In a quiet corner of a simple Omani home, a four-year-old girl dipped her tiny fingers into paint and pressed them onto paper as if discovering the world for the very first time. She didn’t know then that this colorful, random print would become the beginning of a long artistic journey. That little girl is Anwar Anwar Hilal al Jabri, now a sixth-grade student, who in just a few years proved that talent doesn’t need age to flourish, only a sincere heart that knows how to see beauty.
From her earliest days, Anwar drew everywhere, as if the paper couldn’t contain the colors inside her. She experimented on her siblings’ old notebooks, and with every drawing, her confidence grew. Her first real step into the art world came during a school carnival in third grade, when she displayed her paintings for the first time. It wasn’t just a child showing two drawings; it was a young artist presenting the beginning of her voice. The following year, she joined a school event supporting Gaza, sold some of her artworks, and donated the money to the children there, a gesture that revealed a deep sense of compassion matching the beauty of her art.
Anwar’s journey continued quickly. At just nine years old, she participated in Muscat Art for the first time, then took part in the Book Fair the next year, and this year she proudly returned to participate in Muscat Art 4. Standing in front of her artworks, wearing the innocence of childhood and the spirit of an artist, she felt something beyond words. Seeing her own paintings hanging on the wall filled her with joy and shy excitement “These are my drawings... I made them!” she whispered to herself, smiling at the colors she brought to life.
Anwar prefers working with oil paints because they give her the freedom to blend colors smoothly and express details with depth. She chooses her style and palette based on the soul of each painting, letting the artwork itself guide her hand. Among all her pieces, her dearest are the two paintings she presented in Muscat Art 3: ‘Harat Al Sebani’ and ‘Imti Village’. These weren’t just scenes captured on canvas, they were emotional reflections. In Al Sebani, she felt the warmth of old alleys and the scent of memories hiding in the walls. In Imti, she found serenity, nature, light, and the peaceful charm of the place, even the café she loved there found its way into her colors.
Behind this young artist stand parents who saw her gift when she was only four. They noticed her insistence on completing her drawings without letting anyone change them. They created a special art corner for her, a small world filled with paints, brushes, and canvases, where she could grow freely. They enrolled her in various workshops, encouraged her progress, and taught her that mistakes are part of learning. With time, they watched her talent transform into passion.
Today, Anwar dreams big.
She hopes to one day have her own art studio, a space where her creativity can breathe freely. She wants to open a gallery that carries her name, a place where people can meet her art and experience it in a new light. One of her most heartfelt dreams is to create a café and restaurant with a purely artistic atmosphere, where every corner is inspired by her work. A place where visitors feel the beauty and comfort she pours into her paintings.
Anwar is not just a child who draws; she is a small story about passion blooming early, about art finding a pure heart to live in. She is a message that creativity has no age, and that eyes which see beauty will always find a way to paint it.
And so, Anwar continues her journey with a small brush, big dreams, and a heart that knows art is the most beautiful way to say what words cannot.
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