Just completed. A detail of ’Grand Space’ Hagia Sophia, oil on canvas 120x150 cm. @mestariaofficial @dubaiculture @desertart @hagiasophiaofficial @istanbul @mestariaofficial @dubaiculture @alfahidineighbourhood @artforumuae #artuae #mikearnoldart #mestaria #alfahidihistoricalneighbourhood #dubaiart #dubai #uaeart #artuae #dubaiculture #dubailife #dubaicreek #hagiasophia #istanbul
Back on Haifa Sophia’s ‘Grand Space’ after a 3 year break. Oil on canvas 120c150 cm. @mestariaofficial @dubaiculture @desertart @mestariaofficial @dubaiculture @alfahidineighbourhood @artforumuae #artuae #mikearnoldart #mestaria #alfahidihistoricalneighbourhood #dubaiart #dubai #uaeart #artuae #dubaiculture
Today’s study: ‘Grandfather’ oil on canvas 30x30cm. @mestariaofficial @dubaiculture @desertart @mestariaofficial @dubaiculture @alfahidineighbourhood @artforumuae #artuae #mikearnoldart #mestaria #alfahidihistoricalneighbourhood #dubaiart #dubai #uaeart #artuae #dubaiculture
Last 2 days and 2 nights (Sat. & Sun. March 23, 24th) of SIKKA 2019. Come join the fun and excitement in Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood @dubaiartseason @mestariaofficial @dubaiculture @desertart @mestariaofficial @dubaiculture @alfahidineighbourhood @tashkeelstudio @artforumuae #artuae #sikka19 #mikearnoldart #mestaria #alfahidihistoricalneighbourhood #dubaiart #dubai #uaeart #artuae #dubaiculture #dubailife #dubaicreek #tashkeelatsikka
SIKKA 2019 3 days and 4 nights remaining. Come visit House #10 Tashkeel and my studio from 11 am to 10 pm daily, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood through March 24th. @dubaiartseason @mestariaofficial @dubaiculture @desertart @mestariaofficial @dubaiculture @alfahidineighbourhood @tashkeelstudio @artforumuae #artuae #sikka19 #mikearnoldart #mestaria #alfahidihistoricalneighbourhood #dubaiart #dubai #uaeart #artuae #dubaiculture #dubailife #dubaicreek #tashkeelatsikka
SIKKA 2019 March 16th - 6-10pm Opening Celebration Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood Tashkeel Villa #10 SIKKA Art Festival March 16-24
A votive narrative ‘Journey’, oil on canvas 210x110cm (7’-0 x 3’-8”). @mestariaofficial @dubaiculture @desertart @mestariaofficial @dubaiculture @alfahidineighbourhood @abudhabi @abudhabiart @showcasegallery @artforumuae #artuae #mikearnoldart #mestaria #alfahidihistoricalneighbourhood #dubaiart #dubai #uaeart #artuae #dubaiculture #dubailife #abudhabi #dubaicreek #abudhabiart
On the easel and just completed. A detail on ‘Journey’, oil on canvas 210x110cm (7’-0 x 3’-8”). @mestariaofficial @dubaiculture @desertart @mestariaofficial @dubaiculture @alfahidineighbourhood @abudhabi @abudhabiart @showcasegallery @artforumuae #artuae #mikearnoldart #mestaria #alfahidihistoricalneighbourhood #dubaiart #dubai #uaeart #artuae #dubaiculture #dubailife #abudhabi #dubaicreek #abudhabiart
On the easel. A detail on ‘Journey’, oil on canvas 210x110cm (7’-0 x 3’-8”). @mestariaofficial @dubaiculture @desertart @mestariaofficial @dubaiculture @alfahidineighbourhood @abudhabi @abudhabiart @showcasegallery @artforumuae #artuae #mikearnoldart #mestaria #alfahidihistoricalneighbourhood #dubaiart #dubai #uaeart #artuae #dubaiculture #dubailife #abudhabi #dubaicreek #abudhabiart
‘Rising’, the full story and painting. 200x140 cm (6’-8”x4’-8”) oil on canvas. Imagining a family’s journey and legacy from Creek traders to real estate entrepreneurs and futurists. @mestariaofficial @dubaiculture @desertart @dubaiculture @showcasegallery @alfahidineighbourhood @artforumuae #artuae #mikearnoldart #mestaria #alfahidihistoricalneighbourhood #dubaiart #dubai #uaeart #dubaiculture #dubailife #dubaicreek #showcasegallery
A detail from the finished painting ‘Rising’. 200x140 cm (6’-8”x4’-8”) oil on canvas. @mestariaofficial @dubaiculture @desertart @dubaiculture @showcasegallery @alfahidineighbourhood @artforumuae #artuae #mikearnoldart #mestaria #alfahidihistoricalneighbourhood #dubaiart #dubai #uaeart #dubaiculture #dubailife #dubaicreek #showcasegallery
Applying the finishing brushstrokes on ‘Rising’. A 200x140 cm (6’-8”x4’-8”) oil on canvas painting representing a family’s extraordinary ongoing journey from traders along the Dubai Creek to real estate developers of the most prominent buildings throughout the UAE. @mestariaofficial @dubaiculture @desertart @dubaiculture @alfahidineighbourhood @artforumuae #artuae #mikearnoldart #mestaria #alfahidihistoricalneighbourhood #dubaiart #dubai #uaeart #artuae #dubaiculture #dubailife #dubaicreek