My friend Zainab was learning how to paint and got me interested. For three afternoons, we sat on my balcony and attempted to paint the gorgeous view in front of us. Neither of us knew how to paint, so it was like blind leading the blind. I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted to paint from my photography experience, but when the brush hit the canvas, I had no idea how to convert what I had in mind to shapes and colors on paper. Acrylic dried so fast that I was having a hard time blending colors.

Looking at the crooked houses, I have yet to decide if painting is a hobby I want to pursue in the future. Hum...

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My First Acrylic Painting - A View of Sana'a from My Balcony

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