I loved drawing from a young age, and I used to practice it as a hobby only with available tools such as stencils and wooden colors, and due to my marriage at an early age and the completion of my university education with a BA in Sociology from King Abdulaziz University and having children, I did not have the opportunity to develop my hobby as it should, but I met a friend about 10 years ago who paints in colors I tried it, and from here my real career began, where I spent nearly a year drawing and receiving admiring reactions from those around me, so I took the subject seriously and affiliated with the Saudi Center for Fine Arts and obtained all levels in oil and acrylic colors and learned different schools, and during that I attended workshops Whether by presence or remotely, visiting art museums and attending exhibitions helped me a lot. After that, I obtained a 3-month diploma in portrait painting from the Dubai Art Center while I was there, which contributed to the refinement of my hobby and the development of my business. .
What are the arts closest to your heart?
I adore oil colors and my works are dominated by the heritage character because I feel that the arts are a mirror of peoples’ civilization, and they must reflect the artist’s environment.
How do you get inspiration for your ideas in the arts?
My artistic ideas are always inspired by my environment and our rich heritage of beauty.
Did your family or someone close to you have a role in your career as an artist?
Praise be to God, my husband has always supported me and encouraged my talent, as well as my children and family.
Tell us about your most important participation in exhibitions inside and outside the Kingdom.
Praise be to God, I participated in many exhibitions inside and outside the Kingdom, and my participation in the Generations Dialogue exhibition with Misk Arts was a major step in my artistic career.
Among the prominent exhibitions outside the Kingdom is my participation in four art exhibitions in the UAE as well as in Egypt. My last international participation was in last year's exhibition in France with Arab Visions Group.
What are your expectations about the future of Saudi female artists?
Currently, in light of the relentless efforts made by the Ministry of Culture, for which you are grateful for the support and empowerment of fine art and its development, I expect more progress for the arts, especially for Saudi female artists, especially as we notice the emergence of many of them now with the diversity and distinction of their talents.
What is your advice to aspiring artists?
I advise every beginner in art to work on developing himself in proportion to the current time, especially in light of the current availability of many sources of learning and knowledge, including technology, and reading and culture in art and its history is one of the factors that greatly help artists to hone and develop their talents.
What are your future aspirations?
I aspire to continue and prove myself through my art, and to hold an external exhibition that represents my country, and God willing, it will be soon.