “face my fear” to “turn my fears into courage” and that ugliness is just the surface! You need to dive under that surface to appreciate it really! And that no one is perfect! Make mistakes and lurn from them!
So, one day, in 2015, I have done some shopping and guess what? I bought my first oil painting colors along with some painting knives and brushes ✨
Yes! Not just brushes! Knives Lol
I think I felt it was time to change the gear and move on!😊
This is one of my oil paintings, it isn’t perfect, I know, but it has my sincere feelings in every stroke in it!
Tell me what do you think of this humble work, your feedback means a LOT for me.
I love this cartoon to the point that I wished I live with these adorable three bears😂😂😂
I gave this painting to my sister as a gift! because she keeps telling me that she is more like a panda that love to eat and rest all the time but to me she is more like a Koala 😂she totally forgot about sleeping 😂😂😂
Anyway, I love panda too and wish that one day, I’ll be able see it in real life 🐼💕🐨😍💫
Hello everyone! Hope you are fine, wherever you are and whatever you are doing, I hope that you are happy☺
So, I wanted to share with you a sneak peek of my recent drawing 🎨
I was inspired couple of days ago, by Miss Book Lover Jess❤ and admired her unconditional love of reading! You remind me of my little sister❤ She loves reading too.
So to both of you, and because I wasn’t patient myself to wait until it is done😅😂, here is just a part of it📚📚📚
In case you wonder what is that thing on the head: it is a bird lol, that’s what you get when you draw impatiently 😂(can we even say this expression?!)
It’s already 01:27 am here wow! I need to go sleep💤💤 Have a great day ( for those who have sun on their sky)
Have sweet dreams( for those who have stars or a moon on their sky)
Artoxygene 
Explanation *21) This speech in the cradle by Jesus was the `Sign’ to which the angel referred in v. 21. As Allah intended to punish the children of Israel for their continuous wicked ways and evil deeds, He made a pious virgin girl of the family of Prophet Aaron, who had devoted herself to worship in the Temple under the patronage of Zachariah, bear a child and bring it before her people in order to concentrate the whole attention of the thousands of people assembled there on this extraordinary event. Then He made this new born child speak out even in the cradle that he had been appointed a Prophet. Though they had seen this wonderful Sign of Allah, they rejected the Prophethood of Jesus and brought him to the court for crucifixion, and thus incurred the wrath of Allah. (For further details, please see Al-i-`Imran (III): E.N.’s 44 and 53, and An-Nina (IV): E.N.’s 212,213).