Burnt in Sienna

2022-02-02T08:40:00.004-08:00

This is the Ocean

The slow breath of waves

And the endless flow of change

Inspiring you to feel

How everything is moving within you

Rising and falling with the tides

Touching the winds and the lights

That define our lives

It's looking deep into the past

To find the future

A soft force

And the calmness in the chaos

Calling to you come close

And find afhome in your own waters

- Kamilla Tolno

Set of 2 paintings - 60 X 80 cm

Acrylic on Canvas

2020-12-22T03:22:00.005-08:00

Have you ever gradually fallen in love

Not the explosive kind

Not that frantic torrent

But nice and slow

A rhythmic motion

One day at a time

My story started with the Rhine

On that languid summer

When I stumbled upon it!

The walks turned into years

It's little details etched into

The corners of the heart by now

After a decade still here

Falling in love a little everyday.

- Sudipta Mahapatra

Acrylic on canvas, 20x25cm, Available

2020-12-22T03:19:00.002-08:00

That summer eons ago

When you and me met across the fields

To the aroma of magnolia and daisies

Cheerful laughter all around

That summer of buttercups and honeyed hearts,

was it real or an illusion!

As my memory plays tricks in these last days

I often hear you

And see the house where our dreams had a place

And we lived with abandon.

- Sudipta Mahapatra

Acrylic on canvas, 20x20cm, Available

2020-12-22T03:15:00.003-08:00

A sea of Red..

The sea of red,

Intoxicating, fiery

Shades of passion

Blending into the late autumn colors!

- Sudipta Mahapatra

Acrylic on canvas

20x20cm, available

2020-12-22T02:48:00.004-08:00

Fertile golden islands, floating on a silver sea...

- The poems of Shelley

50x 70cm

Acrylic on canvas

Available

2020-12-22T02:46:00.006-08:00

Keep Calm and Sail on!

#calmwaters #sailbot #abstractart #texturedart #deepwaters #calmwatersrundeep

2020-12-22T02:45:00.003-08:00

Jaipur Diaries. Page 8.

If you go to the 'Johari Bazar' and manage to look up from those tempting shops with tantalizing jewelry and enticing clothes, you will see these rooftops - above the beautifully painted shop names - in the 'pink' that lends its name to the city.

#jaipur #jaipurdiaries #joharibazar #pinkcity #rajasthan #padhoromharedes

2020-12-22T02:42:00.002-08:00

Jaipur Diaries. Page 7.

Another 'Chattri' that took my heart away. Love the drooping pointed corners, the spikes and the panels - everything dripping with beauty and symmetry!

Acrylic and pen on paper. A3.

#jaipurdiaries #jaipur #jalmahal #rajasthan #waterpalace #waterpalacejaipur #padharomharedes

2019-12-30T03:17:00.004-08:00

Jaipur Diaries. Page 6.

A hand painted version of the one of the most beautiful gates in the city palace of Jaipur. I am totally in awe of the details, the design and the beauty of this entryway.

100 X 80 cm. Mixed media on canvas.
Available.

#jaipur #pinkcity #citypalace #rajasthan

2019-12-30T02:52:00.000-08:00

Jaipur diaries. Page 5.

Pillars and arches - transforming a simple verandah into a magical place! Each pillar perfectly rounded, engulfed in beautifully shaped petals at the base and the top - each one a work of art. It was almost meditative to draw each one, though with imperfect lines and proportions.

Jaipur, you are gorgeous and I miss you!

#jaipurdiaries #jaipur #jaipurarchitecture #rajasthan

Ink and acrylic on paper
A3
Available

2019-12-30T02:50:00.000-08:00

Jaipur Diaries. Page 4.

'Bawadi' or stepwells - an amazing architectural feat of the yesteryears, meant to harvest water and provide respite from the smoldering summer heat. These look like a maze of steps, numerous and symmetrical - like an inverted pyramid with a well at the bottom. Very characteristic of Rajasthan!

#jaipurdiaries #jaipur #stepwells #bawadi #rajasthan

Ink and acrylic on paper
A3
Available

2019-12-30T02:47:00.001-08:00

Jaipur Diaries. Page 3.

The quintessential 'chattri' that is seen almost everywhere in the Rajasthani architecture. A perfect blend of sandstone and marble, adorning terraces and verandas. Reminds me of so amny places in Jaipur, in particular, the gardens of Kanak Vrindavan - a quiet green space at the foothills of Amer.

#jaipurdiaries #jaipur #rajasthan

Ink and acrylic on paper
A3
Available

2019-12-30T02:41:00.001-08:00

Jaipur Diaries. Page 2.

Amer Fort - sprawled in slumber and proud of its majestic heritage - the crowning jewel of Jaipur! One of the most visited forts in Rajasthan. Brings back a lot of childhood memories of accompanying guests and visitors, and proudly showing them the architectural treasures within!

#jaipurdiaries #amerfort #amberfort #jaipur

Ink and acrylic on paper
A3
Available

2019-12-30T02:37:00.001-08:00

Jaipur Diaries. Page 1.

The elegance of these intricately crafted windows, in a cluster of hundreds, each one adding to the majestic beauty of the hawa mahal! Breathtaking!

#jaipurdiaries #pinkcity #hawamahal

Ink and acrylic on paper
A3
Available

2019-12-30T02:32:00.003-08:00

Magic on the Mount

"The wild ram embodies the mystery and magic of the mountains, the rocky canyons, the snowy peaks, the fragrant alpine meadows, the gray slide rock, the icy, dancing rills fed by snowbank and glacier, the sweet, clean air of the high places, and the sense of being alone on the top of the world with eagles, the marmots, and the wild sheep themselves. " - Jack O'Connor

60 x 80 cm
Acrylic on Canvas
Available

Cactus

2018-06-24T07:26:00.001-07:00

My first stab at finger painting - a cactus!

"Take the rose - most people think it is very beautiful: I don't care for it at all. I prefer the cactus, for the simple reason that it has a more interesting personality. It has wonderfully adapted itself to its surroundings! It is the best illustration of the theory of evolution in plant life." - Charles Proteus Steinmetz

Acrylic on canvas
30 X 70 cm
Available

Shiva - The Adiyogi

2018-06-24T07:21:00.003-07:00

"I am Shaki, as well as Shiva. I am everything male and female, light and dark, flesh and spirit. Perfectly balance in one single moment lasting an eternity...."
- Robin Rumi, Naked Morsels.

Acrylic on canvas
80 x 100 cm
Available

Vespa

2018-06-24T07:01:00.000-07:00

To all the nostalgic rides, once upon a time :)

50 X 70 cm

Mixed media on canvas

Reserved.

The Untold Story

2016-12-10T14:17:00.001-08:00

"But how?" my students ask. "How do you actually do it?"

You sit down, I say. You try to sit down at approximately the same time everyday. This is how you train your unconscious to kick in for you creatively. So you sit down at, say, nine every morning, or ten every night. You put a piece of paper in the typewriter, or you turn on the computer and bring up the right file, and then you stare at it for an hour or so. You begin rocking, just a little at first, then like a huge autistic child. You look at the ceiling, and over at the clock, yawn, and stare at the paper again. Then, with your fingers poised on the keyboard, you squint at an image that is forming in your mind -- a scene, a locale, a character, whatever -- and you try to quiet your mind so you can hear what that landscape or character has to say above the other voices in your mind."

- Anne Lamott (Bird by Bird: Some instructions on Writing and Life)

Mixed Media on canvas
40 x 80 cm

2016-11-27T01:00:00.000-08:00

Hand stenciled quotes. Acrylic on cavas.
Available

The present moment

2016-11-20T13:41:00.000-08:00

'Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have' - Eckhart Tolle

Acrylic on canvas
80 X80 cm
Available

#Buddha #Eckhart Tolle #Meditation #Liveinthemoment #Presentmoment

2016-08-06T01:02:00.000-07:00

And if you are ever feeling lonely, just look at the moon. Someone, somewhere is looking at it too.

#tothemoonandback #stairwaytoheaven

60 X 80cm

Acrylic on canvas

Buddha

2016-02-15T12:24:00.002-08:00

"Meditate.
Live purely. Be quiet.
Do your work with mastery.
Like the moon, come out
from behind the clouds!
Shine!"
- Gautam Buddha

Acrylic on canvas
50 x 70 cm

Golden Tales

2016-02-09T11:20:00.002-08:00

'Golden Tales'

If you are a dreamer come in
If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar
A hoper, a pray-er, a magic-bean-buyer
If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire
For we have some flax golden tales to spin
Come in!
Come in!
- Shel Silverstein

Mixed Media on canvas
60 x 80 cm

2016-01-30T07:27:00.005-08:00

"If
the ocean
can calm itself,
so can you.
we
are both
salt water
mixed with
air."
- Nayyirah Wahid

Acrylic on canvas
50 x 70cm
Available