Benji
Benji 14×14 inches Acrylics on canvas This little munchkin is Benji. He is the one with the immensely boopable nose that I posted a few weeks ago. I painted this at the request of my long-time friend and client Ritu,…
Aarohi Singh
Rajeev Panicker
Rajeev Panicker Approx.12×12 inches Acrylics on board papered with brown paper. . Rajeev is a fellow artist and has a thriving tattoo art studio in Kochi. I have never had the pleasure of meeting Rajeev @rptattoosekm in person. Many years…
Suchi Govindarajan
Suchi Govindarajan Approx.12×12 inches Acrylics on board papered with brown paper. . I met Suchi @suchiswriting for the first time over a dozen years ago. we became friends on Facebook and even met in person a few times. Though those…
Kanika and Harsh
Kanika and Harsh 18×24 inches Acrylics on canvas I enjoyed painting this – it is certainly a departure from my usual ‘portrait’ commissions. The client asked for a ‘live painting’ spontaneous vibe. So I choose to keep everything very fluid…
Painted portraits
Acrylic on canvas 16×16 inches. Painted portraits bring a quality that is more often than not absent in ‘just’ spur-of-the-moment photographs. Even when the request is to paint as close to the photograph. I feel it is somehow ‘more personal’.…
Marvin
Marvin 24×24 inches Approx Acrylics on canvas . Gina lost Marvin last year to old age. And it has been difficult for her to get over the loss. Gina’s daughter Ketaki reached out to me to paint Marvin just as…
Phoebe
Phoebe 10×12 inches Acrylics on canvas . I love dogs. You all know that. The first 15 days of Dec were crazy hectic what with trying to pack, get winter clothes together, and also finish up pending commissions. There was…
Sakshi’s Joy Foundation
Last year in September I had the chance to paint a commissioned portrait that was effortless to paint but the hardest on my emotions. I cried for two straight days and then just took a break from painting memorial portraits.…
Déjà Vu – Solo show 2023 – wrap up
I have just wrapped up my solo show Déjà Vu, of works inspired by nature at ‘The Bangalore Room’ here in Bangalore. It was two days of absolute delight – not just because I sold a few works but because…
Déjà Vu – Artist statement
As you all know I have just concluded my solo show of nature-inspired artworks a couple of days ago. I thought I would share the artist’s statement here with you… “Welcome to my new collection, Déjà Vu, a wild place…