I make abstract paintings that celebrate the subtleties and expressiveness of colors and marks, the symbolism of shape, the depth of layers and a sense of discovery. These paintings are inspired by my surroundings, by fleeting memories, and by unspoken words and wonderment. They are an expression of my musings where the process matters more than the end result.

I am born and brought up in a small town in central India, before education, work and family brought with it a life of travel around the globe. Over time these experiences have taught me about the immense power of nature, and of human endeavor. The messiness, and the order; the clamor, and the peacefulness; the queer, and the customary is visible everywhere. Nature has a way of telling stories that captures all the above emotions, and people have been trying to do the same forever. From the earliest cave paintings to the most modern art, we have tried to tell a story: our story, as we see it, as we feel it, and abstraction is my way of transforming these experiences and feelings into its visual equivalent.

I work primarily with acrylic paint and other drawing mediums like pencils, charcoal, oil pastels and ink. I love exploring color and its materiality. Abstraction gives me the freedom to spontaneously express my thoughts on the canvas. The possibility of stumbling upon something unexpected as I work on a painting keeps bringing me back to my studio every single day. It brings a sense of joy and belonging. These paintings illustrate the conversations I have with myself, and I hope they speak to you too in some way.