The Wall of Grandma's House Painting

Art is my escape and my sanctuary. It helps me make sense of life and gives me peace. It is like going back repeatedly to a safe place of nature, trees, landscape, color and texture, the main elements notable in my work. Occasionally, you will see a face or a human body in some works as well. In a complex world, I am on the lookout for beauty, peace, and order wherever I can. Trying to find order in chaos, beauty in ugliness, and peace in the stresses and strains of life. Through art, I make sense of the world and interpret it to find my own meaning. I explore the connection between art and emotion. Moreover, you will find a story in my painting. I am also a published writer, and storytelling comes naturally to me. Not surprisingly, stories have found their way into my paintings as well. With a long history of art practice and learning to paint, my preferred medium of expression is acrylic and oil on canvas. I am not a realistic painter, but I draw a lot from nature and put my interpretation of that on canvas. My earliest memory of art is during elementary school, when I attended a class on still life and shadows. I enjoyed it thoroughly, and subsequent school painting projects were pleasant memories. By high school, I was doing lot of landscapes and also craft projects. Always I was creating something. I also read a lot and directed plays with friends and neighborhood kids. Then college and university happened, and I passed MA in Sociology and entered the publishing industry. I worked at a newspaper, and then at a book publisher for a few years, and wrote stories and published a book as well. In the year 2000, due to life changing personal events, I realized I wanted to paint and become a professional artist. By now, I was able to afford paints and canvas, and thence my art journey began earnestly.