Here’s a quick Q&A with Fauzia:

Waarom schilder je?
Painting is the only truth for me. I paint for my soul and to gain clarity in all that I do.

Hoe lang schilder je al?
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.

Ben je een professioneel kunstenaar of heb je een andere baan?
I’m a painter by passion and profession, an influencer, as well as a gallerist.

Wie inspireert jou?
I have been blessed with several. They are my role models, whom I seek to emulate in order to enhance myself.

Heb je een mentor gehad?
I find mentors in people I can learn from, whatever it may be.

Schildert u elke dag?
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.

Schildert u in de buitenlucht of in een 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.

Naar welke muziek luister je tijdens het schilderen?
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.

Do you paint from memory or reference photos?
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.

Begin je met een schets of een concepttekening?
Yes, I do refer to a concept piece for guidance most of the time.

Werk je aan één stuk tegelijk of aan meerdere?
I do several because I also paint with oil, which takes time to dry.

Schildert u verticaal of horizontaal?
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.

Buisjes, pannen of stokjes?
I prefer the 15 ml tubes, but I’m waiting for my sticks to arrive!

Hoe lang doe je erover om een werk af te maken?
Depending on the subject and size, I usually attempt a half-imperial study in an hour, then the painting takes about a day.

Hoe weet je wanneer je kunstwerk af is?
An expression of myself – what I stand for and what I believe in – defines the moment that my artwork is done.