Artwork
Dancing with words and colours
“What was the purpose of my journey?”, Rumi – Acrylic and oil on cotton canvas, 20*20 cm 
“Roar in the silence”, Rumi – Acrylic and oil on cotton canvas, 20*20 cm 
“Those who just follow their brain assume that the universe rotates around them but the true love knows that they are wandering in the circle of life.”, Hafez – Acrylic and oil on cotton canvas, 22*16 cm 
“Last night the shaikh went all about the city, lamp in hand, crying, ‘I am weary of beast and devil, a true human is my desire.’ They said, ‘That (the true human) is not to be found, we too have searched.’ He answered, ‘That who is not to be found is my desire.’”, Rumi – Acrylic and oil on cotton canvas, 16*22 cm 
“God give me what is the best for me”, Hafez – Acrylic and oil on cotton canvas, 20*20 cm 
“God give me what is the best for me”, Hafez – Acrylic and oil on cotton canvas, 20*20 cm
The healing power of nature
My love for trees
My inner journey
I wish I was by your side – Oil pastel on paper 
Me – Oil pastel on paper 
Inner fire – Oil pastel on paper 
Inner thunder – Oil pastel on paper 
The miracle of leaf and colour when mourning the death – Oil pastel on paper 
Wandering – Oil pastel on paper 
What are you? – Oil pastel on paper 
Listening to Dave Grahl’s book while painting – Oil pastel on paper 
Watery eyes and heavy heart – Oil pastel on paper 
The beauty of blending – Oil pastel on paper 
The change – Oil pastel on paper 
While listening to Brandi Carlile – Oil pastel on paper 
While talking to Soheil on the phone – Oil pastel on paper 
The beauty of colours – Oil pastel on paper 
Fire – Oil pastel on paper 
Deep inside – Oil pastel on paper 
After a long day at work – Oil pastel on paper 
He is gone – Oil pastel on paper 
Peace – Oil pastel on paper 
Thoughts – Oil pastel on paper 
Pale pink roses – Oil pastel on paper 
Painting during my lunch break – Oil pastel on paper 
Painting my frustration – Oil pastel on paper 
Is this a cave? – Oil pastel on paper 
Happy new year! – Oil pastel on paper 
Follow the yellow brick road – Oil pastel on paper 
My silent scream for your freedom – Oil pastel on paper 
Colourful world of Coldplay – Oil pastel on paper
About Samaneh
Samaneh Utter is a self-taught artist living in Göteborg, Sweden. As a teenager, Samaneh had a brief introduction to Persian calligraphy and oil painting but she paused these practices to fully focus on her education. She has a profound interest in Persian poems.
“Life has a funny way of helping you out when you think everything’s gone wrong, and everything blows up in your face.“, as Alanis Morissette sang. As an architecture student, Samaneh purchased a box of oil pastels sometime in 2002 from a shop in front of Tehran University. When she moved to Sweden to continue her education in Software Engineering in 2008, somehow unconsciously she also packed that unused box of oil pastels in her luggage. Little did she know that 20 years later, those oil pastels were going to take her on an inner journey where she would peel off the layers of emotions.
Painting with oil pastels, watercolor, acrylic, and oil, as well as reading and calligraphing poems of Hafez and Rumi bring joy to Samaneh that is why she invites you to her world of art.
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