Breaking a taboo: Artist Talks about Art

Its a   tabooo. Right, "A painter communicates through his canvas. why does he need words".

So I was not sure when i  decided to talk about my work at one of my recent exhibitions. But I think it was important as it gave a launchpad for viewers to see the paintings through painters eyes.

This is the first time i was addressing a group and artists are not very extrovert. But I did it.
Thanks to my lovely daughter who found out the essence of my works in a poem by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It summed up my works nicely.

The poem is titled "Suraj aur Os ki Boondh". and talks about the Lasting sun and the ever so temporary dew drop (os ki boondh).  I am not able to find it on Internet so I guess I will have to type it in or ask Preeti to do it for me. (hopefully soon). 

Meanwhile, who thought this could lead to me giving a presentation altogether. to a distinguished Panel about Art. It was a fantabulous challenge and I enjoyed it to the hilt.

My Website Hacked

Hi Folks

Last month had been a busy one ... especially since my website was hacked. by some "विघ्न - संतोंषी" people.


There was a lot of stuff in there and talking to my hosting provider did not help me much..The best option I  had was to restore from last backup.that I had myself. 


Obviously a lot of data was lost and I am trying to get it back But there is very little chance.

Anyway .. life is about moving on and so Here I am. ... :)

Shades of Life

Wishing a very happy new year to all my friends...

This year I have started with my exhibition "Shades of Life" at The Renaissance Art Studio, Pune being curated by Ms.Varsha Munot. This is a Duo exhibition with my father Mr.Suresh Choudhary. I feel so honored to exhibit my paintings with him and wish to do this more frequently...

Find the invitation below:

Above is Gulmohar and below is Kalpa Vriksha

The Time...

It has been some time now that I have posted anything on my blog... The long gap was the summer vacations and some lazy busy days... Sharing few new paintings here... Enjoy!!!

Enjoy!!!

Hyderabad exhibition of Paintings - A womans heart @ Alankritha Art Gallery

A Woman’s heart.

Mix, with sunset's fleeting glow,

Kiss of friend, and stab of foe,

Ooze of moon, and foam of brine,

Noose of Thug, and creeper's twine,

Hottest flame, and coldest ash,

Priceless gems, and poorest trash;

Throw away the solid part,

And behold—a woman's heart.

- Nidrádarpana

The exhibition is on at Alankritha Art Gallery in Hyderabad from 7th to 22 Jan 2011. This is my first exhibition for the new year and I am really excited about it. Address detail is as below

Alankritha Art Gallery

Residence Inn,

Lane Opp. Madhapur Police Station,

Kavuri Hills, Jubilee Hills P.O.,

Hyderabad - 500 033.

Andhra Pradesh, INDIA

Ph: +91-40-23113709; +91-40-40207171

11:00 AM to 7:00 PM (Sunday only on Appointment)

Website : http://www.alankritha.com

My Art on Cover Page of SPAN magazine

One happy news to share with my readers. I have won the 50th anniversary Cover Art contest organized by SPAN. My Painting will be on the cover page of SPAN magazine for Jan/Feb 2011 issue. (also as a winning gift i will be getting an Apple iPad) .

Ever since my childhood as far back as i remember, we received SPAN magazine. Even in those days (30 yrs back) the magazine had superb paper quality and photograph quality images. All other mags were simply black and white or at most poor quality photographs. No wonder we always waited for this one magazine to be delivered by our postman and be the first to smell between the pages.

When i heard of SPAN orgazining a painting competition, all those past memories flooded down to create the one painting that summarised what India and US meant to me.

Here is the painting

Title : Contemplating Reflections
Writeup : If one wants to compare two countries there can not be a more diverse set than India and US. With their differences in culture and ways of working, its not without reason they are termed Mystical East and Corporate West. They have looked at each others reflections to leverage their differences and make world a better place

Hope you enjoy it.

PS: Congrates to Rupesh Bhandari who won the writing essay contest on topic "What can US and India accomplish together" . Looking forward to meet you at SPAN anniversary function.

Exhibition at Orchid Art Gallery

This has taken a little time for me to update my blog. I have an exhibition ongoing at Orchid Art Gallery, Mangalore which started on October 29, 2010 and is on till November 22, 2010. The exhibition was inaugurated by Mr.Pradeep Pai, M.D. Hangyo Ice Creams Pvt. Ltd. This was a successful event. Adding some photo's of the inauguration event below.

I had been to Mangalore for this event and had the most famous Gadbad Ice Cream. It was yammy...