Original Paintings by Forough Ghasemi
My paintings are inspired by nature, light, memory, and the quiet emotions that connect us to the world around us. Alongside teaching young artists, I continue to paint as a lifelong journey of exploration, expression, and discovery.
Reflections
Oil on Canvas • 11 × 14 in
Light settles gently on the water, where reflections invite the viewer to pause and discover beauty in stillness..
The Brook’s Whisper
Oil on Canvas • 16 × 20 in
This painting explores the meeting of light and storm, where movement, memory, and nature flow into one another.
Storm Over the Coast
Oil on canvas 20 X 16 in
Gentle Current
Oil on Canvas • 30 × 40 in
A gentle current carries light through the landscape, inviting the viewer to slow down and embrace a quiet moment of peace.
Turquoise Dream
Acrylic on canvas
Turquoise Dream is a meditation on light, memory, and transformation. Organic forms rise gently from the darkness, blurring the boundary between leaves, water, and flame. Rather than telling a story, the painting offers a quiet space where each viewer can find
Memory of Light
Oil on Canvas 16 X 20
Memory of Light explores the quiet beauty of everyday objects touched by time. Soft light settles gently across familiar forms, preserving not only their presence but also the memories they quietly hold.
Currents
Oil on canvas
Color moves as memory moves—without clear boundaries or destinations. Light rises through layers of darkness, carrying fragments that might be water, leaves, clouds, or flame. Rather than describing a place, the painting invites quiet contemplation of change, where every form remains open to interpretation.
Currents
Oil on Canvas
Soft currents of color rise through one another, suggesting growth, transformation, and quiet renewal. Rather than defining a single landscape, the painting leaves space for the viewer to discover their own path through light and movement.
Convergence I
Oil on canvas
Convergence explores the meeting point of light, color, and memory. Flowing forms gather toward a luminous center, suggesting a moment where separate paths become one, while leaving the meaning open to each viewer’s own experience.
Convergence II
Oil on Canvas 30 x 40
Convergence II brings together light, color, and movement in a shared point of arrival. Rather than defining a single place, the painting invites each viewer to experience their own moment of convergence.
Convergence III
Oil on scnvas
2025
From Multiplicity to Unity.
Light, space, and movement become one.
Divergenc
Acrylic on Canvas
2025
Light, color, and space expand into multiple directions, revealing the beauty of continuous transformation.
The Silent Memory
Mix media on paper.
2000
Layers of color and texture quietly preserve traces of time. Rather than telling a story, the work invites the viewer to discover memories that emerge gradually through its surface.
A pause
Oil on Canvas
2017
A quiet moment between the demands of everyday life—a chance to breach, reflect, and simply be
