God's beautiful Art work

Stunning colour splash on a Hibiscus flower 

When going for Art exhibitions seems difficult, I try to find Art in my beautiful surrounding. Every morning as a ritual, I spend few moments with my potted plants with complete silence and awe...

I love abstract Art! Enamoured by the lyrical abstraction in Hibiscus flower, I had to take this picture! The sensational purity of colours, contrasts, textures, the organic and subtle linear form that expand boundaries like a spontaneous abstract painting, the minimal yet lyrical form, the sensuous colours, the flow, rhythm, layers of hues....how can one not get fascinated by this splendour? I think colours talk to me and I am invariably lost in their music of soft notes and vibrant rendition that leaves me invigorated! 

My Nature therapy

I simply love watching Sun rise and Sun sets. Witnessing mesmerising palette of blazing orange, yellow, red, white, pink, violet, blue  in different hues is deeply humbling experience!  Simply blown by this gorgeous colours of evening sky and play of light at Marve beach, the vastness of sky and the stunning abstracts that keep changing hues should be witnessed with meditative silence! One invariably returns home calmer, rejuvenated in body, mind and soul! This is my Nature therapy that invariably always works magic!  

Portait of the monsoon!

Raindrops on periwinkle flowers, a sight to behold!  To enjoy the monsoon truly, you have to study a rain drop bursting from the cloud and settling on a flower/leaf/window sill or any other surface. Believe me the beauty of the moment grows on you! Witnessing a rain drop that just landed on the flower petal from the cloud has solemn grace that is beyond words! That drop, during its ephemeral relationship with the petal quivering with the gentle breeze and almost on verge of flowing from one elegant moment to another!  To me, that tiny droplet and its intense relationship with the flower in those fleeting moments, is a complete portrait of the entire monsoon!!!

Home sweet home!

An arte fact made with paper mâché 

If you live in big city, you will know how space crunched the cities are becoming by the day. Finding work is not difficult but being able to buy a roof on the head where one can live with dignity is a dream many urban people are finding impossible to achieve! 

I Came across this interesting artefact made with paper mâché that reflects the very primal need of human beings; to own a home and "settle down". In city like Mumbai that is home to many people from across the country, the struggle of everyday existence is evident in every nook and corner. The city has layers and layers that unfold if you care enough to dig the surface of all the glamour and glitz that attracts so many people to the city chasing an elusive dream of better opportunities, every day! And no matter how hard the struggle, everybody just wants to have a house of their own! 

Dancing like a butterfly!

Captured this butterfly at Hanging Gardens, Mumbai 

Remember the days of wide eyed wonder of running frantically after a dancing butterfly, catching and holding it gently and then let it go and marvel at those stunning colours left on the finger tips and be mightily chuffed about that fleeting, colourful treasure that no amount of money under the Sun could ever buy? 

Trying to capture shot of a butterfly is no different! One has to be very agile in chase and follow butterfly's every graceful move without disturbing its rhythm, get close enough and visualise the field of view and possibly timing of the next move and ensure "the moment" is not lost. 

They say, butterflies signify transformation, spiritual growth. Well, I don't know much about that but for me they are beautiful angels who make my day with their sheer beauty, graceful dance and gentle being! And I am very fortunate to be always surrounded by them wherever I go, sometimes, even in the house! 

Hypnotic Sunset by Marine lines

Gorgeous Sunset at the Marine lines, Mumbai

There is something hypnotic about Sunsets! Sea, like rain is an addiction for me and watching Sunset is my Nature therapy that invariably always makes me feel rejuvenated in body, mind and soul! 

Have you ever seen a Sunset by the sea? I am always blown away watching this everyday miracle. Witnessing gorgeous palette of blazing red, gold, purple, orange, pink and yellow of evening sky, the mesmerizing play of light,  the vastness of sky and the stunning abstracts that keep changing hues is sheer BLISS and should be experienced with complete meditative silence! The best part is, each Sunset brings in different palette, rhythm and energy and if you are crazy about Nature like me, you would agree, no two Sunsets are ever alike. 

My red chilly pickle

Red chillies being cured for making pickle

India is Nation of pickles! Take any household and you will be surprised to learn variety of pickles made with vegetables and fruits. 

Kitchen is the place where I find my daily dose of colour therapy. Vegetables, fruits, condiments, spices provide such sensory overload with their colours, textures, taste and aroma. Cooking becomes almost a divine experience when food is understood well and celebrated the way it should be. And the best compliment I invariably receive is when friends and family raid my kitchen and fight for all the seasonal pickle jars that I am expected to make round the year. There is no joy like sharing one's food with loved ones.