The Orange Skier
The orange headed one
Goes skiing,
A whizz of color,
He starts off lazily downhill,
Gathering speed as he goes,
Lithe and graceful,
Zooming down the slope,
A blur of orange and purple,
Warms my heart on a cold snowy day.
While living in Pune, I had worked up the network to present my art at two local exhibitions. A promising start at that time, but then I moved to Amsterdam, and in re-creating my life here, art – and exhibitions – took a back seat. So these are the only shining examples of my artistic…
My permanent art fascinations — the painters and printmakers whose work I return to, write about, and occasionally drag people across cities to see.
Oranje is de kleur van gekte — Van Gogh fifa finals sunday. the dutch are in the finals after 30 years… the city’s mood is euphoric. never have i dreamt of being in the middle of football madness voluntarily… it’s only that my interest most recently got fueled by akash’s. and of course being in…
Discovered this Japanese-American artist accidentally when browsing for 2020 calendars in American Book Center, Amsterdam! I’m attracted to his art not least because of the subject: his series of paintings on Yosemite, made around 1930. El Capitan, Half-dome, red woods. beautiful! Brings back my own nostalgic memories of Yosemite from the turn of the century……
This is part 6 of 9 in BITS '89 Reunion24th Nov 2018 – Day 4 The day starts early – around 25 of us set out for a “guided tour”(!!) of campus with Sundy at 7 am. As if 7 am is not bad enough, Sundy, Arvind, and a couple of others have already returned…
A place to keep track of my favorites among lesser known artists, and friends and family who dabble in art Daily Art is a phone app as well as a website where you can find art inspiration daily, as the name suggests. Have found several gems through the app, and highly recommend it for anyone…