Today we’d like to introduce you to Maryam Mohi.
Every artist has a unique story. Can you briefly walk us through yours?
Someone said “If you want to know where your heart is, look where you mind goes when it wanders”. For me, my heart takes me to colors, shapes and paintings. Art is my passion and watercolor is my medium of choice and my favorite subjects are landscapes, portraits and historical places.
Please tell us about your art.
I have tried different mediums but liked watercolor the most. The watercolor medium is vivid, challenging and more importantly always new. It is all about faster, looser and more emotional style compare to other techniques. It is the oldest pursuit that I know and has enriched my life at every level. While sometimes very challenging but it is invigorating and always a learning experience.
I don’t like to plan things in advance; from choosing my subject and how to paint or draw it, I just let it happen—with watercolor it is more natural to go with the flow. It arrives when I feel the energy, and usually it comes from the mixture of colors that I see in a subject. That’s why my paintings are so colorful as the colors make me very excited.
What do you think is the biggest challenge facing artists today?
I believe artists because of their nature are not like businessmen. They don’t personally enjoy being entrepreneurs and do marketing to sell their work. However, to sell their work and make money some business skills seems to be necessary.
Another challenge in the modern world of art is lack of regulations. Almost 90%of the artworks are sold by galleries, who are secretive about its pricing. A frequent client of the gallery will get a preferential pricing vis-à-vis someone else.
How or where can people see your work? How can people support your work?
In Dallas I had some exhibitions held by Texas Visual Arts Association, Irving Art Association and Conception Arts. Also, I am an active member of Southwestern Watercolor Society.
My website address is http://www.maryammohi-art.com
and I sell some of my painting in the website below:
https://www.artsyartworks.com/
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.maryammohi-art.com/
- Email: maryammohi.art@gmail.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryammohi/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/public/Maryam-Mohi
- Other: https://www.artsyartworks.com/collections/paintings
Image Credit:
Farbod Dashti
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