A box for Sanjana
Some commissions take you out of your comfort zone. This box for Sanjana, was a little like that. Now I have painted Memory boxes before, but this one was done after quite a long break from that style so it…
Aarohi Singh
Mogu
Mogu. Acrylics on canvas (set of three). 8×10 inches. A friend was going to be out of town for a few days and I offered to baby- dog – sit for her. So every afternoon my daughter and I would…
Zoya and Chloe
A girl and her cat! This is Zoya and Chloe. Acrylics on canvas. Approx 18×20 inches. I’ve known Zohara a long time but we have never ever really got around to talking about my work So I was pleasantly surprised…
Apparently I’ve got to be Dead!
Buy from living artists. The dead ones don’t need the money. About 14 years ago on a trip abroad with my husband, we found ourselves at the lounge at Brussels airport. The place was packed but we managed to find…
The Mind Gallery
The Covidart/ Covid Mask series have gained some followers. After being contacted by ‘Faces of the Front Line Organization’, I was pleasantly surprised to receive a similar request through Instagram to share the artwork on ‘The Mind Gallery’s website and…
Faces of the Frontline
I have spent the last few months concentrating on painting and home. I only just remember to post once a month here on the blog and every couple of days on Instagram. So imagine my surprise when I got a…
Ginger
Ginger. Acrylics on Canvas. Approx 16×20 inches. Rajesh and Nina got in touch with me a few months ago. It was originally to buy prints and then also to do a custom piece of their little one who was getting…
Tanvi and Mojo
This was one of the tougher commissions I have worked on. Anita got in touch with me about two months ago just after I had finished painting Nishi and her dad. We sort of went back and forth for a…
Creativity and Quarantine – Possibilities of Fusion in Photography
The image you see on top is of my living area at 11.53 pm on Saturday the 28th of March 2020 A chance conversation with a friend who lives in an upscale place in Mumbai sparked an idea for me.…
Creativity and Quarantine – Possibilities of Fusion in Writing
Adversity does not change who you are. It reveals ‘exactly’ who you are. Then you get to decide who you want/are going to be… Living in a quarantine situation (whether alone or with extended family) will exacerbate latent qualities in…