“Ever since I can remember, art has been in my blood. I began drawing portraits of family and friends as a child. I was creative at heart, and creating art was already a passion by the time I was in my early teens.

Years later, while I was working for The New York Times in London as a Senior Advertising Associate, my wife encouraged me to start exhibiting my paintings and selling my art.

I remember preparing for my first exhibition and hanging my paintings, and I was so delighted at how quickly my paintings started selling.”

“The moment my life changed forever was when I became a father. I decided it was the right time to pursue my dream and I resigned from my role at NYTimes and became a full-time independent artist. I never looked back!

I am extremely grateful that I have been able to live my passion and I can paint every single day in my studio creating original abstract paintings and work on exciting new projects with my clients.” 

Omar Obaid