My story

At the age of 7, I was motivated towards painting when I received best painting award in an art competition organised by Baháʼí Association in Sindhri, India which allowed me to play and experiment. I continued to develop and refine my painting style whilst I completed PhD in Economics at Dundee University. During this time, I completed several art courses at Duncan of Jorden Stone Art College and exhibited my oil paintings. With childcare responsibilities and a corporate career, I gave up my passion for painting for about 20 years, only to be revived during Covid years, when the world was in turmoil. I took to painting again in a big way, and when I started painting, it felt like the best therapy I could imagine. I started exhibiting again in 2023.  

 My paintings are vibrant, colourful and often convey stories influenced by deep childhood memories of fabrics, places and people. Most of my work begins with a desire to share a particular image that feels both familiar and meaningful, such that observers feel a sense of connection to the composition.

My process starts by finding inspiration in simple black and white photographs, notebook sketches and intuitive mark making. I then create my paintings by applying layering techniques to reveal interesting marks that feed into a broader story behind the whole composition.

I not only paint with oil and acrylic but often incorporate the use of other mediums such as charcoal, oil pastels and collage. I paint on a wide variety of substrates including canvas, paper, wooden board, and wood panels.