Blog | Habib Hajallie

Art and Cake LA Interview written by Gary Brewer

Habib Hajallie: Facing History - by Gary Brewer “Compassion is the basis of morality.” - Arthur Schopenhauer A face is like a map- it...

Artfinder Interview

Q:Do you have a message for readers regarding the UK’s Black History Month? A:Use black history month as a starting point for sustained...

Wampanoag Power

The narrative of the Pilgrim’s arrival & settlement from Plymouth, UK to the United States is a largely farcical historical retelling,...

La Route d’Emeraude

‘La Route d’Emeraude’ is an antique text I purchased in a brocante whilst on an artist residency in Provence, France in the late summer...

NG Creative Art Residency

In December 2020 I was elated to have won The NG Art Creative Residency prize as part of the Wells Art Contemporary exhibition 2021. My...

Madi Dangerously

This fineliner pen portrait displays the strength of modern femininity, drawn on pages from Questions of Our Day (published 1934). This...

Mayflower Residency: Wampanoag Power

I’m very pleased to be commencing a residency at Southwark Park Galleries in 2 weeks time. I’ve been invited to create a work in response...

Goals, disillusionment & progress

At the time of writing this, tomorrow will be my 26th birthday, the deadline that I had set myself to achieve my goal of being able to...

English Music

This fineliner pen portrait on a 1940s ‘English Music’ book case, depicts early 20th century English music composer, Edward Elgar, a man...

Interview with 'the artist magazine'

You recently won a prize in Wells Art Contemporary 2020 for your triptych Where Are You Really From?, a self-portrait which deals with...