Lotus Pool

I’ve always loved the imagery of Mughal miniatures, and here you can see the influence of Indian art on my work—though, of course, I am painting on a larger scale. The resting tiger by a lotus pool is a calm image. Trees here include the bombax tree, inhabited by a mynah bird, and a tamarisk. I love painting leaf patterns, and find the repetition of slowly building up the layers very meditative. I think this is evident in the finished painting. Though I don’t paint in a technically traditional miniaturist style, I strive to create my own version of miniature painting. (This tiger was also part of a commission.)

Curator’s Notes: One of the ‘arts of the book,’ miniature was coined by art historians to describe paintings in medieval and early modern manuscripts (as opposed to free-standing paintings) created by both Eastern and Western cultures.

Mughal refers to the hybrid Persian/indigenous/European art style created in the Mughal Empire (1526-1857) following the conquest of parts of the Indian subcontinent by Turkic-Mongol invaders.

Desert Light

Lilah’s Forest