Rita Chehab
Valencia, Women series
Acrylic on Canvas, May 2022, 50 cm x 70 cm.
She decides to walk away from the smoke, the pollution, the toxicity of society, and just focus on herself; on her potential… leaving the darkness behind her… leaving behind a hard life, and keep forward, she stopped accepting the abuse. She now takes hold of her life, gripping with surety, carrying her confidence up high. She decides to restart, but this time her kids give her strength, and the responsibility of taking care of her life to give them a better future. Her belief and confidence in herself gives her strength, and the responsibility of taking care of her life to give them a better future. Her belief and confidence in herself gives her strength. She believes in her vision, unequivocally, despite the crowd around her. She is … amazing.
Andrea, CHAOTIC GRACE
Acrylic on Canvas, November 2023, 50 cm x 60 cm.
Be brave, be courageous, be strong. As the name suggests, ANDREA is all those things and more. To succeed in life, we have to be us just us and focus on ourselves; never be a copy of others. Our inner beauty resides in our Originality and Authenticity.
Daisy, Gatsby Series
Acrylic on Canvas, June 2020, 100 cm x 80 cm.
Daisy; a flower associated with innocence, purity, new beginnings, and a quiet strength. But for me, Daisy is also about identity. In a world that constantly tells us who we should be, how we should look, and what we should become, there is something powerful about knowing who you are; and having the courage to remain true to yourself. Your identity is not a mask you create for others. It is the part of you that remains when everything else falls away. Be Yourself. Know Yourself. Protect your uniqueness. Because true beauty is not in becoming someone else. It is in having the courage to be exactly who you are.
STATEMENTS
My artwork draws inspiration directly from my existence as a Woman, as a Mother and as an Artist, taking the viewer into an emotional journey, where imagination, dreams, symbolism and poetry blend together to transform the seemingly mundane into surrealistic atmospheres of joy and excitement.
Rita’s Quotes:
➢ Each brushstroke reflects a heartbeat of hope, a spark of Light, and the warmth of human connection.
➢ In a world that asks you to fit in, dare to remain yourself.
➢ Your identity is not a mask you create for others.
➢ Even in chaos, light can choose to exists.
➢ Be yourself. Know yourself. Protect your uniqueness. There is power in knowing who you are.
➢ Resilience is born from the refusal to let darkness define you.
➢ As human beings, we are soft and fragile; life can turn in a moment. Faith is the light that guides us through every minute.
➢ Through light and subtle color, these paintings reveal the spectrum of a woman’s life: nurturing, longing, strength, beauty, and the endless capacity to hold all of it at once.
➢ Courage is the act of standing again, and again, in uncertainty.
➢ Like shadows cast at dusk, our lives are brief, yet they are shaped by light, by meaning, expression, and legacy.
➢ Positivity is a choice repeated, even without answers.
➢ My paintings are a reflection of my life as a Mother, as a Woman, and as an ARTIST.
➢ True beauty is not becoming who the world expects you to be. It is becoming fully yourself.
➢ The mind may be heavy, but the spirit can still shine.
➢ To see her is to see depth: the mother, the woman, the lover, the self-aware being; standing tall and complete.
➢ Each painting I present here is a testament to the light I feel; a fusion of my life, my personal stories, and my deep emotions.
➢ Identity is knowing who you are—and having the courage to remain so. When everything else falls away, your identity remains.
➢ True beauty begins with the courage to be yourself.
Rita Chehab @endlesseasel_by_ritachehab