My work is about bringing a third dimension to a two-dimensional canvas - the dimension of emotion. Art is about feeling - a place, a moment, the summer air, the quiet evening, the solidity of a farmhouse, the long-standing trees, the coolness of water, the nip of approaching winter. I strive to bring these to my canvas - not always in a realistic fashion. Capturing emotion is just as elusive as the emotion itself. I’ve grown up in a forest in India and am thankful the forest is still around. Although I’ve now moved to the very urban sprawl of Mumbai, I still visit home every couple of months to breathe in the clean air, go on long evening walks, and relive the simplicity of childhood. I love Mumbai for its frenetic pace - the city that never sleeps is a constant push to do better - work better, paint better. Mumbai is the buzz of galleries, markets, and the hurly-burly of everyday life. When I’m painting, I love to be in the midst of it all. And when I need to come up for air, I turn to my old and trusted forest home. I work with gauze, inks, and acrylic, and am now looking toward oils.