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My education began rather early, in my
hometown, flanked by the Arabian Sea on one side and the
Western Ghats on the other. There was always some festivity
and bright colours, music and dance were a way of life here.
Bhoota, Yakshagana Bayalata and Nagamandala were performed
often and one could not ignore the celebrations that came
with them.
A favourite pastime, for me, was to swim in the blue waters
of the Arabian Sea to watch the sunset. And when it did,
the light would touch the water and come all the way to
where I stood, watching. What a play of colours and light!
As a student of Fine Arts, I enjoyed working with graphics
– particularly woodcuts. But with the years my preference
shifted to oil on canvas and I began drawing inspiration
from childhood themes. Earthscapes has become a favourite
theme and I find myself constantly discovering the elements
through my paintings. I marvel at the profusion amidst so
much space, in nature. Probably expressing the need for
the same kind of space in my urban surroundings, my paintings
have lent themselves for a free flow of deep feeling.
With the years, my brush strokes seem more fluent and underlying
concerns about deforestation and loss of the abundance of
nature dominate them. Light plays a major role in my paintings,
and I like experimenting with shadow play - a translation
of what I see in reality.
I love watercolours for their versatility and fluidity;
it was the medium of choice for my Monsoon series, lending
such transparency to the work that one can almost feel the
touch of rain, sense its cool wetness.
The terrain that shifts imperceptibly, grey hues in an otherwise
blue sky, a touch of light on dark green leaves …I
have always been moved by colours. And I perceive my work
as a natural expression of that feeling. |
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