If you are a regular reader then you know that I love dogs. I don’t have any pets because I don’t think it is fair to keep them unless you have enough space for them to run and exercise. And I live in an apartment complex with fairly strict rules. Mind you – I have […]
It’s been forever since I posted on the blog. It just seems a waste of time and effort as most people who follow my work are on Instagram or on Facebook. Yes…. some are still on Facebook. This is just to pop in and say hi! And to come clean that I have and will […]
Uncle Rameshchandra Vasant 16×20 inches Acrylics on canvas This is a portrait of my friend @vinaydiddee – Vinay Diddee’s late father-in-law. He wanted it done as a gift for his wife… I finished the painting a few weeks ago but just never got around to posting it. The fact that my phone camera has been […]
Uncle Nirhali 15×15 inches Acrylics on canvas The reference for this painting had been sitting in a folder marked ‘to do’ for almost a decade. I saved the image from my friend Saarus’s Facebook page many moons ago- with the thought that I would attempt the portrait when skill levels improved. A few weeks ago […]
It’s been many years since I have painted a kettle or been asked to paint one. So I was reluctant at first to take up this commission but it was a request from a very old client. I painted a custom trunk for Suzanne in 2010 as a gift from her to her sister – […]
Coco 24×24 inches Approx Acrylics on canvas Coco was special. She was ‘home’ to Kavita. Coco was her eldest daughter and when she passed on it was heartbreaking. Kavita wanted me to paint Coco with angel wings as for the family Coco watches over them now and always will… This commission was a joy to […]
Mamta Sharma Das 9×18 inches approx Acrylics on Canvas . There are times I see an interesting face on Instagram or Facebook and bookmark it. Sometimes I want to paint it for practice but since I don’t have permission I don’t share that work. This particular painting is of Mamta of @thebohobaalika. I digress but […]
Yes, I am a hoarder though not in the conventional sense. But if I see use in something then I find it hard to let go. If I see use in something but I can’t use it – I pass it on to someone who can. Many years ago when we were moving into our […]
The Internet is a wonderful place – it fosters connections that I did not think could or would happen. Facebook and the blog have been in hibernation for a while as far as me and my work is concerned. But Instagram is hale and hearty. I follow a lot of people and a lot follow me. […]
I get enquiries from far and wide sometimes from recommendations and then sometimes because someone chanced upon my work somewhere at some time. Balinder reached out to me with three really striking pictures that he wanted me to paint. The first obvious question was if he had the requisite permissions for me to use them […]