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 in the heart where illusion and reality converge. These works showcase my journey through time, […]
Hello! I am thrilled to let you all know that I just successfully concluded a solo show of artworks inspired by nature. I titled the show Déjà Vu. Here’s why – Life threw everything and the kitchen sink at me a couple of years ago. It was really heavy going for a while there. I […]
I am thrilled to be having a show after quite a few years. Covid-19 and its aftermath sort of threw life out of gear. But I am determined to make this year count! This show is a departure from the work I usually paint – it’s all inspired by nature and is botanical art. The […]
I started some twenty years ago by doing sketches of Rajasthani men and women in Pen & Ink. I loved their immediacy and that little element of surprise. I never knew what I would end up with no matter how strong the image in my head was up to that point! The trouble began when […]
I’ve been thinking long and hard about whether to post this or not. In the end, I thought it better to speak up. The client Pallavi Srivastava ( @pallavvs on Instagram) commissioned a portrait of her late father and then never found time to see the final/finished piece and as a result, never paid for […]
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 […]
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 a table. Sat down and looked up to see a lady with a full plate […]
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. We were talking about her help having to go home to a small ‘kholi‘ measuring […]
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 a person. One gets to see leaders, followers, the resilient, the adaptable. One also sees […]
“I paint on anything and everything. A lot of effort goes into what I call ‘practice sessions’. Sometimes I may develop the initial sketch as a finished piece even though it started out as a practice session. Sometimes I leave it at the point where I have learnt or ‘practiced’ what I set out to […]