Painting for me is a means of creating, of experimenting and exploring different media to achieve fascinating results.
Since I first delved into the world of art nearly twenty years ago with a watercolour class in the US, I have evolved as an artist. I have drawn on the experiences of many wonderful artists/teachers through the years, who have helped me to gain skills and techniques. I use those valuable lessons to to create whatever my mind has in store for me. Art to me is an excitement, a restlessness and a need to keep meeting new challenges.
Lately I have been dividing my time between England, India and the U.S. - all countries where I have lived at some point or another in my life. My art has been influenced by this path that I have followed, making it a blend of the East and the West, a reflection of the journey of my existence both realistic and spiritual. There is a search in all of us and my work helps me to identify mine.
Texture is something that appeals to me; in many of my acrylic and oil works you will notice the profusion of layers to give a rich multiplicity. I want the viewer to peer into my painting to see what lies beneath. My most recent works involve the palette knife which enables me to apply thick and generous amounts of paint. I hope you enjoy seeing the interplay between colours and strokes.
Currently I am pursuing a degree in art from the Open College of the Arts in the UK and working on my 3rd course which consists of art history. I am inspired by the works of abstract expressionists, Frank Auerbach, Richard Diebenkorn, John Walker and Gerhard Richter.
Past Exhibitions:
April 2009 - Cisco Charity Auction, Bangalore
March 2009 - Tranquilitea, Bangalore
April 2008 - Alliance Francaise, Bangalore
February 2008 - Overseas Women's Foundation Charity Auction, Bangalore
April 2007 – The annual exhibition of Lalit Kala Academy, Bangalore
February 2007 - Overseas Women's Foundation Charity Auction, Bangalore
December 2006 - Chitrakala Santhe Art Fair, Bangalore
August 2006 - Rightlines Art Gallery, Bangalore
November 2005 - Overseas Women's Foundation, Bangalore
October 2005 - Raintree, Bangalore
August 2005 - Affordable Art - Tanneis Gallery, Bangalore
June 2004 - Vernon Mills Gallery, Stockport, UK
November 2003 - Karunashraya Cancer Hospice, Bangalore