The World I’m Surrounded By-1

Tea-wash, watercolour, gold leaf & black ink on wasli paper, 24.8 x 16.6 cm, 450 USD
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This is a second series with gold leaf ovals that give the painting’s center a different feel and texture that contrasts with the outside. I created the image within the gold oval using only black ink because I didn’t think the gold surface required additional bright colours. The plants at the bottom of the oval are gradually breaking up and disintegrating, taking different shapes and floating up to the top. The surrounding landscape with beautiful flora and fauna is kind of surreal. This painting is a simple representation of two opposing worlds. I find myself being part of the world inside the ovals—a life well lived but disintegrating with time and age.