IN PICTURES: The Young Picasso of Gaza

A portrait of an unnamed Egyptian farmer (MEE/Mohammed Asad)

Mohammed has received certificates of appreciation from various countries where his work has been displayed including Turkey, Lebanon, and Iran (MEE/Mohammed Asad)

An abstract painting of Yasser Arafat Former Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (MEE/Mohammed Asad)

An amalgamation of painful images illustrating snapshots of the suffering of the Palestinian people from the various wars and intifadas. It includes the death of the young child Mohammed al-Dura, a scene from the 2008 war, a scene from the war in 2012, and a scene from the 2014 Israeli assault on Gaza (MEE/Mohammed Asad)

Mohmmed in his gallery in Gaza. The portrait of the woman on the right is of Reem Telhami, a popular Palestinian singer. Her career began in 1987 and she sings opera as well as other music styles. She has participated in many local and international festivals singing as well as talking about the issue of Palestine. (MEE/Mohammed Asad)

The portrait here is of Jordanian doctor Shady Al Sheikh, the youngest dentist in the world and a friend of Mohmmad's (MEE/Mohammed Assad)

Palestinian leadership figures Ahmed Yassin and Fathi Shikaki. Ahmed Yassin was the co-founder of Hamas and was assassinated in Gaza in 2004. Shikaki was the co-founder of the Islamic Jihad Movement who was assassinated in Malta in 1995 (MEE/Mohammed Asad)

One of Mohammed's favourite art mediums are oil paints (MEE/Mohammed Asad)

Some of the art work in Mohammed's little art studio (MEE/Mohammed Asad)

Not a view Mohammed has in Gaza but a landscape he likes to imagine. (MEE/Mohammed Asad)

Mohammed with his family (MEE/Mohammed Asad)