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Aley Fog Lines | ضباب عاليه
She paints fog from her studio in Aley's hills. He's the gallery owner from Dubai who discovers her work by accident. In mountain mist, they find clarity. 'Inti awd-ha min ay lawha' (أنتِ أوضح من أي لوحة).
Aïn Témouchent Tides
Wahiba runs a coastal guesthouse in Aïn Témouchent. When marine painter David arrives seeking the perfect Mediterranean light, she shows him colors no palette can hold. 'El bahr ysabbegh' (البحر يصبّغ) - The sea paints.
دَرْسُ الصِّفَةِ المُشَبَّهَةِ | The Lesson of the Resembling Adjective
A portrait painter in medieval Tabriz learns the grammar of permanent qualities through الصفة المشبهة, where traits are painted with words.
رسام الغروب | The Sunset Painter of Ouarzazate
A desert sunset painter discovers passion with an art dealer discovering Moroccan artists.
الأرملة الزرقاء | The Blue Widow of Tangier
A painter in Tangier becomes obsessed with capturing the beauty of a mysterious widow in blue.
The Painter's Portrait
Celeste paints commissions for people who want to be remembered. When a collector commissions his own portrait—and then his admirer's—she discovers art imitates more than life.