Fouad Mimi is an artist here in Jordan who never quite commited to his craft full-time (and admittedly regrets it from time to time). He has held jobs as a teacher, TV producer, and fashion designer over the past thirty years. All the while he painted, and rather well. The two painting shown here were done in the late 70's, the bottom one being a self-portrait. Like just about every artist from his generation here in Jordan, Mimi's style shifted toward the abstract as his reputation grew. He currently paints mostly colorful landscapes. Interestingly, one of his major collectors is famous American Presidential photographer David Hume Kennerly.
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