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PAINTINGS & DRAWINGS OF INDIAN LIFE


I first started to visit India in the 1990s and each time I’ve gone back I’ve spent time in Kolkata. I continue to find this a vibrant city full of visual stimulation particularly at the time of the annual Durga Puja when every community makes its own festival pandal, or stage set, as the centre piece for the celebrations. It is the lively spirit of these creative people and their activities that I aim to portray in these paintings. Many are set in Kolkata but others capture my experiences in a village in Orissa and in Kalimpong and Darjeeling.
Click the images for more details on each of the works. The paintings and drawings on this website are for sale by contacting the artist using details shown on the Contact page.

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Bright Street acrylic on canvas 63 x 83 cm

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Cane Juice Seller Kolkata acrylic on canvas 39.5 x 49.5 cm

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Ceremony at a Kolkata Puja Pandal acrylic on canvas 42.5 x 42.5 cm

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Corn Roasting Darjeeling acrylic on canvas 39.5 x 49.5 cm

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Devas, Devis and Vahans acrylic on canvas 42.5 x 42.5 cm (cards available)

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The Trumpet Seller acrylic on canvas 42.5 x 42.5 cm (cards available)

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Festival Musicians acrylic on canvas 42.5 x 42.5 cm (cards available).

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Going to Work acrylic on canvas 42.5 x 42.5 cm

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Hooghly Dawn acrylic on canvas 42.5 x 42.5 cm

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How Could You! acrylic on canvas 42.5 x 42.5 cm

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In Darjeeling Market acrylic on canvas 42.5 x 42.5 cm

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Kalia Chat Cart acrylic on canvas 42.5 x 42.5 cm

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My India is Great acrylic on canvas 90 x 120 cm

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Preparing Prasad acrylic on canvas 42.5 x 42.5 cm

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Reliance acrylic on canvas 42.5 x 42.5 cm

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Rickshaw Man acrylic on canvas 42.5 x 42.5 cm

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Spring Festival Dancer acrylic on canvas 49.5 x 39.5 cm (cards available)

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The Drum Maker acrylic on canvas 42.5 x 42.5 cm (in private collection, cards available)

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Girl as Goddess Durga acrylic on canvas 42.5 x 42.5 cm

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The River Pilot and his Wife acrylic on canvas 39.5 x 49.5 cm

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The Village Toyseller acrylic on canvas 50 x 50 cm

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The Puja Lamp acrylic on canvas 30 x 25 cm

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Travelling Storyteller, Kolkata colour pencil on paper 58 x 41 cm

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Waiting for Work, Dajeeling Market colour pencil on paper 41 x 40 cm

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Festival installation acrylic on canvas 238 x 152 x 51 cm

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Giving Prasad at Festival Pandal acrylic on canvas 90 x 90 cm
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