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February 20 Members Zoom Meeting and Demonstration by Moh’d Bilbeisi
February 20 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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.
Following 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.
Moh’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.
Moh’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.
Artist’s Statement
I 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 and
non-personal, demanded a more complex artistic medium that is dynamic, expressive, and hard
to master.
Three powerful forces meet in my work; a passion for geometry, a delight in the free movement
of watercolor and an ebullient physical energy. In paintings that range from flowers pieces, to
interiors, to cityscapes, the artist presents his subjects in flux, their forms and outlines edited
and sometimes distorted as they emerge from a flurry of calligraphic strokes and dissolving
blooms of watercolor. Direct, fresh and decisive, these works harness watercolor at its most
pure, using its natural inclination to soak, flood and bleed in a free and open fashion. “I am
interested and only interested in harnessing the natural disposition of the medium to
communicate the idea or the message,” says the artist. “I believe that watercolors demand that
their wetness, fluidity, chromatic interaction, and application express their nature, which is
suspended colored particles in an aqueous solution.
I frown at any watercolor painting that does not address this important issue.” Of course, the
challenge is to allow the medium its freedom and at the same time structure it to achieve the
desired image. In other words the artist must strive to balance order and chaos. “I favor
precision but not accuracy.” “I also favor looseness versus rigidity.” Painting the thin line
between the chaotic nature of the medium and the rigid nature of shapes is what distinguishes
watercolor painting from other artistic modes of expression. Chaos and order are two sides of
the same coin. Favoring one versus the other is limiting and prescriptive. I opt for a mediation
between the two in which both sides exist at the same time.”
I 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 and
non-personal, demanded a more complex artistic medium that is dynamic, expressive, and hard
to master.
Three powerful forces meet in my work; a passion for geometry, a delight in the free movement
of watercolor and an ebullient physical energy. In paintings that range from flowers pieces, to
interiors, to cityscapes, the artist presents his subjects in flux, their forms and outlines edited
and sometimes distorted as they emerge from a flurry of calligraphic strokes and dissolving
blooms of watercolor. Direct, fresh and decisive, these works harness watercolor at its most
pure, using its natural inclination to soak, flood and bleed in a free and open fashion. “I am
interested and only interested in harnessing the natural disposition of the medium to
communicate the idea or the message,” says the artist. “I believe that watercolors demand that
their wetness, fluidity, chromatic interaction, and application express their nature, which is
suspended colored particles in an aqueous solution.
I frown at any watercolor painting that does not address this important issue.” Of course, the
challenge is to allow the medium its freedom and at the same time structure it to achieve the
desired image. In other words the artist must strive to balance order and chaos. “I favor
precision but not accuracy.” “I also favor looseness versus rigidity.” Painting the thin line
between the chaotic nature of the medium and the rigid nature of shapes is what distinguishes
watercolor painting from other artistic modes of expression. Chaos and order are two sides of
the same coin. Favoring one versus the other is limiting and prescriptive. I opt for a mediation
between the two in which both sides exist at the same time.”
Besides our regularly scheduled meetings, workshops, and exhibitions we sometimes collaborate on certain regional events that would be of interest to our members.
Curious about our Workshops or the artists that have demonstrated? View our Past Events.