Farha Farooque

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

20/03/2026

Drawing the Montparnasse Tower before it shuts down for renovations by the end of this month.

14/03/2026

Let’s get some fresh air and join a drawing date with the Paris Pigeons today, which is a lovely group of illustrators, animators, graphic designers in Paris! :) Today’s theme was drawing a self portrait with various prompts, thank you .bellemo.illustration for organising ♥️

17/11/2025

Honestly, ever since I started sketchbooking, my vacations have become so much more meaningful. I observe better now! Tiny details, colours, textures, the way light moves. I feel like I see Goa differently, like the place has slowed down just enough for me to understand it better. And somewhere along the way, I’ve started feeling more connected to Goa itself, almost as if the sketchbook became a bridge between me and all these little everyday moments I would’ve otherwise missed.

It’s been 4 years that I’ve been sketchbooking in Goa, and now I’m planning to revisit allll those sketches and notes, meet my previous versions, and compile it all together in one master sketchbook and make a big map of it all! Is this something that you’d be interested to see? Let me know in the comments below ♥️

10/11/2025

‘J for Jambaleshwar Mahila Mandal’ - an episode from a snacks and tea stall we frequent :)

A small sketchbook spread to record a perfect evening.
We’re on our way home from the museum when we spot our favourite tea stall. I ask, “Chai?” and see Remy’s helmeted head bobbing yes in the side mirror. I flick on the indicator, the yellow-orange blinkers twinkle like little stars and I gently swerve out of the main road, parking the scooter right in front of the stall.

“Two chai and one Maggi, please.”

While the stall owner gets to work, tea leaves boiling, breaks the instant noodles pack in two and plonks it in the boiling hot water, I feel oddly proud that everything is made fresh, even if it’s gloriously unhealthy and has zero nutritional value.

This waiting time is my perfect observation window. I take in the scene: the kadhai blackened with use, the pressure cooker steaming faintly, the stainless steel plates stacked neatly, the bright (almost neon) plastic tupperware bowls. I start sketching them in my head.

I play my usual guessing (and wishing) game: which bowl will my Maggi be served in tonight? I ask myself.
“Green,” I answer-whisper, remembering that last time it was blue.

Nearby, I overhear someone ordering a wada pav with Konkani chutney, and I wonder if I should discover what that is, or perhaps save it for another day.

Our chai and Maggi (to share) arrive, piping hot.
I hold my green bowl and feel like the luckiest person in the whole world.

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.

07/11/2025

Just a small vlog of today. We are currently in vacation in Goa, and we like to think of them like a relaxed art retreat always, finding time to focus on our passion projects and move forward creatively :) I drew a lot more in my travel sketchbook, I will share those in other logs or a sketchbook flip through maybe!

Gathering my thoughts from the Exhibition Opening event/ vernissage and I feel an immense gratitude bubbling in my heart...
08/09/2025

Gathering my thoughts from the Exhibition Opening event/ vernissage and I feel an immense gratitude bubbling in my heart for everybody who made this such a special day to hold in my heart!

Thanks to and , my fellow artist colleagues, which I will tag below, I hope you can check their handles and follow their amazing work, my family here and in India, drawing friends/ urban sketchers, school and college friends. I am thankful to each and every one of you for your immense support. I feel truly loved ♥️

.farooque .l .u.art .jl_studio .endeux .grama .torrente .graphique

Hellooo everyone, how have you been? I wanted to share some updates about my upcoming group exhibition happening at soo...
02/09/2025

Hellooo everyone, how have you been?
I wanted to share some updates about my upcoming group exhibition happening at soon and some studio process photos. I would like to talk in detail about my paintings, but I don’t know how much is too much 😂, so I just leave you with some photos and videos and a few lines 🤗

Let me leave some dates for you too
Group exhibition Vernissage/ Private Opening: 4th September 2025

You can also visit on all Wednesdays this month from 14h-18h.

Wishing you all a happy September,

and if you have thoughts about what home feels like to you, let me know! A comment or DM, whatever works! I thought a lot about this topic while painting my very first painting “Homecoming”, so I am very happy to hear what you think about it.

And most importantly, will I see you there? 🤗

Much love ♥️

A few snippets from the beautiful day that today was! Meeting and both amazing artists, just made my day, and I came b...
28/07/2025

A few snippets from the beautiful day that today was! Meeting and both amazing artists, just made my day, and I came back home with two beautiful artworks, which I cannot stop looking at ♥️

I have been following dear Victoria’s work for years now, from getting my book copy signed at Bologna, to finding her hidden gift book copy in Paris, to owning my first two prints today, it seems like an absolute privilege to be able to engage and interact with one of my favorite artists! ♥️♥️♥️

I have learnt so much from Victoria’s and Ema’s Patreon and Domestika Course, they are both generous and kind with their teaching and words as well as the knowledge they share on social media ♥️

Thank you both, and hope to see you soon again, have a brilliant stay in Paris! ♥️

Some visuals and process photos and videos from the desk at I am in the third week now and things are beginning to move...
23/07/2025

Some visuals and process photos and videos from the desk at

I am in the third week now and things are beginning to move, finally, and I see a direction towards which I am working! After 48 hours of painting, I am finding it to be a very enjoyable activity! When I illustrate, I plan the concept in detail, but while painting I am just letting it take over. I sing and listen to music and let the hand work automatically - all the stories and observations just come flowing out.

In my first series of paintings, I am basing them off my childhood spent in Goa…I spent the first two weeks in research, trying to recollect stories and people and excavate my memory for what I really wanted to draw and paint. And now when I start painting, I see I am drawn to paint nature and plants, which seems to be my main background motifs for this series. How else do I tell the story of my Goa, lush green and abundant?

This is the progress for today. Tomorrow I plan to complete this painting a bit more and then start the third one!

À demain!

Some visual notes from the 3rd week of my residency with I am truly enjoying this experience, having a shared studio wi...
22/07/2025

Some visual notes from the 3rd week of my residency with

I am truly enjoying this experience, having a shared studio with other artists working on their own projects has made a dearth of a difference to my own practice, unlocking new techniques to work and most importantly, to be inspired to create new and fresh work! Everyone is so lovely, and a big thank you to Openbach Residence for being so supportive 🤗

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