Desire

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.