I love creating art that is simple, minimal and looks calm. Most of the paintings that I created are mainly loose florals and lately I’ve been working a lot on rainbow flowers too. I love to create works that are soothing to the eyes and give ‘peaceful’ feelings whenever I look at them.
1. Tell us about your background and journey.
My watercolour journey started unexpectedly in early 2017 during my confinement days after I bought my very first watercolour palette from Sakura Koi to fill my time. I was actually amazed by how unique the palette was, it’s beautiful! I still remember the moment I held my first paint brush, I got so hooked on watercolour that it made me paint every day.It was never my dream to become a watercolour artist as I studied education for my degree at Plymouth Marjon University, UK and became a high school teacher until early 2017. I love teaching and sharing knowledge but due to unforeseen circumstances I had to quit from the profession and started conducting a watercolour workshop to continue my passion in teaching.
Since then, I started creating designs for my textile products and other merchandise as well as working on art commissions for my clients. All the positive feedback I received from my clients have helped me grow to become a better watercolour artist.
After a while, I started selling more of my artworks internationally and it’s an honour to be able to spread the beauty of watercolour artworks worldwide especially when those paintings bring happiness to their home.
2. What inspired you to pursue art?
I have always adored art and colours since I was a child. Even when I was still a teacher, my teaching materials would always be full of colours and images and I found that very helpful in facilitating the teaching and learning process.
All these meaningful moments created over the past few years has become my main inspiration to pursue art. And these days, spending most of my time with my children has also become the sole reason for me to continue in this journey.
3. How will you describe your art style?
I love creating art that is simple, minimal and looks calm. Most of the paintings that I created are mainly loose florals and lately I’ve been working a lot on rainbow flowers too. I love to create works that are soothing to the eyes and give ‘peaceful’ feelings whenever I look at them.
4. Which themes attract you the most?
My first two favourite themes are flowers and books. I just love the combination of these two on a painting with a little touch of whimsical elements.
5. What are the tips to evolve your art style?
My art style would always be about simplicity. Even when I try painting different or new themes, I try to keep them simple yet beautiful using the techniques I’m comfortable with. Along the way, I might acquire new techniques that I could integrate into my existing style.
6. Who is your favourite artist and why?
I don’t have one watercolour artist in particular but I do admire some artists like Claude Monet because I found that his paintings caught a lot of emotions and instilled serene feelings in me.
7. What message would you give to aspiring artists?
My best two advice I could give are to keep doing things you love (not necessarily on painting alone) and treasure every good moment created because all these things could be your best inspirations to help you create and paint along the journey. But, just in case you experience art block during the journey, I suggest you surround yourself with nature and find inspiration from there.
8. Which is your favourite book and why?
My favourite books will always be the ones that help me spiritually and give me good feelings the moment I read the first few pages. I suppose my first two favourite books would be ‘Reclaim Your Heart’ by Yasmin Mogahed and
The Essential Rumi by Coleman Barks.
Reading these two not only shapes my thinking about life but also it gives me inspiration on what to paint as well. You could also paint from visualising what you read and not only by what you see.
Interviewed By - Anshika Maurya
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