Memories

Live in present... Paint the past! ...for what? For self happiness But... that colouring is for future as well, for colouring future becomes a page of history!  A renowned economist and writer Dr. Narendra Jadhav says, “Future never forgives, those who forget the past.”  It is true and is acceptable to the creative mind like mine. It is my innate character to go deep down nostalgia and paint those memories. That is why I could create art till now. There is no dotage, neither for childhood memories nor for enrapturing their ambience. All my childhood memories are sketched in the diary as if each creation depicts a page of my reminiscence. I have preserved ‘Myself’ and have let ‘Myself’ to wander with self-contentment in it. Sometimes on earth and in the sky, In the midst of flora or even on the back of the buffalo, As if I had wings of mind to fly... My mind opens out to life and my perception let my hand to ...

Culture Preservation  is one of my oldest collection and was exhibited on 31st August 1993. This elder series depicts deep meticulous memories... Ancient homes! Frames of doors, windows and  varandas swings, frames of grandmother and  grandfather. their silent and subtle expressions, the homely sentiments attached to them, arrested  my thoughts and inspire me... I tried to release my creative energy through  my paintings. Bygone days! dying culture! you can visualize  milkman of vasai and the ancient  homes through canvas. Oh! why! is the presentation of their culture heritage necessary? I asked myself. My soul stirred and said. Yes!... for the future generation! the future is nothing but the reflections of the past.