I am inspired by the ever changing and ever evolving nature of gardens and forests. For me, painting and gardening are interrelated. A few years ago, I turned to gardening and forest walks during a difficult phase in my life. and it helped, heal my mind and restored my creativity. As such, my work is a culmination of sensory and visual elements from my personal journey through grief, loss and acceptance

I work using acrylics, pigments and gouche. I like painting on wood, bamboo and casement cloth, these materials were commonly available in my childhood and I like the memory of that familiarity.

My working process involves layering the canvas, wood or casement cloth with multiple layers of gesso, followed by a layer of concrete and plaster. I then sand down the rough edges.  This acts as my healing process. I am an intuitive painter, I work from memory, there is never an end result in mind. I allow my imagination to guide me and that lets my work evolve.

My work draws inspiration from childhood memories of gardening with my parents. The abstraction in my paintings is a result of those early memories. Forests formed an integral part of my early years. The textures in my work are influenced by what I saw in that wilderness, and that stayed in my subconscious, as happy thoughts. Forests have stayed in my mind as a place of mystery as well as discovery, representing transitions and transformations. I particularly like using concrete as a layering medium to represent resilience of our inner spirit.

My work explores the positive impact gardening  can have on our mental being.

I paint in memory of my beloved middle son Jaivir.