Pramit 14×14 inches, Acrylics on Canvas . Gone too soon… . This painting is based on a picture of Pramit from some years ago – during happier times. A memory that now hopefully brings some peace and almost joy. @pragnya_venkatesh, his sister was very sure of the reference image she wanted me to use. Sunlit. […]
Pallavi Rao 10×12 inches, Acrylics on Canvas I usually roll with the punches. But sometimes life and all its uncertainties hit you like a ton of bricks. I never knew Pallavi personally. We were friends on Facebook because we have a very dear friend (Riya)in common. Pallavi loved my work and had a kettle of […]
I’ve been thinking long and hard about whether to post this or not. In the end, I thought it better to speak up. The client Pallavi Srivastava ( @pallavvs on Instagram) commissioned a portrait of her late father and then never found time to see the final/finished piece and as a result, never paid for […]
After all the work I did with the chindi piled up in my studio with the last collection for the @studio.artbyaarohi label, I got a call from a long-time friend and client. She had bought a pair of @americaneagle jeans online that were white distressed denim. It is only after she received them that she […]
The Three Grandkids 24×24 inches Acrylics on canvas Sometime mid last year I got a lovely message from Kiranmayi. She wanted to know if I would be free to paint a combined portrait of her children and their cousin for her mother’s 70th birthday this Jan. Now even if I did not have time, I […]
This denim jacket got a new lease on life a few weeks ago. My daughter and I were in quarantine as we both tested positive for covid. And after the first 4-5 days of being totally miserable with full-on symptoms, we were well on the road to recovery. But still in isolation which meant I […]
Muffin 24×24 inches Approx Acrylics on canvas . Gina lost Muffin to tick fever quite unexpectedly. And it has been difficult for her to get over the loss. Gina’s daughter Ketaki reached out to me to paint Muffin for her mother as a birthday gift. After an initial conversation as we were deciding on which […]
If you are a regular reader then you know that I love dogs. I don’t have any pets because I don’t think it is fair to keep them unless you have enough space for them to run and exercise. And I live in an apartment complex with fairly strict rules. Mind you – I have […]
It’s been forever since I posted on the blog. It just seems a waste of time and effort as most people who follow my work are on Instagram or on Facebook. Yes…. some are still on Facebook. This is just to pop in and say hi! And to come clean that I have and will […]
Uncle Rameshchandra Vasant 16×20 inches Acrylics on canvas This is a portrait of my friend @vinaydiddee – Vinay Diddee’s late father-in-law. He wanted it done as a gift for his wife… I finished the painting a few weeks ago but just never got around to posting it. The fact that my phone camera has been […]