4 Ways to Become a Better Artist - ICNA Convention Art

I gave a talk at ICNA Convention this year. There were many youth and adults aspiring artists to learn more about Islamic art. I loved the enthusiasm and shared a few lessons with the audience. It was a packed hall, around 200 budding artists and they were all listening. Many invited me to teach a class at their community (really cool folks at the convention).

I loved the story of my cousin's best friend. She requested that I would write her mother's name in a beautiful Arabic script. I let her pick her colors and managed to write the name in a very fluid way. She left and I didn't see her again. However, my wife told me that a young girl told her that when she presented my artwork (the name of her mom) to her mother. The mother started to cry and said this was the most thoughtful present she had received.

A couple of ladies at the convention also told me that they thought "the most beautiful thing" was my Arabic writing of the word God in green color depicting a heartbeat with the word Allah written on the black background. They saw the image on my facebook account under Faraz Khan (Rutgers). I will share more gems but here is what I talked about...



Four Ways to Become a Better Artist:

1. Learn your pen (brush).
2. Practice, and practice some more

3. Learn and study master artists within your field of art
4. But BE UNIQUE... create your own STYLE...

Best,
Faraz Khan