Ash Ghazar (2025) Original Oil Painting by Lilith Gurekhian

In this painting, I wanted to capture the quiet, fragile instant when music has not yet sounded but already breathes within the moment.
At the center stands a male musician—someone real, someone whose presence and character I’ve observed closely.

His calm, thoughtful gaze holds the stillness of a melody waiting to be born. I shaped the light and shadow on his face to express both inner peace and a steady, grounded strength.

The flowing lines and warm, moving contours around him represent the inner motion I feel while creating—a rhythm that never truly stops.
His hands rest on the instrument with a quiet mastery, shaped not by force but by intention and sensitivity.
In this work, I wanted to reveal not only the music, but also the musician: a man with depth, calm confidence, and a silent but steady power.
My aim was to portray the moment when creation is still silent yet already fully alive.

And I leave the viewer with the sense that the first note might appear at any second.

Materials used:

oil on canvas

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 60 x 90 x 2cm (unframed) / 60 x 89cm (actual image size)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Surrealistic
• Subject: People and portraits