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If you sit opposite me on a train…this may happen… ✍ So many... (Sat, 11 Mar 2023)

If you sit opposite me on a train…this may happen… ✍ So many different faces, places… #MindTheGap #DiversityEquityInclusion #BreakTheBias #Humanity Taking the train to #TalentManagement world, momentarily…You may be drawn… #HRtist #ElisabethLine #Bike @transportforlondon #Humanity #WeAreHumanII على المنصة … “أبحث عن الملائكة …” استقل القطار إلى عالم إدارة المواهب ، للحظات … قد تنجذب … # إليزابيث لاين #Drawing #PenOnPaper https://www.instagram.com/p/CpoFKQWI6Es/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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On the platform…”looking out for angels…” Taking the train to... (Tue, 07 Mar 2023)

On the platform…”looking out for angels…” Taking the train to Talent Management world, momentarily…You may be drawn… #ElisabethLine @transportforlondon #DiversityEquityInclusion #IWD #Humanity على المنصة … “أبحث عن الملائكة …” استقل القطار إلى عالم إدارة المواهب ، للحظات … قد تنجذب … # إليزابيث لاين https://www.instagram.com/p/CpeFmliIH9P/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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#DancingInTheDark... (Wed, 01 Mar 2023)

#DancingInTheDark https://www.instagram.com/p/CpQDwaBokxw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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A welcome reminder from 2 whole years sago… Which was once… “A... (Tue, 28 Feb 2023)

A welcome reminder from 2 whole years sago… Which was once… “A welcome reminder from 1 whole year ago… “ #Semblance #colourfield #oiloncanvas #abex #painting تذكير ترحيبي من ساغو لمدة عام كامل …الذي كان مرة … “تذكير ترحيبي منذ عام كامل …” https://www.instagram.com/p/CpMm5BTIaXs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Collaborative drawing with my nephew today…☺️ # الرسم... (Sat, 25 Feb 2023)

Collaborative drawing with my nephew today…☺️ # الرسم التعاوني مع ابن أخي اليوم… ☺️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CpGXLbboB8K/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Go with the flow… Sometimes it coincidentally… Means more… When... (Sat, 25 Feb 2023)

Go with the flow… Sometimes it coincidentally… Means more… When we let go… https://www.instagram.com/p/CpEraaxoZvs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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When music becomes art… #BobDylan #NobelPeacePrize #Writing... (Mon, 20 Feb 2023)

When music becomes art… #BobDylan #NobelPeacePrize #Writing #GreatSongwriting #SocialJustice #SocialValue #Allyship #Lyricism #KnockinOnHeavensDoor ✍ https://www.instagram.com/p/Co3Nu-KoE2G/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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This drawing is actually one I chose to suspend from my art... (Wed, 15 Feb 2023)

This drawing is actually one I chose to suspend from my art studio ceiling, with strings through the tiles, and I think I’d like to keep it there - unless it one day finds an art collector’s home…Art speak for, if you’d like to own this drawing or similar just let me know - I do adore my art being in homes where it is appreciated… #ArtIsForEveryone Happy to look at this drawing whenever I see it, and the memories it conjures up…Of a few years back, when I was drawing large scale on canvas, at the time trying to recapture the speed and energy of my Pen On Paper drawings. I think I’ll take a picture of this in my art studio space, as imo it’s always tricky to visualise art on a tiny screen without scale & context… ✍ ‍ Oh yeah, and this Instagram memory popping up also reminds me I’m an artist, a painter, in case I forget haha. ‍ ‍ And it reminds me I’m also a Talent Manager…HR speak for People Development, HR speak for effective HR I.e. HR when done well. ‍ ‍ #UnconsciousBias #PeopleDevelopment #HR #HRtist #TalentManagement هذا الرسم هو في الواقع رسم اخترت تعليقه من سقف الاستوديو الفني الخاص بي ، مع وجود خيوط عبر البلاط ، وأعتقد أنني أرغب في الاحتفاظ به هناك - إلا إذا وجد يومًا ما منزلًا لهواة جمع الأعمال الفنية … إذا كنت ترغب في امتلاك هذا الرسم أو ما شابه ، فقط أخبرني - أنا أعشق أعمالي الفنية في المنازل حيث يحظى بتقدير … يسعدني أن ألقي نظرة على هذا الرسم متى ما أراه ، والذكريات التي يستحضرها … من بضع سنوات مضت ، عندما كنت أرسم بمقياس كبير على قماش ، في ذلك الوقت كنت أحاول استعادة سرعة وطاقة رسوماتي “القلم على الورق”. أعتقد أنني سألتقط صورة لهذا في مساحة الاستوديو الفني الخاص بي ، حيث إنه من الصعب دائمًا تصور الفن على شاشة صغيرة بدون مقياس وسياق … ✍ ‍ أوه نعم ، وظهور ذاكرة Instagram هذه تذكرني أيضًا بأنني فنان ، رسام ، في حال نسيت هههه. ‍ ‍ وهذا يذكرني بأنني أيضًا مدير المواهب … الموارد البشرية تتحدث عن تنمية الأفراد والموارد البشرية تتحدث عن الموارد البشرية الفعالة أي. الموارد البشرية عندما يتم بشكل جيد. ‍ ‍ https://www.instagram.com/p/CorEcULIGY6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Welcome #memories from #ValentinesDay two years back. ✨☺️... (Tue, 14 Feb 2023)

Welcome #memories from #ValentinesDay two years back. ✨☺️ #LoveYourself and #LoveTheRest , #Human https://www.instagram.com/p/CoovxuNIY0s/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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The other night, learning all about “Tunisia’s Liquid Gold”, as... (Thu, 26 Jan 2023)

The other night, learning all about “Tunisia’s Liquid Gold”, as the world’s largest Olive Oil producer; A listening gathering at @p21_gallery courtesy of@kerningcultures and podcast producers @zeinadowidar @alexatack. As man, listening can be tough enough - I learned that; Brilliant insights from speakers Saran Ben Romdane, who has created her own Olive Oil from a single source in Tunis… @worldofkaia and Bouthania Ben Salem who created a London supper club @babeldeb … So much of the Olive Oil sold in Europe is actually of Tunisian origin…It’s relabelled or blended with Olive Oil from European countries… I checked the labels in my local supermarket today - most Olive Oils are labelled with something like “packed in x country”, which disguises the origins… The farmers in Tunisia then receive a minimal piece of the cake…Ethical consumer choices aren’t always clear or accessible to us. Listening to a podcast can magically transport me there, with the sights and sounds of Arab streets - taxis and winding funny conversations… https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn5Duv1o2BG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Always enjoy being reminded of this painting…Here’s what I wrote... (Tue, 17 Jan 2023)

Always enjoy being reminded of this painting…Here’s what I wrote then. ‍ Memories. Think this was in Bethnal Green Church, London. A project called “Thresholds”… ⚪️ ⚫️ Is it still Sunday haha… استمتع دائمًا بتذكيرك بهذه اللوحة … إليكم ما كتبته حينها. ‍ ذكريات. أعتقد أن هذا كان في بيثنال جرين تشيرش ، لندن. مشروع يسمى “العتبات” … ⚪️ ⚫️ هل مازال الأحد هههه … https://www.instagram.com/p/CniF8wDIEfm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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I remembered I didn’t yet share this #drawing from my recent... (Wed, 11 Jan 2023)

I remembered I didn’t yet share this #drawing from my recent time lapse video… #✍ More drawings of people this year, I #hope… “The (Musical) Poet II” Pen On Paper, A3, 2022. Another drawing, of an #Irish soft soul… ☘️ Here is the second drawing of a local #poet, and he knows it too. Why - I’ll share that . A lyrical #wordsmith who writes weaving words of wistful worries away with the winds, “drifting over waves”. “I hear you now…” ✍ تذكرت أنني لم أشارك هذا الرسم من فيديو الفاصل الزمني الأخير … ✍ المزيد من رسومات الأشخاص هذا العام ، آمل … “الشاعر (الموسيقي) الثاني” قلم على ورق ، A3 ، 2022. رسم آخر لروح أيرلندية ناعمة… ☘️ هذا هو الرسم الثاني لشاعر محلي وهو يعرفه أيضا. لماذا - سأشارك ذلك . صانع كلمات غنائي يكتب كلمات منسوجة من القلق الحزين بعيدًا مع الرياح ، “ينجرف فوق الأمواج”. “أسمعك الآن …” ✍ https://www.instagram.com/p/CnSqvPVIptm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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“Dream a dream… And keep going…” Good morning world… ... (Mon, 09 Jan 2023)

“Dream a dream… And keep going…” Good morning world… Song-book, sketching, a line drawing, and writing when on a video call to my eldest niece! Keep inspiring. #FutureFemaleLeaders. ✨ ⭐️ ⭐️ ✨ #Songbook #Lyrics #ItsOnlyWords #Starman #Starboy #Songwriting #Inspiration “احلم حلم… واستمر … ” صباح الخير يا عالم… كتاب الأغاني ، والرسم ، والرسم الخطي ، والكتابة عند إجراء مكالمة فيديو مع ابنة أخي الكبرى! استمر في الإلهام. قيادات المستقبل. ✨ ⭐️ ⭐️ ✨ https://www.instagram.com/p/CnL2kYioe1K/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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My day has so far been a mix of everything…From relaxing,... (Sun, 08 Jan 2023)

My day has so far been a mix of everything…From relaxing, songwriting, singing, wondering, and wandering / walking, and oh yeah - that thing called art that I sometimes do! ‍♂️ ☺️ The night is young and I have lots more to do… #Perpetual motion! #Nashville #NotesToSelf #PictureFragments … Picture yourself in the future… كان يومي حتى الآن مزيجًا من كل شيء … بدءًا من كتابة الأغاني المريحة والغناء والتساؤل والتجول / المشي ، ونعم - هذا الشيء المسمى بالفن الذي أفعله أحيانًا! ‍♂️ ☺️ الليل صغير ولدي الكثير لأفعله … # حركة دائمة! # ناشفيل # ملاحظة # صور … تخيل نفسك في المستقبل … https://www.instagram.com/p/CnKrUA7IDzq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Paint again , I hope… ارسم مرة أخرى ، آمل... (Thu, 05 Jan 2023)

Paint again , I hope… ارسم مرة أخرى ، آمل … https://www.instagram.com/p/CnC7t4iosTX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: ✍ ➖Detail close up picture of how the... (Tue, 27 Dec 2022)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: ✍ ➖Detail close up picture of how the other half live lol ➖I.e., as I posted the other half of this painting the other day; this shows a part of a larger picture that I believe can stand on it’s own as a painting; what I like to call…” #APaintingWithinAPainting”. ➖This painting is inspired by the love of action-painting, and the sights and sounds of the Arabic language. DETAIL (for our regular readers): “#HelloFromTheOtherSide…At least I can say that I’ve tried”… To tell you we’re all the same Let’s never hate with our hearts We all matter dearly, so… Let’s all do our part… Detail close up from “Semblance II”, 142 cm by 72 cm, Oil on Canvas, 2022, Semblance series. Inspired by the love of action-painting, and the sights and sounds of the Arabic language. ”Inaction is a weapon of Mass Destruction”. “Whether inflation or globalization Fear is a weapon of Mass Destruction” Ps. Thank you #MaxiJazz, RIP #soul; a person of true faith despite the name “#Faithless”. #DEI #DiversityEquityInclusion #UnconsciousBias #ConsciousBias TryUs Literally #EqualOpportunities #ToMyFellowPeopleProfessionals #TryAsIMayIcanNeverExplain #WhatIHearWhenYouDontSayAThing #NothingAtAll #HRtist #Artist many #TalentManagement #Humans ‎ملخص تنفيذي: ✍ ‎ التفاصيل عن قرب الصورة لكيفية عيش النصف الآخر لول. ‎ التفاصيل (لقرائنا العاديين): ‎ “ مرحبًا من الجانب الآخر… على الأقل يمكنني القول إنني حاولت” … ‎ لأخبرك أننا جميعًا متماثلون ‎ دعونا لا نكره بقلوبنا أبدًا ‎ نحن جميعًا نهتم كثيرًا ، لذا … ‎ دعونا نؤدي دورنا … ‎ التفاصيل قريبة من “شبيه II” ، 142 سم × 72 سم ، زيت على قماش ، 2022 ، سلسلة ‏ ‏التشابه. ‎ مستوحى من عشق الرسم التشكيلي ، ومشاهد وأصوات اللغة العربية. ‎ “التراخي هو سلاح الدمار الشامل”. “التضخم أو العولمة ‎ الخوف سلاح دمار شامل ” ‎ ملاحظة. شكرا Maxi Jazz، RIP، soul ؛ شخص مؤمن على الرغم من اسم “Faithless”. DEI التنوع_المساواة_الشمل # اللاوعي_الوعي_العقل https://www.instagram.com/p/CmqzI8eIDOz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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My favourite from the year…a few days to go still. Close up... (Sat, 24 Dec 2022)

My favourite from the year…a few days to go still. Close up painting within a painting… Colour theory / harmony. “Semblance II”, 142 cm by 72 cm, Oil on Canvas, 2022, Semblance series. المفضل لدي من العام … بعد أيام قليلة. صورة مقربة للرسم داخل لوحة … نظرية الألوان / الانسجام. “الشكل الثاني” ، 142 سم × 72 سم ، زيت على قماش ، 2022 ، سلسلة سيمبلانس. https://www.instagram.com/p/CmkInvMoDiw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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So happy to see this now hanging in the art collector’s office... (Sat, 24 Dec 2022)

So happy to see this now hanging in the art collector’s office showroom. I see this painting as having almost every mark I can make with a brushstroke… “Semblance II”, 142 cm by 72 cm, Oil on Canvas, 2022, Semblance series. It’s been a while since I shared this a few weeks back. This painting found a new home, thanks to @emergeast for believing in my art for many a year now. The Semblance series is my love of gestural painting, mark-making, combined with words - a semblance of shapes from the Arabic language, wrapped in to abstract art! ‍ About the artwork: “The semblance series is inspired by a semblance of the shapes and form of the Arabic language (and equally, the love of painting exploration and mark-making). The movement and energy of writing the Arabic language, the sounds, in the various short and long brushstrokes, are all inspirations that combine in creating these paintings. This painterly visual vocabulary is considered by Negm to be far from formal written Arabic calligraphy, rather it is one of ‘letterism’ and metaphor to represent a feeling of language, an abstract aesthetic as much inspired by gestural - action painting techniques, art history, colour-theory, and the mix or dialogue of different elements translated to create harmony, in a balanced improvised composition.” سعيد جدًا برؤية هذا معلقًا الآن في صالة عرض مكتب جامع الأعمال الفنية. “الشكل٢” ، ١٤٢ سم في ٧٢ سم ، زيت على قماش ، ٢٠٢٢ ، سلسلة سيمبلانس. لقد مر وقت منذ أن شاركت هذا قبل بضعة حول العمل الفني: ‏ ‍ ثانية واحد في السلسلة … “سلسلة التشابه مستوحاة من تشابه أشكال اللغة العربية وشكلها (وبالمثل ، حب استكشاف الرسم وصنع العلامات). إن حركة وطاقة كتابة اللغة العربية ، والأصوات ، في ضربات الفرشاة القصيرة والطويلة المختلفة ، كلها مصادر إلهام تتحد في إنشاء هذه اللوحات. يعتبر نجم هذه المفردات المرئية الرسامية بعيدة كل البعد عن الخط العربي الرسمي المكتوب ، بل هي عبارة عن ” الحروفية “ والاستعارة لتمثيل شعور اللغة ، وجماليات مجردة مستوحاة من تقنيات الرسم بالحركة والإيماء ، وتاريخ الفن ، نظرية الألوان ، والمزج أو الحوار بين العناصر المختلفة المترجمة لخلق الانسجام ، في تكوين مرتجل متوازن. ” https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmier11IWSJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Remembering I’m a painter, an artist… that tiny brushstroke of... (Wed, 30 Nov 2022)

Remembering I’m a painter, an artist… that tiny brushstroke of blue, on the edge of the canvas, adds something… like the blue gloves, blue imagined skies, like the blue scarf, and the grey dove coat…conjuring up imagery now haha, #nofilter self timer photo! ‍ # أتذكر أنني رسام ، فنان … تلك الضربة الصغيرة للفرشاة الزرقاء ، على حافة القماش ، تضيف شيئًا … مثل القفازات الزرقاء ، والسماء الزرقاء المتخيلة ، مثل الوشاح الأزرق ، ومعطف الحمامة الرمادي … استحضار الصور الآن هاها ، لا مرشح الموقت الذاتي الصورة! ‍ https://www.instagram.com/p/Clj_p37IZKF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Remembering I’m a painter, an artist… that tiny brushstroke of... (Tue, 29 Nov 2022)

Remembering I’m a painter, an artist… that tiny brushstroke of blue, on the edge of the canvas, adds something… like the blue gloves, blue imagined skies, like the blue scarf, and the grey dove coat…conjuring up imagery now haha, #nofilter self timer photo! ‍ # أتذكر أنني رسام ، فنان … تلك الضربة الصغيرة للفرشاة الزرقاء ، على حافة القماش ، تضيف شيئًا … مثل القفازات الزرقاء ، والسماء الزرقاء المتخيلة ، مثل الوشاح الأزرق ، ومعطف الحمامة الرمادي … استحضار الصور الآن هاها ، لا مرشح الموقت الذاتي الصورة! ‍ https://www.instagram.com/p/Clj_p37IZKF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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An archive blog entry, which means a lot...

Visiting Art Studios in Glasgow.

October 20, 2007:

"Room by room, picture by picture an image was painted in my mind. Some had larger spaces than others, some more organised spaces…others a collage of mess, spreading itself across the floor as if trying to escape the melancholy of its confined space of forced creativity. Still the pictures insisted on invading my consciousness, some for the wrong reasons altogether. Some were more memorable than others. However each space had a common denominator, a denomination I simply do not have; namely the resident artist had the means and social standing to have captured his den. And the time to practice their craft; though admittedly some seemed to use this gift more thoughtfully than others. Time is a gift that once granted can not be recaptured I reminded myself.

And do any of them have a skill that I do not have. No, rather most seemed to be numbed by a lack of vitality to their work; as if in constant conflict between producing work to please their own selves or to please their audience. A delicate balance, one which every artist struggles with – until they find a part of them that reasons that it is better to produce art that they themselves would like to see hanging on their wall…after all, if the art does not sell at least their home will be decorated to their taste.

Yet most seem trapped by the confines of modern taste. And then there were those that upset even my sensibilities. I mean, it is surely self-indulgent to the extreme to paint metal boards in plain colours and even have the audacity to name them, as if trying to attach a hidden meaning to the “paintings”. These were arranged in a uniform line, outside the artist’s space...presumably to lure viewers in. Rather to lure art lovers in to the false acceptance that this represents a worthy effort to produce “art work”. I felt I should maybe confront the young man in question, but then the sympathy and solidarity I feel to people striving to make a living from what they have a love for held me back. In retrospect it should not have…the man had made a mockery of any true effort other artists make in pursuit of their passion.

I moved on, saddened by what I had seen…yet the general malaise inspired in me the realisation that I could produce work that was more interesting and engaging than most of what I had seen. Suddenly, my work had a new found relevance. And to think some of these artists had a studio space, at the expense of new graduates or seasoned “tryers” – those that would really, truly, appreciate the silent hub this provided.

The previous day I had visited the open exhibition at Project Ability – a dedicated studio for those with mental difficulties. Now there was true inspiration and effort, instigated through suffering. Somehow the art was far more creative and displayed far more vigor, as if seemingly not being aware of, or being able to conform, to conventional social thought processes freed the artists, freed their minds to flow imaginatively past the dullness and sameness of Sunday’s art.

And the work that struck me most was not a painting, rather it was an ordinary wall clock attached to a plain white wall. Ordinary, until I noticed of course it was anything but. Replacing the minute timers were bright red pills, the kind which are cylindrical and as shiny as new buttons, as if offering a shining hope to the sufferer. These were given relevance by the minute timer, which was in fact a needle; used to administer hope to the minds of the mentally disturbed. Maybe art could be seen as their medicine, or at least their release…like an antidote released in their bloodstream. A cure from social exclusion. Suddenly they were accepted into a world where only those who can demonstrate formal training are taken seriously, a world where ordinary passers-by somehow feel compelled to ask the artist where they have studied – as if this somehow frames their enjoyment, or not, of an image. “I studied whilst receiving treatment for mental disorder” is probably not a reply often heard. So Project Ability was able to transcend barriers, and seemingly numb the barriers of pain the artists had undoubtedly suffered in their lives." Mo Negm.