I have always done art classes since childhood –but it didn’t ignite my creativity nor passion for me to follow the path of an artist after school. I did Accounting and commerce at college, went on to do business management, banking job and then life just took over, never had a chance to focus on art till it emerged from utter chaos of motherhood. I was going through a lot of turmoil during 2009 – quit a banking job at the nadir of banking slowdown, moved to Hong Kong, managing young kids and coping with a constantly traveling husband…….I started painting. It became my anchor, I took to art to just express my myriad feelings and blessings. But since I was enjoying art so much, I religiously made space for it in my hectic life and I started painting with oils and the more I did there was a style that emerged out of me. I felt peace and at ease. It was my inner creativity…...I was really not forcing anything on it. The few exhibitions I have had on the way, are hugely encouraging to me as an artist, to see my paintings find new homes. Practically it clears up space for me to paint more!!
It was my dream to do an exhibition but it seemed too distant at one point in life. I had started working on oils on canvas for sometime and had my exhibition in 2011 in the “function room” of the condo I was living in Hong Kong. It was called Bamboo Grove in Wan Chai. A few close friends helped me with the planning and execution of my first exhibition. The club house was transformed beautifully into an art gallery and it also combined as a farewell to our friends in HK as we were moving back to Mumbai in the following month. It was beautiful and a happy space to “meet and greet” old and new friends and a successful FIRST exhibition (thankfully for many more to follow!).
