Faria Shamshad · Artist, Wimbledon Art Studios
My soul speaks
in colour.
Original artwork — painting, abstract and floral art, mixed media and glass — made in my studio at Wimbledon Art Studios. I work with clients on bespoke pieces, exhibit around twice a year, and run workshops for adults and children.
- Studio
- Wimbledon Art Studios, Studio 288
- Trained
- MA Fine Art, University of the Punjab
- Work
- Painting · mixed media · glass art
Selected work
Painting, mixed media and glass art
Abstract, floral, landscape and calligraphy — work I make to be original, vibrant and meaningful. Open any piece for its details and price.
35 pieces
Most of what I make is bespoke — designed for a particular space, occasion or person. If nothing here is quite right, tell me what you have in mind.
Commission a piece
Commission
Riva Blooms — glass-art installation for a flower shop
About
Faria Shamshad
“I am an artist and my soul speaks in colour. I see beauty in the sky, where clouds dance like dreams. I feel peace in flowers, soft and gentle, growing wild and free.
When I paint, I paint my heart. When I draw, I draw my dreams. Art is where I can be me — quiet or loud, happy or sad, like a flower blooming under a cloudy sky. This is my world. This is my magic.”
I am an artist with a Master's degree in Fine Art and a strong passion for painting, design and creating original artwork. Art has always been an important part of my life — it is how I express my creativity and connect with others.
I established my own practice and studio at Wimbledon Art Studios, where I create and exhibit my work: painting, abstract art, floral compositions, mixed media and glass art. I take part in around two exhibitions each year, including solo shows, and work with clients on bespoke pieces — most recently a glass-art installation designed specifically for a flower shop.
I enjoy exploring new materials and techniques, and I am always looking for ways to develop my practice.
- Studio
- Wimbledon Art Studios, Studio 288
- Education
- MA Fine Art, University of the Punjab, Institute of Art & Design (2003) · BA, Government Girls College (2001)
- Practice
- Fine art & painting · abstract & floral art · glass art · mixed media · drawing & illustration · calligraphy
- Exhibitions
- Around two a year, including solo exhibitions
- Also
- Bespoke commissions · workshops for adults and children · a year as a supply teaching assistant
Wimbledon Art Studios, Studio 288
Riverside Yard, Riverside Road, London SW17 0BB
Commissions
Bespoke artwork for your space
I work with clients on bespoke pieces — on canvas, in mixed media or on glass — designed specifically for a home, a business or an occasion. Tell me what you have in mind and I will come back to you with a proposal, a timeline and a price.
Recent commission
Riva Blooms — a florist's shopfront
A wildflower border along one window, and a Christmas window on another: two commissions for the same florist.
Latest
The Christmas window
Glass art — the shopfront window
In motion
A pass along the finished window
Filmed at dusk, with the lights on inside.
At the same shop
The wildflower border
Glass art, designed specifically for the space
On the glass
How the flower shop was painted
Filmed during the Riva Blooms commission — the flowers going onto the glass, one by one.
Time-lapse
A dahlia, start to finish
Four minutes in ten seconds: the outline, the petals, then the centre.
Line work
A butterfly, drawn freehand
Painted straight over the finished flowers, with no sketch underneath.
Final pass
Highlights on the daffodils
White over yellow, the last pass — what makes the flowers read from across the road.
Workshops
Come and paint with me
Sessions for adults and children, at Studio 288 or in your own home. I spent a year as a teaching assistant working with children of different abilities, and I run my workshops the same way — a positive, encouraging environment where everyone works at their own level.