Monk in meditation

Another one inspired by the buddhist monks.....in oils....Added a little gold dust in the end for effect!!

Flower arrangement

Wanted to paint something bright in this gloomy weather. Arranged the flowers in a vase on an embroidered suzanna. Suzannas are beautifully embroidered pieces of cloth which can be used to add colour  around the house. Bought a few for myself in Tashkent.

Indian Dancer

                                                   Indian Dancer ( oil Painting)
Always was fascinated by the grace of classical Indian dancers. Wanted to capture that. Added the silhouette of Lord Nataraja and a street dancer in the background for effect!!!

This painting in oils was created very quickly. I took hardly a day to finish this. The jug in this painting has also been hand painted with ceramic paints. I used a little Zhel doll to make the painting interesting. But just my luck, someone stole this painting  at an event where we were exhibiting:(

Banaras ghats Oil painting

Saw a photo of the Benaras ghats in a coffee table book and got inspired

to paint using oils. I took a long time on this. Sometimes when I paint I am in a hurry to finish what I started but this one took a long time with long pauses in between.