During my self discovery as an artist, there were many times when I felt I could not spend time exploring, finding ways to immerse myself in conceptualization and creativity. Artist’s block as I like to call it. I have taken art classes to get inspired and at other times I would find inspiration in observing of the world around me. Isn’t this the excitement of an experience? The travel to the culmination is a joy in itself.
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- This was inspired from my visit to Ayuthaya, Thailand. I saw a stone sculpture of the head of Buddha encircled by a large tree. It felt like the tree was protecting the head of Buddha.
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- Depicting the feeling of space and time. Reality can seem unreal at times. I still felt unclear as to what direction I wanted to go. This was donated to raise fund for a person stricken with cancer.
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- I enjoyed this composition, representing the various seasons. This painting reflects the change in feelings and my energy level at the time.
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- I simply wanted to draw a person in the rain with an umbrella. This scene presented itself to me as I began and it took shape and I began to break up the image into multiple boxes. She’s boxed into waiting. What could she be waiting for? Or is the wait over and she is simply enjoying some respite.
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- I love turtles, and this playful painting is about friendship. While we swim together we all have our beautiful shell that keeps us safe. I have used the Tanjore technique to create the shells.
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- This is a more abstract rendering of an image from my childhood. I remember how the cows would come to our door step and seem to curiously look in. The 3 cows represents 3 friends. The bells are rendered in the Tanjore technique with gold relief work.
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- Aspiring to be free and to enjoy the thrill of painting again. This is a simple picture that shows space, time, and movement.
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- This painting was a departure from my usual theme. A young girl with jewelry and dressed beautifully seems to be frozen in time. The viewer is drawn to wonder what she could be looking at. I used an old Indian sari in a 3-dimensional manner.
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- I love Indian hand woven saris. The intricate gold and thread work reminds me of the dedication of each of these weavers. I have used the image of the peacock to depict the beauty of Indian fabric. This piece of fabric is from my mother’s Banaras wedding sari.
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- Energy Series – Heat
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- Representing water and cool energy. I have depicted this with droplets and waves of water. I hope to capture the feeling of coolness in this painting.
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- The 3rd in the series is growth represented with yellow and green, the colors of plants and vegetation. This energy is important for things to grow.
