Champa
This is Champa. She was my friend Swati Seth’s daughter. Rescued from Champa Galli in Delhi. She lived with Swati for 18 months before getting picked up by a leopard. But in those 18 months, she meant everything to Swati.…
Category Portraits
Paint splattered!!
That black kurta speaks of the pain I endured. This next one I hope to be of healing. This olive green kurta is also about five years old now. It has seen me through many days and nights of painting.…
X marks the spot
Insert here… In an earlier post I mention this black kurta that could probably replace me at events. What probably cannot be stressed enough is just how much this kurta has seen and been through with me. It is almost…
Hung out to dry
This black kurta in so many ways is me. It has been a constant companion over the last five odd years. It has seen much and been through much. In fact a few months ago I was invited to an…
A hundred little stitches
Sashiko (刺し子, literally “little stabs”) is a form of decorative reinforcement stitching (or functional embroidery) from Japan. … The white cotton thread on the traditional indigo blue cloth gives sashiko its distinctive appearance, though decorative items sometimes use red thread.…
Theyyam #4
I started painting large faces on canvas a few years ago. They were borne as a response to a painting of a Theyyam dancer I had done as a gift for Good Homes Magazine. See the link here. While doing…
Kathakali as Krishna
Many years ago I got a request from a fellow blogger asking permission to use an image of my first Kathakali painting on his blog with due credit to be given of course. I said ‘yes’. Cut to the beginning…
Sadhu #7
I love painting faces. In the last few years I have painted portraits of my four legged friends as well as faces of the people that inhabit the dark recesses of my mind. Some are portraits of friends where I…
Maggie
Maggie 20×20 inches Acrylic on canvas I saw this picture on my friend @arpita’s Facebook feed and was compelled to paint it. Since this was not a commissioned painting – all sale proceeds went to support animal welfare. In this…
My friend – Shibu Arakkal
Shibu Arakkal. Photographic Artist. Tells it like it is. Without mincing ANY words! I met Shibu at a Group Exhibition in October 2013. My work was a late entrant into the mix. But that’s another story. Shibu’s first words…