This document provides an overview and contents listing for a collection of watercolor artworks titled "Emotions in Watercolors" by May Haddad. The works were created between April and October 2015 in several locations and explore themes through watercolors, including scenes from Spoltore, Italy and Greek beaches, portraits inspired by volcanic stones in Santorini, a depiction of a rape in Lebanon, metastatic cancer in London, studies of human anatomy, fetuses, and Dia de Los Muertos images. Watercolors and techniques like collage, sand, and pigments were used.

1. ‫ﻣﺎﺋﻴﺔ‬ ‫أﻟﻮان‬ ‫ﰲ‬ ‫أﺣﺎﺳﻴﺲ‬
‫حداد‬ ‫مي‬
Emotions in watercolors
by May Haddad

2. Emotions in water colors are works that I have developed
April-October 2015 under different themes. It is a travel
journal produced in Spoltore, Naxos, Santorini, Baabdat,
London, Arlington and Yogaville. The works have been
inspired by people, places and objects.
Water colors are the dominant media used, however some
works include organic pigments, collage, sand glue and pencil
tracing.
Arts, text, lay-out and design by May Haddad
November 2015

3. Contents
The Spoltore Collection (Spoltore, Italy)
At the Greek beaches (Naxos and Santorini, Greece)
Faces & people in volcanic stones (Santorini, Greece)
The rape of a Yazidi woman (Baabdat, Lebanon)
Metastasis (London, United Kingdom)
A study of a penis & a vagina (Arlington, Virginia)
Fetus (Arlington & Yogaville, Virginia)
Dia De Los Muertos (Baabdat, Lebanon)
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5. The Spoltore Collection
‫ﻮري‬ُ‫ﺘ‬ْ‫ﻠ‬ُ‫ﺒ‬‫ﺳ‬ ‫ﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋﺔ‬
Among the first in these collections, these water colors
were created at Hausegalleries 5+ in Spoltore, Italy in May
2015. Special thanks to artists Jorg Grunet and Cam Lecce
for their support and encouragement.
Included are: the dancing turtle, the tulip and birds dying.
Water colors and organic pigments.

6. May Haddad
Birds, dying (1) ‫متﻮت‬ ، ‫اﻟﻌﺼﺎﻓري‬
Spoltore, May 2015
Water colors and organic pigments
21 x 30 cm
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7. May Haddad
Birds, dying (2) ‫متﻮت‬ ، ‫اﻟﻌﺼﺎﻓري‬
Spoltore, May 2015
Water colors and organic pigments
21 x 30 cm
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8. May Haddad
Birds, dying (3), (4), (5), (6) ‫متﻮت‬ ، ‫اﻟﻌﺼﺎﻓري‬
Spoltore, May 2015
Water colors and organic pigments
15 x 10 cm each

9. May Haddad
The dancing turtle ‫اﻗﺼﺔ‬‫ﺮ‬‫اﻟ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻠﺤﻔﺎة‬
Spoltore, May 2015
Water colors and organic pigments
30x21 cm

10. May Haddad
The tulip (2) & (3) ‫اﻟﺘﻴﻮﻟﻴﺐ‬
Spoltore, May 2015
30 x 21 cm each
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11. May Haddad
The tulip (1) ‫اﻟﺘﻴﻮﻟﻴﺐ‬
Spoltore, May 2015
Water colors and organic pigments
E30x21 cm

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13. At the Greek Beaches
‫اﻟﻴﻮﻧﺎﻧﻴﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻮاﻃﻰء‬ ‫ﰲ‬
The works embed the energy of the place as the papers have
been soaked in the sea; and black sand from Santorini
beaches have been added during the production.
The Chinese calligraphy reminds of the hena tattoos of the
wandering artists at the beaches. The works have been
created in different beaches in Naxos and Santorini islands,
June 2015.

14. May Haddad
Beach (1) - Agios Prokopios
Naxos, June 2015
Soaked in sea water
Collage, glued sand and water colors
28 x 38 cm

15. May Haddad
Beach (2)- Agios Prokopios
Naxos, June 2015
Soaked in sea water
Collage, glued sand and water colors
28 x 38 cm

16. May Haddad
Beach (3)-Agios Prokopios
Naxos, June 2015
Soaked in sea water
Collage, glued sand and water colors
28 x 38 cm

17. May Haddad
Red beach- Akrotiri
Santorini, June 2015
Collage, glued sand
and water colors
38 x 28 cm

18. May Haddad
Black beach- Kamari
Santorini, June 2015
Soaked in sea water
Collage, glued sand and water colors
28 x 38 cm

19. Faces & people in volcanic stones
‫ﺑﺮﻛﺎﻧﻴﺔ‬ ‫أﺣﺠﺎر‬ ‫ﰲ‬ ‫ﻧﺎس‬ ‫و‬ ‫وﺟﻮه‬
In these works, I have tried to liberate the faces and people
who have been burnt & trapped in the volcanic stones of
Santorini. Many kinds were encountered in the stones of the
island; old and new burns; all burns etc. The shapes and colors
of the works are inspired by the stones that I have collected
from Santorini in June 2015.
In addition to water colors, some works contain organic
pigments (p. 20-23, p. 30 & 32). Each work is 40 x30 cm.

35. The rape of a Yazidi woman
‫ﻳﺰﻳﺪﻳﻪ‬ ‫إﻣﺮأة‬ ‫إﻏﺘﺼﺎب‬
A painful reminder of one of the most shameful and
terrible acts of our times.
40x30 cm each.

38. 38

39. Metastasis ‫ﴎﻃﺎين‬ ‫إﻧﺘﺸﺎر‬
Here is an attempt to visualise metastatic cancer that has
affected a very dear friend of mine who lives in London.
These works were created as I was introducing water colors
to my friend- when we met in London in July 2015.
The first two works are 30 x 21 cm, the third is 21x 30 cm
and the fourth is 30x40 cm.

40. May Haddad
Metastasis ‫ﴎﻃﺎين‬ ‫إﻧﺘﺸﺎر‬
London, July 2015
Water colors and gold pigments
30 x 21 cm

41. May Haddad
Metastasis ‫ﴎﻃﺎين‬ ‫إﻧﺘﺸﺎر‬
London, July 2015
Water colors and organic pigments
30 x 21 cm

42. 42
May Haddad
Metastasis ‫ﴎﻃﺎين‬ ‫إﻧﺘﺸﺎر‬
London, July 2015
Water colors
21 x 30 cm

43. 43
May Haddad
Metastasis ‫ﴎﻃﺎين‬ ‫إﻧﺘﺸﺎر‬
London, July 2015
Water-colors
30 x 40 cm

44. 44

45. A study of a penis & a vagina
‫اﻟﺠﻨﺴﻴﺔ‬ ‫اﻷﻋﻀﺎء‬ ‫اﺳﺔ‬‫ر‬‫د‬
Fun discoveries of colorful ways to look at the penis and
the vagina…
The vagina studies include additionally pencil tracing.
Each work is 40 x 30 cm.

55. Fetus ‫ﺟﻨني‬
The images of “Fetus” in water colors were done during
my stay in Arlington, Virginia in August-September 2015
(with the exception of the second work that was done at
Yogaville, Virginia). Special thanks to Aida for providing
me with the working space.
The art work of page 58 includes gold and organic
pigments. Each work is 40 x 30 cm.

63. Dia De Los Muertos
‫اﻷﻣﻮات‬ ‫ﻳﻮم‬
A colorful day when the dead ones come and celebrate with
the living in a festive environment (November 1 & 2).
People in South America treated me royally when they knew
that I was born on Nov. 2.
Water colors & acrylics
First two works (p. 62 & 63) are 40 x 30 cm
Works of pages 64 are 12 x 12 com
Work of page 65 is 12x16 cm

68. November 2015