Among my all-time favorite musicians is the talented Fatoumata Diawara.

I made today’s drawing listening to her song NAYAN (scroll down to listen) – I want to do some bigger work (paintings) of her in the future.

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Late night drawing session. Music plays a key role in creating my drawings. Fatoumata Diawara is one of my favourite musicians ever, her melodies go straight to my heart.. #artist #art #drawing #inspiration #music #fatoumatadiawara #naya #chalkpastel

A post shared by Isabella El-Hasan (@isabellaelhasan) on Sep 23, 2016 at 1:02pm PDT

Background for digital drawing:

Digital drawing is such a huge part of my creative process now that I will need to invest in getting an Ipad, the appropriate software and a digital pen..The resolution on my phone-drawings is just not good enough..so my next goal after the exhibition is to get more professional equipment.

Friday is the opening of my exhibition and I am now preparing all the last bits! I will skip this weeks Thursday post and will be back on Monday! Stay tuned via my Instagram account, where I’ll be sharing pic’s of the opening.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week!

Love, Salam

Isabella