Handpicked....

The horizon was changing its colours to match up with the new blooms stretched over the panorama.  My aim ...to pick the bright little things ...before the butterflies cud touch them was slowly fading away......The choosy spirit in me was looking out for the most bright, most unique, most pretty wildflowers.....but one of my twin minds was reluctant to pick out just some of them. I thought, its a better idea to be. with them in the fields...for some time where they actually belong to....

.I created this riot of colours on paper with acrylics with a fond memory of my acquaintance with these wildflowers and my attempt to handpick some joyful bright flowers to carry home.....but realized ...that it is as difficult as carrying a spoonful of water from the burbling brook...flowing  next to the hillock.

The MAVERICK within...

I am restless...I am athirst for far-away things....

My soul goes out in a longing to touch the skirt of the dim distance.

O Great Beyond, O the keen call of thy flute!

I forget, I ever forget, that I have no wings to fly, that I am bound in this spot evermore.

 

I am eager and wakeful, I am a stranger in a strange land.

Thy breath comes to me whispering an impossible hope.

Thy tongue is known to my heart as its very own.

O Far-to-seek, O the keen call of thy flute!

I forget, I ever forget, that I know not the way, that I have not the winged horse.

 

I am listless, I am a wanderer in my heart.

In the sunny haze of the languid hours, what vast vision of thine takes shape in the blue of the sky!

O Farthest end, O the keen call of thy flute!

I forget, I ever forget, that the gates are shut everywhere in the house where I dwell alone 

 

By Rabindranath Tagore..

I love this poem....connects with this impression

of the Maverick within me!!!

DANCE OF THE SOUL...

 My belief is that through both movement and stillness, we connect more deeply with our bodies and hearts, listen to their rhythms, and experience richer, healthier lives.

Dance is the loudest form of expression....as it uses all the senses....to express....body, mind,technique,grace and rythm....The outcome of this form of expression....is sheer JOY!!!

MEERA...divine intoxication

So many princesses and queens have come and gone. So many princesses, and queens have appeared on the stage of this world and vanished. How is it that the queen of Chitore alone is still remembered? Is this on account of her beauty? Is this on account of her poetic skill?

 No. It is on account of her renunciation, single-minded devotion to Lord Krishna and the self-realization. She conversed with Krishna. She ate with Krishna, her Beloved. She drank the Krishna-premarasa. She sang from the core of her heart about her unique spiritual experiences. She was indeed one of the foremost embodiments of Premabhakthi that ever walked on earth.

In her divine intoxication, Meera danced in public places. Her exalted state could not be adequately described in words. She was sunk in the ocean of Premabhakti. She had no consciousness of her body and surroundings. Who could gauge the depth of her devotion? Who could understand her internal state of Premabhava? 

 She was an embodiment of love and innocence. Her heart was the temple of devotion. Her face was the lotus-flower of Prem. There was kindness in her look, love in her talk, joy in her discourses, power in her speech and fervor in her songs. What a marvelous creation of God! What a personality of charm! Meera veritably taught the world the way to love God. 

 Made this painting with lots of admiration..towards   Meera...n her Divine Love ...For  Krishna!!!!

SUREAL EXPRESSION (VASUNDHARA)

Works of art so often arise from some deep personal feeling or crisis in the lives of their creators . I Think that art should cause its audience to experience certain feelings, and should trigger some thoughts....about some of their past experiences...or about present .
Being very close to nature ...since childhood...my journey to express and  to depict different faces of nature is going to be unending...
I see nature as a huge face of heart shape.....with different shades of greens.....the flowers had to be crimson...as it is the colour of passion...and my favorite ...The eyes are just half open because I wanted to show the glittering green eyeballs....full of affection for us all.   I made the lips...which i normally make for KRISHNA...Playing the flute....they have the mystique smile...
I made the central line dividing the face..as i wanted to show symetry along with vividitty.
Nature has many more faces....in my imagination....which I intend to bring out on the canvas in different forms....!!!

Framed Fragrance

As fragrance abides in the flower
As reflection is within the mirror,
So does your Lord abide within you,
Why search for him without?”

“Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower, and draws all good things toward you. Allow your love to nourish yourself as well as others. Do not strain after the needs of life. It is sufficient to be quietly alert and aware of them. In this way life proceeds more naturally and effortlessly. Life is here to Enjoy!”

These quotes had inspired me to take up this sureal expressions....
i used different textures to give the effect of glass and wood to the frame....the frame symbolises the physical  restrictions .....the expression of the face is of contentment within ourself....its just like the fragrance within the flower.....it exists from within....and lasts for the lifetime...of the flower.....the closed eyes reflect the peace ...which can be attained only by peeping within ourselves.....
I used mealic colours on the face...to show strength ......and the BINDI in the centre of the forehead...to show faith....
I named this painting as Framed fragance....as I relate to the thought behind it!!!

AQUA DREAMS...

Our dreams are incredible worlds full of possibilities and wonder, yet most of us never realize more than a small fraction of our dream potential. The dream world is not limited by physical laws or the limits of space and time.
If you really think about it dreams are a wild frontier where new discoveries await all of us – if we will only look for them.
Have you ever had a Lucid Dream? an Out Of Body Experience  or  imagined what it was like to travel outside your own body?
When I have  a Lucid Dream….

I feel completely removed from myself……feeling

of being separated from my body!! "eerie, rushing experiences,"  and felt as if I was drifting away from the physical

body . A Total state of Trance…But What an Experience….

I consider myself as a dream traveler,… like a tourist with a camera and a notebook looking for souvenirs….

In one of these dreams….i travelled to this beautiful lake…Where the Golden Sunlight sparkled across the Aqua Blue Water…..Diamonds of Purple Glitter the ponds surface…The Water lilies  lift their faces towards the Sun and gently Blush...
The Azure skies reflect in the Liquid Emerald….and the Gentle Breeze tickles the lilies  making Cerulean  ripples….
I worked this dream on the canvas ….with the Palette knife…and Acrylic colours….since I wanted to give it a three dimensional effect...
I wanted to create a lot of mystery and depth  in the painting so I used very dark shades of olive green..and Burnt Amber…for the still water..I was to create the line of horizon  but i could not change my focus from the water …..just wanted to be in the pond...till the end of time…..    Dreaming…the dreamers dream.

A Dreamer’s Dream

“When you allow angels to be part of your life, miracles truly happen.”
A loving angel came to me in dreams.
She showed me life’s not always what it seems,
And brought me to a place where sweet dreams live.
She gave to me a gift that I now give,
A Dreamer’s Dream.
She whispered, “Take my hand and I will lead you through A place where
only sweet dreams can come true.
Close your eyes and open up your heart,
For then this flight of dreams so sweet can start.
Dream, Dreamer, Dream.”
She brought me through the darkness to the Light,
Where colors wrapped around me, such delight.
A patchwork quilt of beauty without seams,
Each color was a rainbow full of dreams.
Dreamer’s Dreams.
She led me through a hallway of pure sound,
With doors flung open widely all around.
And from each room a song would gently play.
I wished with all my heart that I could stay,
In this Dreamer’s Dream.
But we drifted in the fragrance of the breeze,
To savor all the flowers and the trees.
We tasted all of life that we could see,
And felt it flow as one in harmony…..
We Dreamed this Dreamer’s Dream.
Then my angel turned her eyes to me and said,
“You’re the Keeper of these Dreams inside your head.
Find sweet Dreamers, who would Dream of Love and Light, These Dreams
will lead them safely through the night.
Help these Dreamers Dream.”
And so I am the Keeper of this Dream, it’s true,
But I offer all my Dreams to each of you.
May their loving sweetness visit you each night
And fill your soul with Love and Warmth and Light.
Dream, Dreamers, Dream!