For me, painting has always been a very personal journey — almost like storytelling with colours, textures, and emotions. Most of my works are inspired by life around me — simple people, their daily rituals, their quiet moments, their relationships with their surroundings. I find beauty in those ordinary moments which often go unnoticed. That is what I try to capture on my canvas — life in its most natural and unguarded form.

Women feature prominently in many of my paintings. They are not just subjects for me — they represent strength, grace, loneliness, dreams, and sometimes, silent conversations with themselves. Works like “Lady on a Red Chair” or “Lady with a Guitar” reflect those moments when a woman is lost in her own world, perhaps remembering a song, a story, or just enjoying her own company. I feel there is immense poetry in such stillness.

I am also deeply drawn towards rural life. Having grown up around villages and small towns, the simplicity and rawness of village culture fascinate me. Paintings like “A Village Woman with Dogs” or “Toy Seller” come from that space — they are not just images, but memories, impressions from childhood, from travels, from faces I have seen and stories I have heard. There is a certain innocence, a certain dignity in these people that I try to portray with respect and warmth.

Sometimes, I also like to move into the dream world — into a more abstract, imaginative space. Works like “Dream” or “Pink Nude” are examples of that. Here, forms become softer, colours become freer, and the boundaries between reality and imagination blur. These paintings come from within — from my own reflections, desires, and subconscious thoughts.

Small moments attract me a lot — like the painting “Morning Tea”, which speaks of a simple ritual we all connect with. Or “Lady with a Puppet”, where the puppet becomes a metaphor for memory, playfulness, or maybe even loneliness. I love working with such subtle symbols that leave space for the viewer’s own interpretation.

My colour palette changes with mood. Sometimes earthy, sometimes bold, sometimes quiet and muted. Texture is also very important in my works — the roughness, the visible strokes, the layered surfaces — they all add life to the painting. I try not to overwork my canvas. I like my paintings to breathe — to hold a certain silence, a pause, just like life itself.

For me, art is not about grand statements. It is about connecting with the small, beautiful moments of life — moments that are deeply human, deeply real. My paintings are simply my way of holding on to those moments and sharing them with others. I always feel that every viewer brings their own story into a painting. And that, to me, is the most beautiful part of this journey.