TWINKLE TOES...

Dance with your spirit,
Celebrate the love you have for yourself.
Feel the inner peace that gently...moves over your inner being.
The loving presence that connects ..
with your soul....
sends you the loving vibrations....
of being in the moment of happiness.!!!

These dancing toes represent the idea of  displaying your joy of Being....
I made them with  mauve and gold hue because i feel these colours can show feminine grace .
The  expression is of Energy...passion...perfection...grace...and Happiness.
Balerina and Ballet ....has always fancied my imagination....I love this  dance form as much as i love Katthak.....

BRAMHAAND....(The inner universe)

Obsessed with space again....i tried to come out with my idea of the universe...
I always remember the story in which Yashoda....could see the whole universe inside her little sons mouth.
I wonder how amazed she must have been at that moment....
This impression of universe...with acrylics on paper...is an attempt to take a deep dive in our own Inner Universe...

There is passion in the universe:

The young stars, the whirling galaxies—

The living, pulsing earth,                                   

Thrives in the  passionate embrace…of life itself!!!

You can stare forever…at the diamond black sky,

You can think  ...you know everything …there is..to know,

And then there is more,

The greatest Universe to conquer,

Is not in the blue glowing heavens,

That spills over into golden lights,

That shine beyond time,

Then they drift farther away,

And the universe expands,

The greatest Universe to conquer,

Is in our own minds,
 

… Thoughts are tools..that  kill…and Heal,

If we reach deep within ourselves,

We will see …that the meaning of life….

is trying to find…meaning in life.

Dreams …are ships….

that take us where we need to go,

as they sail.. the Waters of our..Inner  Universe.

COME ALONG......(in the sweet past)

"

"Come, little leaves," said the wind one day.
"Come over the meadows with me and play;
Put on your dresses of red and gold,
For summer is gone and the days grow cold.

Soon as the leaves heard the wind's loud call,
Down they came fluttering, one and all;
Over the brown fields they danced and flew,
Singing the sweet little song they knew.

"Cricket, good-bye, we've been friends so long,
Little brook, sing us your farewell song;
Say you're sorry to see us go;
Ah! you will miss us, right?.. well, we know.

"Dear little lambs, in your fleecy fold,
Mother will keep you from harm and cold;
Fondly we've watched you in vale and glade,
Say, will you dream of our loving shade?"

Dancing and whirling the little leaves went,
Winter had called them, and they were content,
Soon fast asleep in their earthy beds,
The snow laid a soft mantle over their heads

Poem recitation was so much fun in the childhood!!!
Those tips by teachers on voice modulation...and pronounciation....the practicing aloud...in front of a mirror...friends prompting in between  ...if you kind of...forget the lines.....putting in expressions in every word....using eyebrows and smile.....oh it was such a cool exercise...
These memories often bring smile on my face.   I found these two leaves on the garden swing...and I immortalised them on the canvas..with acrylics ...
I magnified them 5 times their original size...I had fun...giving them the crinkled texture with the palette knife ....softly reciting this school-days poem....by George Cooper.

MAYA.....(The mind game)

Mind is a pair of mirrors..... One objective.....is duplicated in to several...just by adding a form !  

I created this expression of mind....which reflects my thoughts into many more possibilities of FORMS.....When I ask myself.....What is me??.....What is my form???....My mind reflects..."MANY......MANY MORE!!!."....

The forms reflected ...can be...Possibilities, Ideas, Adventures, Experiences....or Personalities. However....the innermost...being Immortal....remains...."ONE"!!     

  

As put in so beautifully by Rabindranath Tagore......................    

 .... He it is, the innermost one,...

......who awakens my being ......... 

......with his deep hidden touches....

......He.. it is,....who puts his enchantment upon these eyes...

......& joyfully plays on the chords of my heart....

......in varied cadence of pleasure & pain...... 

..... He it is...who weaves the web of "MAYA"....

..... in evanescent hues ..of gold and silver...blue and green.   

.....and lets peep out through...the folds of his feet...

......at whose touch I forget...myself.......  

......Days come...and ages  pass.....,

......and it is ever he, who moves my heart....

......in many a name,....in many a guise, 

 .....in many a rapture of joy and sorrow....

......THE INNERMOST ONE....

Krishna sakha!!.......

Nature is my favourite form....and to bring out...'His' Divine presence...in every painting....gives me solace!!!

.....When the early morning light..illuminates the mirrors...of the emerald Lake....

I sit there...mesmerised....listening to the enchanting notes...of his flute...

The half opened water-lilies....awestruck...and lost in the moment..

just enjoy the mystical frequencies...which he creates....with his melodious eyes...

Beyond time......I find him..!!!....  

     "oh!    the one...with melodious eyes....I searched for you...in the whole world...

....even filtered the entire skies....but did not find you....

....I noticed your footprints...on the flowing breeze...

....but did not search in my own eyes....

....You were just there....beneath my eyelashes.....

.....in my dreams....I found u....beyond time!!!!!......

.....I wait for the moment....when you will step onto my side....out of my dreams....

.....beyond time.....let me find you.....Oh! the one with melodious eyes.....!!!!                                     

Silent Ripples......

•  
• walk the earth in silence,... 
• in the stillness of being,....
• Communing, Listening, Hearing, Sensing, Feeling..  
• Walk the earth in silence of  Unassuming, Open,  Receptive..awareness; 
•  leaving only a trace of a footsteps  here and there.
•  Walk the world in silence....
• from the stillness of the heart,    standing at the still point....in a hush of mystery......
• Speak the language of silence...   heart to heart, 
• Whispered ..wordlessly...      in the silent Rhythm....

Floral forms  always  bring out pure consciences ...and ....the drop of water brings out life.....thats the beauty of this still-life painting....acrylics on paper....

The Liminal Light.....

A liminal state is a period of transitions where normal limits to thoughts, self -understanding, and behaviour are relaxed---a situation which can lead to some new perspectives.           

Like when the soul is illuminated.....one can see the mystics...Divine colours....

Just like the water drops create silent ripples.

 Like all at once,....

A swirl of leaves.....the velvet expanses of a gaze.....

A spontaneous dance, or two words from a sage....

And 'Wham'.....!!

 A sudden dive,...or perhaps a gradual descent/ascent...

 into a whole new way of being here.         

 

 Life hasn't changed.....I am just born again.....!!!            

 This lamp depicts the spirit of the desirous soul....to see the De vine....in its true colours.
Acrylics on canvas...