ARTIST BIO
I am a full-time working professional and a serious amateur self-taught artist. My medium of choice is Watercolours. This journey began on December 2015 when I came across some art materials left at home by my wife who was vacationing with our kid. What began as an exploration to re-live childhood memories has turned into a serious hobby. I am heavily influenced by nature especially mountains (having grown up in the Himalayas) and this reflects in my landscapes/cityscapes. Among the several contemporary masters that have influenced my work are Joseph Zbukvic, Chien Chung Wei and Alvaro Castagnet.
Being a working professional, most paintings are done at night. I am very fond of plein air whenever I can find time, and holidays/weekends are exploited fully for plein airs. Paper is one of the most important element in watercolour and my choice of paper varies from Arches, Saunders, Baohong ( all acid free ) along with the various branded pigments (Daniel Smiths, Mission Gold, White Nights, Camlin). This ensures that all my works are archival.
Watercolour is a dynamic medium and has a life of its own, and this is what fascinates and continues to surprise me, and leads me on to explore this wonderful medium.
I do hope you like my works and hope they convey the passion I have for this wonderful medium. Looking forward to hearing from you .
PARTICIPATION
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Accepted for 43rd International Exhibition, San Diego Water Society, September 2023
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Group Exhibition "Spiritual Mystique", May 2023 , ART CRADLE Gallery, Gurgaon
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Group Exhibition "Colonnade", April 2023 at ART CRADLE Gallery, Gurgaon
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Group Exhibition "Escape Through Watercolours, November 2022, The Bombay Art Society, Mumbai
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Solo exhibition of watercolours "Silent Fluidity", November 2021, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
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Participated in "Resurgence-The Life after Pandemic", October 2020, Dubai, An International Virtual Art Exhibition by Artoze
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Favourite 15% in Boldbrush June 2020
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Participated & accepted in Kalanand Artist Grant 2020-21 of the Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation
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Participated in Japan International watercolour Net Exhibition.
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Participated in a group exhibition ( Panorama) curated by renowned Artist Shobha Broota, December 2017
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Participated in IWS India Biennale, Dec 2017.
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Participated in IWS Kosovo, July 2017.
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Participated in IWS, Turkey, July 2017
