ARTWORK DESCRIPTION

This artwork is pencil on paper (8.5 x 11 Inches). based on an original photograph sent to Farid by a close friend of his from Pakistan.

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

Farid Aziz is an Aerospace Engineer who was born in Nairobi, Kenya and currently works and resides in Ottawa, Canada. Farid was a recipient of the an international scholarship to study Aeronautics/Aerospace Engineering in the United Kingdom. After completing his undergraduate education in the UK, he moved to Canada and re-joined his recently immigrated family in Ottawa. He has spent the last 25 years leading the multi-million dollar International Space, Military and Telecommunications projects in the private and public sectors. Farid is the recipient of 5 US and Canadian Patents in the Telecommunication Field. Farid’s professional work has been fortunate to afford him travel worldwide.

Farid’s love for fine art was realized while growing up in Kenya. He was strongly influenced by his art teacher, Mr. Njoroge, and inspired by his father's artwork (who was an untrained artist and painted using oil paints on glass!). Farid's preferred medium is pencil, watercolours, and acrylics. Farid’s favourite artist are the wildlife extraordinaire David Shephard, Carl Brenders, and WWII aircraft artist Barrie Clark. Farid is also a self-taught artist and is encouraged to pursue and continue his art by his family.

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