Capturing emotion, memory, and intensity in timeless oil and canvas.
My work moves between portraiture and narrative painting, exploring memory, vulnerability, femininity, identity, and the quiet emotional worlds we carry within us.
To create paintings that feel lived, not simply observed. I want my work to hold something beyond what is immediately visible memory, emotion, tension, or presence leaving space for the viewer to find something of their own within it.
Realism gives me a starting point. Then I allow the painting to find its own language. I work primarily in oil, gradually moving between carefully observed figures and looser passages of color, texture, marks, and abstraction. Some paintings remain quiet and restrained; others become layered and expressive. I don’t want every part of a painting to explain itself.
As a child, I once drew a portrait at home for a school assignment. When my teacher saw it, she refused to believe it was mine. Something in that moment stayed unfinished. Not something I try to prove, but something that remained quiet, and unresolved. I am not a poet, but I am drawn to the same place poetry comes from. So I paint. Each painting is not an answer. It is a feeling that found a way to stay.
Nada Kharma is a contemporary fine art painter working between abstraction and realism, often allowing both to coexist within the same work. Her practice moves between expressive portraiture and abstract compositions, creating a dialogue between structure and freedom, observation and emotion.In her figurative work, the human form becomes a space for exploring quiet, often unspoken emotional states, while texture, gesture, and abstraction extend the image beyond representation. Rather than adhering to a fixed style, Kharma allows each piece to determine its own balance.
Every original painting and limited edition print arrives hand-signed and accompanied by a registered Certificate of Authenticity.
Artworks are professionally packed in custom, impact-resistant crates with comprehensive tracking and fully insured worldwide delivery.
Custom portrait commissions involve direct composition reviews, a 4–8 week creation timeline, and worldwide studio dispatch.
Each work carries its own story, revealed through texture, symbolism, and layered emotion.
This painting began with my daughter Naya, but I wanted to capture more than her likeness. I wanted to preserve something about this particular stage of childhood—the way a child can occupy a space so ...
These commissioned portraits demonstrate how personal photographs can be transformed into original artworks, each tailored to the story, atmosphere, and emotional significance of the subject.
Commission Example
Commission Example
Commission Example
Step 01
Send your chosen photo. A clear, well-lit reference image becomes the emotional foundation of the work.
Step 02
I create the portrait by balancing likeness, texture, and feeling so the result feels alive rather than simply copied.
Step 03
The finished artwork is carefully packed and sent to your door, ready to live in your space.
