Here’s a quick Q&A with Fauzia:

Warum malst du?
Painting is the only truth for me. I paint for my soul and to gain clarity in all that I do.

Wie lange malen Sie schon?
I have been associated with art for almost 35 years – after having had long pauses and breaks, I have been enjoying a full-fledged painter’s career for the last 4 years.

Have you had formal training?
Yes – in fine arts at home and abroad.

Sind Sie freiberuflicher Künstler oder üben Sie einen anderen Beruf aus?
I’m a painter by passion and profession, an influencer, as well as a gallerist.

Wer inspiriert dich?
I have been blessed with several. They are my role models, whom I seek to emulate in order to enhance myself.

Hattest du einen Mentor?
I find mentors in people I can learn from, whatever it may be.

Malst du jeden Tag?
I wish I painted every day, but I don’t. Painting is the most beautiful of all arts and, as per my mood, I take it on with strokes and colour.

Malst du im Freien oder im Atelier?
A bit of both. En plein air resonates the most, as I want the viewer to feel what I felt, to have this sense that there is so much more to our existence. Studio art also comes easy.

Welche Musik hörst du beim Malen?
Music and painting are entwined for me. It’s like a painting is the music I see and music is the painting I can hear. Both classical and instrumental inspire me, while the great Indian maestro, Jagjit Singh is my motivation.

Malen Sie aus dem Gedächtnis oder anhand von Vorlagenfotos?
I find it easy to capture my own photography and then make subject of it. My expression and storyline fits its best self when I do my own reference.

Beginnen Sie mit einer Skizze oder einem Konzeptentwurf?
Yes, I do refer to a concept piece for guidance most of the time.

Arbeiten Sie an einem Stück nach dem anderen oder an mehreren gleichzeitig?
I do several because I also paint with oil, which takes time to dry.

Malst du vertikal oder flächig?
I mostly paint vertically. It’s more comfortable for me.

What core colors do you work with?
Earthy tones speak to me the most – colours that breathe and flow into nature’s greenery and light, allowing me to express my love for the breathing creation that exists in silence.

Tuben, Pfannen oder Stäbe?
I prefer the 15 ml tubes, but I’m waiting for my sticks to arrive!

Wie lange brauchen Sie, um ein Werk fertigzustellen?
Depending on the subject and size, I usually attempt a half-imperial study in an hour, then the painting takes about a day.

Woran erkennt man, dass ein Kunstwerk fertig ist?
An expression of myself – what I stand for and what I believe in – defines the moment that my artwork is done.