Biography through greeting cards!

We couldn't help publishing some more work by Habib Feghali.
In a festive mood we are! Greeting cards found on facebook.
Waiting impatiently for the 2008 version!

me, me, me !

Self portrait by Illustrator Benoit Debbane, found on his blog.

Heartbroke

Graffiti facebook Art by Maher Diab.
Maher is a Lebanese illustrator & art director currently living in the U.A.E Dubai.
Randomly ran accross his blog, check it out.

Land of the cedars

T-Shirt designs by Habib Feghali.

Mumu in the box

Self portrait by Muriel Abi Chaker. Found on face book again!

Sirine Matta

Sirine Matta is an illustrator, creative director, graphic designer, 3D artist, cartoonist, comics artist, character designer, storyboard artist, mobile Content artist, etc...
Quoting her:"Do not copy, modify, distribute or sell the whole or parts of the image above without permission of the creator"

Spitting fire

Digital illustration by Gabriel Ferneineh. He seems to be constantly influenced by bombs, missiles and war machinery.

penguin cube

Iko the friendly penguin, character designed by penguin cube.

Sidon at night

1911 Illustration of Sidon (Lebanon), at night.
Sidon was once one of the most important Phoenician trading cities.

Walad

Even bright fun colors turn into a violent way of expression.
"Walad", a painting by Rafik Majzoub, found on the "Arte East" website.

Barriers

Graffiti seen on the AUB (American University of Beirut) wall,
where Abd el Aziz street meets Bliss street. This picture was taken
from "A Diamond’s Eye View of the World".

Run jo run

Jo Baaklini wants to do the world in so little time!
Simple and clear in the drawings and in the head!

THE CIVIL WAR WON'T PASS

"THE CIVIL WAR WON'T PASS"
"we buy: kalshnikov (russian model) and 50 sand bags."
Mazen Kerbaj, for the Al Akhbar newspaper on November 20.

Michèle Standjofski

After exhibiting at Angoulême International Comics Festival, Michèle Standjofski is now fully dedicated to illustration. She is also teaching at ALBA (Académie Libanaise des Beaux Arts). Michèle is one of the pioneers of the Lebanese comics scene in the 1980's.
Above is an extract of a picture-book about nature’s little secrets, published at Samir Editeur.

Danielle Kattar

Danielle Kattar is a lebanese freelancer in illustration and graphic design.
Above an illustration for an Italo Calvino book called Cosmicomics.
Found on the same Face Book group called Fann.

Hello... Darling!

Areej Mahmoud and his minimal curvy drawings! Illustration found
accidentally on a face book group called fann.

"Hadid, Saboun, Bonbon"

"Hadid, Saboun, Bonbon" (Steel, Soap, Candy). Children book illustrated
and designed by Lana Khayyat, written by Rania Saghir.
This book is published by new publishing house "al khayyat al saghir"
(the little taylor). Click here to see their website.

Sheep

"Sheep" by . An academic animation short. "Ensad" class of 2006.
This film tells the story of a little girl who, following unfortunate scissors encounters, finds herself compelled to take in a sheep on her head.

Fables

Fables by Jean de la Fontaine. Academic illustration work by Karim Aldahdah.
We suggest this book to be published. It is really worth it!
Where are those publishers when we need them.

Stavro Jabra

"Women to bite" a 1997 book of erotic sketches by illustrator Stavro Jabra.

Crooked finger

Drawing by Rasha Kahil, a Royal College of Art graduate.

Fouad Mezher

Fouad Mezher, writer and illustrator of the comic series "The Educator".
Published in the Samandal comic magazine, issue 0. You can download the
entire issue on the website.

Our president

Thought of the day by Benoit Debbane on his blog.

Malaak

Joumana Medlej's first comic book. Malaak a fantasy heroin that is sent by
the Cedars to resolve the lebanese war that seems to not be the work of
humans alone. More details on the official website.

Face book art

Muriel Abi Chaker, lebanese illustrator, posted this "graffiti" on her face
book wall not so long ago.

F... sleeve!

Tatoo design by Hady Beydoun, airbrush and tattoo artist.

Sudden death

"What I would like before I die is..."
Illustrator Wassim Maouad and his so recognizable cynical touch.

"I Love Beirut"

Maher Diab, one of the artists that participated in Nafas Beirut, a multimedia venue for artists bearing witness. The aim was to create a platform for artists, poets, writers and filmmakers to share their work produced during or in reaction to the Israeli siege of Lebanon of Summer 2006.

Yasmina Baz

Portrait of Valerie c. by Yasmina Baz.
Yasmina is an ALBA (Académie Libanaise des Beaux Arts) graduate.

«Histoires à dormir debout»

Fulvio Codsi in an exhibit at "espace SD".

7 am Blink

Illustrated book entitled 7am Blink.
Texts by Darine Hamze, book design by Carol Issa.
Ink on paper illustrations by Rafik Majzoub.

The EDUCATOR!

"The Educator" by Fouad Mezher. Published in the Samandal Magazine.

Autoportrait on the walls of Beirut

Gabriel Ferneine tagged his portraits on the streets of Beirut.
Pictures found on his blog, worth the look. We wish it was updated more often.

Areej Mahmoud

A satire of the current political situation of Lebanon, reflecting the general
disgust of the people. By illustrator Areej Mahmoud. Mahmoud is a graphic design graduate from the American University of Beirut (AUB) and he is presently living and working in Lebanon.

Chicago?

Illustration found on the personal website of Karim Al Dahdah.

Complicity

Mona Trad Dabaji is a lebanese painter and teacher.
She collects old doors & windows, saved from demolition wreckages, and uses them as a support for her paintings, granting them a chance of rebirth inside new interiors.

...and the dog

Hamra, near AUB; the stencil of the three people we've been seeing around.
And the dog!
Picture taken from "Photo Beirut" blog.

"Mourir partir revenir c'est le jeu des hirondelles"

Zeina Abi Rached's new comic book, published by Cambourakis.
The book tells a part of the author's story during the 80's war in Lebanon.

Mur du Sang

"Mur du sang", literally "wall of blood" depicting the 1982
invasion of Israel over Lebanon. By caricaturist Stavro Jabra.

Vintage Vog

Advertising illustration by John Raidy.
In 1985, Raidy instructed Advertising Design at The American University of
Beirut (AUB) and introduced airbrush Illustration courses at "Académie Libanaise
des Beaux Arts" (ALBA).
John Raidy is the person behind Retouch agency

Singing in the rain

Found on Benoit Debbane's website.
Advertising and logos section.

Biking in style

Airbrush design on helmet by Hady Beydoun.