Rita Chehab
Sous le Ciel Bleu, SOLEIL Collection
Acrylic on Canvas, May 2022, 60cm X 50cm
The sky is blue, and I can see the light, yet I am not living the life of a little girl; war, hunger, and injustice surround me, but the light in my heart endures with faith, and I protect it, for without that light, my childhood and my future fade.
Flower of Fragility, SOLEIL Collection
Acrylic on Canvas, April 2018, 40cm X 60cm
Maybe you see me as fragile, like the flowers I hold in my hand; and maybe sometimes I am. But isn’t life itself fragile? It is. For me, fragility is not weakness; fragility is human.
I believe that with time and the lessons of life, I can transform this fragility into strength, without losing the light of faith in my heart that keeps me walking forward.
Mi Sorella, SOLEIL Collection
Acrylic on Canvas, September 2020, 30cm X 40cm
We are not just sisters; we are friends. We never stop talking or telling stories; we share our secrets and walk beside each other every day, holding hands. We fight, we scream, but we love each other deeply. No one can ever replace you in my life. We lift each other up and push each other forward. God bless you for me, my sister, and God bless me for you. May we always walk toward the light in life and always be ourselves. 🤍.
Souffle de Liberté, SOLEIL Collection
Acrylic on Canvas, November 2019, 20cm X 30cm
My child, my love; Be happy! Be you in this world! Never listen to negativity; celebrate your achievements, even on your own. Laugh from your heart, do the things you love, be crazy sometimes… live your dreams. Believe in yourself. Always surround yourself with people who can see the light in your smile and in your heart, and who believe in you. 🤍 ✨
STATEMENT
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.
➢ Each brushstroke reflects a heartbeat of hope, a spark of Light, and the warmth of human connection.
➢ We carry light in our hearts, and it is transmissible.
➢ As human beings, we are soft and fragile; life can turn in a moment. Faith is the light that guides us through every minute.
➢ We vanish, yet we remain. We fade, yet we illuminate.
➢ Like shadows cast at dusk, our lives are brief, yet they are shaped by light, by meaning, expression, and legacy.
➢ Love never fades. Real emotions stay.
➢ Moments are fleeting, shadows remain in the light. They carry our memories and stories.
➢ My paintings are a reflection of my life as a mother, as a woman, and as an ARTIST.
➢ The shadow, though fleeting, is proof of light. Our stories, our creations, our emotions, these become the echoes we leave behind.
➢ A moment frozen in time that speaks to something beyond it.
➢ It comes natural to me; this feeling that my emotions are escaping my heart. I then capture them on my brush, as I transform a blank canvas into images of my imagination.
➢ Each painting I present here is a testament to the light I feel; a fusion of my life, my personal stories, and my eternal emotions.
➢ Every time I transform my white canvas into a painting from my imagination, I tell a story; my story; and the canvas flourishes to life.
➢ I paint moments of joy, passion, fear, loneliness, sadness, love, togetherness, contentment.. I capture these moments with my brushes and colors, I then frame them on my canvas and embed them forever in my heart.
➢ I hope that through these pieces, we can see the light within, feel the emotions inside the canvas, and allow them to resonate with others; living on as a timeless connection to the human experience.
Rita Chehab @endlesseasel_by_ritachehab