Farha Farooque

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Farha Farooque I am an illustrator + picturebook maker, inspired by India's rich culture & folkart.

A little gift from Moriah Costa , and my studio has a new leafy resident. Its been a week I have been checking on it dai...
27/08/2026

A little gift from Moriah Costa , and my studio has a new leafy resident. Its been a week I have been checking on it daily because I am terrible with plant care, almost everything I touch doesn’t live very long… and I was worried it got too bruised in its travel to my art studio on a very windy stormy day in Paris! But seems like this one is beginning to adapt to its new home, plus I see new leaves about to sprout, and I cannot explain how happy that is making meeee!!!

This new plant has instantly brought some new energy, I enjoy looking at it while having a cup of tea, I thank it everyday for not giving up on me and just wilting away 🙈

Thank you, my lovely friend. I think we’re going to get along very well, and I hope you stay with me. 🌱

[artist studio, studio life, illustrator studio, plant lover, studio plants, creative space, artist life, picturebook illustrator, painting studio, creative practice]

Work-in-progress I’ve got a few projects and deadlines keeping me busy in the studio at the moment, so painting has beco...
24/08/2026

Work-in-progress

I’ve got a few projects and deadlines keeping me busy in the studio at the moment, so painting has become my favourite way to take a break!

Digital artwork has its pros but yet it feels awesomeee to just step away from the bright screen and pick up a brush and dab it in paint and apply a nice thick coat to the paper… so satisfying to apply and see the strokes visibly!

I’m also on a little mission to gather all these paintings together, finish the ones that need finishing, find the other collections hiding around the studio, and finally make some space for new things to come!

I am planning to make a catalog of all my paintings that can perhaps find a new home, is this something that would interest you? Lemme know! ♥️

[studio practice, painting, artist studio, mixed media, illustration, creative process, work in progress, artist life, painting break, creative practice]

Do you get that feeling too, when you see an outdoor table and chair set - to make a full teapot of your favourite tea w...
16/08/2026

Do you get that feeling too, when you see an outdoor table and chair set - to make a full teapot of your favourite tea with some biscuits, open the sketchbook to a fresh spread full of possibilities, a pocket tin box of watercolours, or a palette with wet gouache, with a book to accompany for some light reading… this is the kind of afternoon I dream of ♥️

[slow living, simple moments, outdoor sketching, sketchbook practice, tea and sketching, watercolour painting, gouache painting, artist life, creative afternoon, everyday beauty]

Today I spent the afternoon at Moriah’s studio (this was my birthday gift! 😄) for an art co-working session, and it was ...
15/08/2026

Today I spent the afternoon at Moriah’s studio (this was my birthday gift! 😄) for an art co-working session, and it was nice to just experiment and create work without any fixed outcome in mind.

Moriah gave me a demo on working with inks, so I took a few pointers and made a warm-up composition inspired by her awesome indoor plant collection. I used inks, gouache, washi tapes to make frames and a black marker.

For the next piece, I wanted to deliberately step outside my usual way of working, so I brought collage into the mix. I found myself reworking my tiger and tree Gond composition, adding folk art collage elements and, eventually, a very bright background!! 😍

And somewhere between cutting, sticking, painting and reworking, I had a small realisation: I need to make more personal work - including references of Indian folk art which is my biggest inspiration! I want to create work that lets me explore these vibrant colour palettes and ideas that make my heart sing, and then bring some of that energy into my portfolio!

Today’s studio visit was less about making a finished piece and more about just creating and experimenting, and being surprised by the outcome :) of course, the best part of co-working with an artist friend is all the chats and the laughs, thank you for a wonderful afternoon Moriah!

[art coworking, artist studio, mixed media illustration, ink illustration, gouache painting, collage art, Gond art, Indian folk art, personal projects, illustration portfolio]

Here is the full artwork I made at the SVCC Gond Art workshop today. Thank you for the opportunity to learn more about t...
12/08/2026

Here is the full artwork I made at the SVCC Gond Art workshop today. Thank you for the opportunity to learn more about this beautiful Indian folk art tradition!

Gond art originates from the Gond community of central India, practiced by Gond Pradhans and is known for its intricate patterns, lines and dots, which are inspired by nature, animals and everyday life.

I have some more Gond artworks from other explorations, will make a series of it and share more here :)

[Indian folk art, Gond art, Gond painting, Indian illustration, folk art workshop, Choti Tekam, Gond artist, Indian art, tiger illustration, Paris artists]

With Indian Independence Day just a few days away, SVCC Paris organised a brilliant virtual Gond art workshop with Gond ...
12/08/2026

With Indian Independence Day just a few days away, SVCC Paris organised a brilliant virtual Gond art workshop with Gond artist Choti Tekam!

They provided all the art materials and gave us two compositions to choose from: two birds with a tree, or a tiger with a tree. Naturally, I went for the tiger because it is one of my favourite animals!

We only had an hour, so I kept the details and mark-making to a minimum…but this awesome workshop has made me want to pick up my Indian folk art journey again!

Thank you SVCC for such a beautiful way to spend an evening, learning about and celebrating a contemporary Indian folk art tradition. I really hope there are many more folk art workshops like this!

[Indian folk art, Gond art, Gond painting, Choti Tekam, Indian illustration, folk art workshop, Indian artist, contemporary folk art, tiger art, Paris Indian community]

Today I was extremely happy because I got to meet and draw with fellow artist and urbansketcher Parinitha. We caught up ...
10/11/2025

Today I was extremely happy because I got to meet and draw with fellow artist and urbansketcher Parinitha. We caught up over lunch and went to sketch together in Panjim over nonstop art chitchat! Later that afternoon I would go on to attend a travel workshop hosted by her, (which was excellent!!) I will post an outcome of that workshop in another post :)

Now, I wanted to tell you a little but about the structure I sketched - a broken home. If you have followed my stories for a while, you probably already know about the love and endearment I feel for the broken and the abandoned…the moment I saw this home I felt an instant connection to it and began to draw it. I came home and completed the foliage and penned down some thoughts, which I will add below.

‘H is for Home (that once must’ve been. someone’s)’

Today, I stumbled upon what once might have been someone’s small, bright dream — a yellow house in Panjim now swallowed by roots, rubble, and time. A tree has fallen over it, branches entangled with blue tarps and bits of debris, yet there is something strangely beautiful about it all.

The red-framed window is cracked but still standing, and is curtained from the inside…and next to it, an old cycle cart rests quietly, as if waiting for someone who never came back. The air feels heavy but peaceful, like time has stopped here for a while.

As I stand here sketching, I can’t help thinking how even in ruin, this house still has a kind of spirit - stubborn, gentle, and alive in its own way. Maybe that’s what I love most about Goa, how beauty hides in the most unexpected corners, even in what’s falling apart.

If you check slide 7, I have attached a photo of how this home looked (in 2025 itself) if I am to believe Google maps street view. I am astounded by how much (or how little) time it takes for a home to become a ruin and reach a state of decay.

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