Arabic Drummers Acrylic Painting

This is an acrylic painting using the technique of blocked in and glazing before the additional details are added on to the subjects. This painting portrays a typical traditional Arabic drummers participating in some festivities. The Arabs have a very richly, diverse music and dances that significantly amplifies their Arabic culture and identity, which is being played out in this scene.

The artist sets the painting in an outdoor mood where Arab men in their traditional, white attire are holding the Arabic traditional drums, which are a norm in a typical Emirati festivities. The shell of these drums are usually made of fiber and the design on the drums are made of natural skin and hammered by hand. In this painting, the artist aims to depict a celebration of sort in an outdoor, daytime atmosphere.

The main subject here are the drummers wearing the traditional drums on their shoulders, the movement of their bodies gives a viewer an imaginative sense of their symphonic playing with the drums. The background of trees and unruly shrubs and shadows of the figures on the ground provides the viewer an impression of a sunny afternoon filled with music and dances in a traditional style celebration in summertime.

NOTE: The 1st image shows the full painting, with the following images showcasing closeups of the artwork, detailing the work done by the artist.

Painting is signed by the artist

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