The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:
thou anointest my head with oil;
my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
-Psalm 23

Why so serious?

My Beloved Mana

I took you for granted, thinking that you would always be there for me.

Even if I tried I could'nt imagine my future without you.

But now you're gone.

When I dream of you, at least for that one moment I believe that you never left us.

I thought that as a little girl I was foolish to think that you were immortal.

But now I know I was right..........

You will live on in our memories and

our hearts.

Forgiveness....

"Bangle sellers are we who bear

Our shining loads to the temple fair...

Who will buy these delicate, bright

Rainbow-tinted circles of light?

Lustrous tokens of radiant lives,

For happy daughters and happy wives."
- Bangle Sellers by Sarojini Naidu

Gabriel......

This is my version of Gabriel who is essentially a messenger and a warrior in the army of God.

Michael.......
‘Are you one of us, or one of our adversaries?’ He replied, ‘Neither; but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.'
—Joshua 5:13-15

While the woman in the painting below is covered by a veil forced to be in darkness due to the strict social norms that are imposed on women, I wanted to make another who is free of society's prison and is instead being consumed by light, illuminating her, thus opening her mind to new discoveries and opportunities that are available to women today ........
that is if they are ready to fight for it.

The painting is an acryllic on canvas. Most of the colours used are very earthy to depict an ordinary woman. The highlight of the painting is the emotion that the lady tries to convey, ie one of strength and determination in a world that is dominated by men. Her half covered face signifies the oppression that women suffer even today in india, except for the magenta that peeps out which shows her wish to express the power and rights that she possesses. The bit of gold is symbolic of the wealth that men are losing out on by not giving women a chance to prove themselves. Her eyes bore into you almost challenging anyone to do whatever they like but she can fight and endure anything that comes to her in an effort to prove her identity. This is my interpretation of the strength of an indian woman!
(this is the explanation I had given along with the painting for a competition that i entered)

Crucifixion

I never agreed with the crucifixion of Jesus.

Why should a man who has done no wrong have to bear such excruciating pain.

It's unjust and something that God could not have done to his son whom he loved.

In the same way why is it that people who are good have to suffer.

Now I understand that it's not the suffering that mattered but the fact that He was able to go through it and in the end achieve something that is greater than pain.....

Salvation.

A World Of My Own
When I read a book I get so engrossed in its pages that every scene in it comes alive, its characters become tangible, I can hear the sounds described and feel every emotion that the character goes through. Even when I put it down every word of the book still dances in my head and I long to go back to its world and leave the one that I live in now.
but then I realise that their world is in the end inspired by ours...........
and ours is even more amazing

Just love to look at him!

most versatile actor in my opinion.

He mostly stars in Tim Burton movies which I absolutely love. Tim burton's imagination is something that i would love to have........so dark and magical.

Agony In The Garden

this is the one of the few moments where Jesus gives in to his emotions and experiences fear and hopelessness before he is betrayed by Judas and then crucified......

everyone is afraid of something... but that fear, if followed by faith can give us the strength to be able to carry our own cross.

The Road Less Travelled.....

this is a strange dream I had about a year ago.

It has so many meanings depending on what you can make out from it.

Aging Gracefully

As people get older they acquire a certain grace that one would not find in youth.

Every wrinkle carved out so intricately, their fragile frame and their wise and soulful eyes is what makes them such wonderful subjects in various paintings and artwork.

HOPE

after all the plagues were released when pandora opened the box, the last thing that whispered from it was hope.......

no matter how bad things can get I know that there is something that will save me as long as i have hope.

Live Canvas

This is something i made a few years ago. I just had a lot of spare time and felt like designing jewellery (what do you expect from a girl?). If I get an idea I immediately put it on paper before i lose interest.

Isolation

this is just a doodle i made over another drawing!

it is a personification of peoples' insecurities and fears and the mask that we wear constantly to hide our true emotions and selves................

what we don't know is that we are built with wings to break free from it

Bliss......
sometimes I am filled with such an overwhelming sense of calm when i do something I love, that i am transported to a world where time stands still and people fade away..........
where I am in control.

At a dead end..........

after getting all that we desire what more do we have to look forward to?