Priyanka Approx. 14×14 inches Acrylics on canvas . This painting is of the gorgeous Priyanka Mani. My friend @meredithmani and Priyanka’s mum requested this as a reminder of her daughter’s smile as Priyanka goes away to college for the next few years. I’m not very happy with the way the photograph of the painting looks […]
Muthu Kumar @muthutabla Approx. 10×16 inches Acrylics on canvas . I met Muthu over a decade ago when he would come to my son’s school to give the kids Tabla lessons. He plays the flute (bansuri) too. I was really taken by his skill and his verve. He has that something special when he plays […]
Dr Vishwa Premi Dixit Approx. 12×12 inches Acrylics on board papered with brown paper. . This painting is a gift to my friend Roohi Dixit (@roodixit). It is a portrait of her father. Roohi lost her father last year and had been posting images, feelings and memories about him on FaceBook. One of the pictures […]
Subhashish Mandal @thebaldeagle.in Approx. 6×7 inches Acrylics on canvas . Subhashish bought a dupatta from the ArtbyAarohi label collection (@studio.artbyaarohi) a few years ago. And the gem that he is, he tagged me on that post/story. That was my introduction to him. I was very intrigued by how he had styled my dupatta so I […]
Mr Krishna Rao Jaisim Approx. 12×12 inches Acrylics on wood papered with brown paper . This is a portrait of my friend (@ashjaisim) Ashwini Jaisim’s father. I have never had the opportunity to meet uncle but of course, I had heard of him. Uncle is an architect and his reputation proceeds him (@jaisimkrishnarao)(@jaisim_fountainhead). In fact, […]
Wg. Cdr. MU Prabhu (retd.) Approx. 12×12 inches Acrylics on wood papered with brown paper . This painting is a gift to my friend Vasudev Prabhu. It is a portrait of his father. Vasudev had posted a picture of uncle sometime ago where he is smiling and pointing to a bottle of Smugglers alcohol. Something […]
Meghna Vakada 6×7 inches Acrylics on canvas . Over the years I have saved pictures of friends and their families on Facebook or Instagram as a possible reference. A few weeks ago I decided to dive into that folder and start. I put out a post on FB letting everyone know what I planned to […]
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 […]