Shraddha Rao

Me, a self taught painter, studied Masters in Psychology. True to my educational background, I am completely captivated by people, feelings and emotions and by how much you can learn from them and started experimenting with painting as a medium of expressing this. Also passionate about art and painting in particular from a very young age. But somewhere down the line with my studies and career, I had forgotten the joy it used to bring me. Fortunately rediscovered my artistic side and got back to painting.

For me, every painting is a journey and when I paint I try to render those feelings and emotions on a canvas. Painting is a very transcending experience for me. Love to paint with my fingers rather than use a conventional brush, each painting has its story and I like to take my time before I start a new one. I enjoy learning different mediums through YouTube.

My subjects come from varied and sometimes random sources of inspiration. I'd like my paintings to speak for themselves and for the audience to feel the emotions portrayed. I am fond of many artists, to name a few V Gaitonde for his layering and non-objectivity, Tyeb Mehta for his minimal yet bold and appealing marks, Picasso for his colorful, expressive and prolific w...

Masters in Psychology