AUG.18.06
Sometimes, in the middle of doing something, I feel to sketch from whatever is at hand. In this occations my photo albums come to my help. Right paper and tools might not be all time at hand which is true about this image. The paper I used was A4 regular writing paper that doesn't hold water at all. But the way it turned out with strong light and shadows, I kind of like it.The picrure was taken in the art class of Chestler village , a senior center in Toronto where I worked acrylic with seniors a year ago.
I'll put on some live sketches from the same class soon

Almost every afternoon this lady stops at North York central library and while pretends reading a book takes a long nap. She seems to be a sales woman who goes door to door to sell something.

In bayview library there is a section designed for kids. This image attracted my attenton and skeched it right away.

I sketched this figure with some changes from a previous image .

Portrait of Derek my Canadian friend in Toronto done from an image taken at Riverdale park in 2005. With his kind company, I've been able to discover and visit places in Toronto that are usually hidden to many newcomers to this mega city .

A group of women in the main local market of Babol, a city near Caspian sea in Iran

this picture is an image of my brother who was watching TV in mother's home during his visit to Tehran. ( summer 06)

This sketch was done in Lugano Switzerland in 2005.

Artist profile
Photography and drawing has fascinated me throughout my life. The first initiation to draw and paint more frequently came true in 1988 in art classes of Ideen Aghdashloo, the well known Persian painter in all mediums. After finishing basic skills in drawing and colored pencil with him, I explored and practiced watercolor, my treasured medium, by myself for few years. In the meantime, searching for a favorite master, I encountered to Atashzad, the pioneer in watercolor specially wet in wet watercolor paintings. His works thrilled and exited me so much that I have stayed with him for many years and whenever I get time attend his class and work with him. He showed me the fluidity and transparency of watercolor which is distinctive from oil and other mediums.
Besides painting plein air and still life, my inspiration is sketching and painting of human figure, as well as photography as a mean for my paintings. Living in Toronto in recent years, encouraged me to take part in classes of life figure drawing and painting. Moreover, the relaxed social settings and mixed culture of this city was a motivation to draw and sketch more often in locations such as coffee shops, malls, bookstores and subways. I have found that sketching or painting with ball pen on inexpensive sketch book and putting light washes of watercolor on it later on, is a good practice not to fear of mistakes or ruining the paintings. These days, my main effort is to capture the skills of simplicity, limited pallet and harmony.