Dreamer Painting

Her saree draped around her person Soft folds of fabric creating an angelic presence Her image tied up neatly in the silky six yards Allowing her to play out all of her life’s parts Unacknowledged unquestioned accepted the roles Each path she was on always was out of her control A strange breeze of freshness unexpectedly blew her way Let loose galloping ambitions from the beaten path, led her astray Revelling in such unaccustomed gust of individual zephyrs She rode the equine gales that filled her being without restraints But pause, is this a fact or just jest, in a dreamlike state Meandering in her minds elaborate labyrinth looking to escape. Women with unrealized ambition, unfulfilled potential, in patriarchal society. Bound to roles dictated by others. Moodiness and daydreaming, traditional and almost rebellious. She is the subject of this painting. The horse in her 'anchal' or scarf of the saree personification of her unrealized dreams.