Soft Landing, 2020, 60 X 72 inches, Oil on canvas

Contemplating where I was born, and where I formed my earliest memories led me to the discovery of cotton.  Playing in the cotton fields of our family farm in the desert state of Rajasthan, India, was a carefree and happy time.  It was a perfect oasis for a city child during vacations, playing with the local village children, getting dirty and connecting to the earth. The feeling I remember is of contentment and nourishment through every fiber of my body, as though surrounded by a lush forest.   


Soft landing

Forbidden, 2020, 60 X 72 inches, Oil on canvas

Throughout history, the pomegranate has been surrounded by myth and story, from early Buddhism, where it was considered one of three sacred fruits to Greek mythology and Christianity where it represented strength and the very essence of life. I use the Pomegranate to represent issues of women. I found that the pomegranate was the perfect metaphor to represent womanhood, eroticism, puberty, and seduction. Synonymous with femininity and beauty, the pomegranate provided the inspiration to tackle issues of womanhood that were forbidden in my culture and continue to be, in many parts of the world today. Taboos such as menstruation, the very source of life, remain hidden to this day must be openly celebrated.


Forbidden

2020, 36X60 inches

Losing myself in a dreamlike field of cotton where there are rivers and mountains, trees, and rain, almost like the Amazon Forest, Enchanted Cotton is a fantasy world away from the turmoil and reality of the day and our material world. Enchanted Cotton is a place be in harmony with nature and oneself.  A place to ponder and contemplate. 



Bewitching Cotton

2021, 52X64 inches, Oil on canvas

Every spring, native poppies cloak the countryside in California and take me back to my childhood, reminding me of blissful summer days, playing at our family farm.  These brightly colored poppies are reminiscent of the oranges and yellows of the local dress of the men and women of Rajasthan, India. The dusty sand dunes snaking across the hot ground, while the delicate, feathery poppies, sway gently in the breeze, connecting my country of birth with my adopted home and country.  

Engaging in endless hours of play in the hot sun, away from the hustle and bustle of the city, we would create a make belief world that only children are capable of. 


California poppies

2021, 52X59 inches, Oil on canvas

‘Symbiosis’ is a sublime and emotional intertwining with nature. My limbs and the natural forms are indecipherable and merge into a single organic form. We are together – inseparable and in harmony. Each is supporting the other, feeling the strength as we grow and face an unchartered world. Together we are the gordian knot. A contemporary twist on landscape painting, the traditional horizon is blurred, while the viewer is kept in a psychological and atmospheric space. Through gestural brushstrokes, and hues of blues and greens, a labyrinth is created that is not a specific location or place, rather it is a conceptual experience and space. 


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