Blush

My work is realistic figurative art portraying Indian women, their relationships, and the culture. I landed in the US with
an infant girl, and I always had this question “how do I pass on our culture and values to her?” The many Indian women
I met throughout my life here, thought them, I learnt how they protect and pass on Indian culture to the next
generation. Most of my current work and future projects focus on that part of my life. I use pastel pencils, pan-pastels, on black paper. It takes 12-15 layers to achieve the desired skin tone or the fabric
fineness. I personally like doing jewelry and fabric details. In my series called “New beginnings”, I have tried to portray
Indian brides on their special day with various emotions captured in different pieces. This piece shows a bride under a red veil. I enjoyed the process of showing the skin tone under the red veil and even the gold ornaments. Everything in this has red hue, along with the shyness of the bride, hence thee name "Blush"