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SUMMARY:February 20 Members Zoom Meeting and Demonstration by Moh’d Bilbeisi
DESCRIPTION:February’s Meeting and Demonstration will be a Zoom Event. All NFWS Members will receive a link to the Zoom Call by email early in the week of the event. \n \nFollowing a short Members Meeting we will have the inspiring opportunity to welcome Moh’d Bilbeisi an imaginative professor\, architect\, illustrator\, and watercolorist who is driven by an incredible passion for self-expression through art. His works are often noted for their unique dynamism\, elegance\, and technique. Moh’d has developed an innovative style that blends precision with abstract expressionism. His use of vibrant watercolors and expressive brush strokes make his work an excellent choice for a wide range or projects and purposes.\nMoh’d is accomplished in using watercolors\, ink\, and graphite/pencil as well as modern digital techniques. His work is highly collected by individuals\, nationally and internationally. In addition\, corporations and other entities such as Ducati USA\, BMW\, SKFGroup\, Oklahoma State University\, Emirates Air\, and Hilton Intl. have utilized Moh’d’s talents for graphic illustrations and ads. He is also a noted author of several books such as Graphic Journaling and co-author of Words and Colors\, Firmitas\, among others.\nMoh’d’s works have been featured in many exhibitions\, nationally\, and internationally. He also conducts graphic workshops throughout the globe. His illustrations have appeared in numerous publications\, books\, and journal ads.\n \n\nArtist’s StatementI view my work as an extension of myself\, always trying to understand what is physical and non-physical through drawing and painting. This led to unique and individual attempts for self-expression through the artistic medium. The complexity of today’s life and issues\, personal andnon-personal\, demanded a more complex artistic medium that is dynamic\, expressive\, and hardto master.Three powerful forces meet in my work; a passion for geometry\, a delight in the free movementof watercolor and an ebullient physical energy. In paintings that range from flowers pieces\, tointeriors\, to cityscapes\, the artist presents his subjects in flux\, their forms and outlines editedand sometimes distorted as they emerge from a flurry of calligraphic strokes and dissolvingblooms of watercolor. Direct\, fresh and decisive\, these works harness watercolor at its mostpure\, using its natural inclination to soak\, flood and bleed in a free and open fashion. “I aminterested and only interested in harnessing the natural disposition of the medium tocommunicate the idea or the message\,” says the artist. “I believe that watercolors demand thattheir wetness\, fluidity\, chromatic interaction\, and application express their nature\, which issuspended colored particles in an aqueous solution.I frown at any watercolor painting that does not address this important issue.” Of course\, thechallenge is to allow the medium its freedom and at the same time structure it to achieve thedesired image. In other words the artist must strive to balance order and chaos. “I favorprecision but not accuracy.” “I also favor looseness versus rigidity.” Painting the thin linebetween the chaotic nature of the medium and the rigid nature of shapes is what distinguisheswatercolor painting from other artistic modes of expression. Chaos and order are two sides ofthe same coin. Favoring one versus the other is limiting and prescriptive. I opt for a mediationbetween the two in which both sides exist at the same time.”  
URL:https://nfws.org/event/february-20-members-zoom-meeting-and-demonstration-by-mohd-bilbeisi/
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