5.35 x 7 inches,
Watercolour on Archival Paper
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About the Artwork:
// Spring, skip, leap, romp,
Bandar, they dance and play
Sweet mangoes, the golden rays
The shehnai breathing,
A tale to tell.
These are the colours of my dream //
Sunehra Khwab
About the Artist (BIO):
Lekha Shastry is a visual designer and art director from India, specializing in illustration, art, and brand building across both physical and digital mediums. Her work is playful and dimensional, characterized by a love for bright colors and the creation of lyrical landscapes that captivate the imagination. Drawing inspiration from Indian folklore, her compositions often traverse the boundary between reality and the surreal, crafting dream-like scenarios where animals and objects coexist in harmony.
Beyond traditional mediums, Lekha also has a passion for designing interactive spaces and working with various mixed media. Her creative process involves exploration in the initial stages of creating an art piece, carefully selecting colors and objects to set the desired mood in the work, thereby enhancing the storytelling aspect.
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I am a visual designer and art director from India, specialising in illustration, art and brand building across both physical and digital mediums.
My work is playful and dimensional. I love to work with bright colours and enjoy crafting lyrical landscapes that captivate the imagination. Drawing inspiration from Indian folklore, my compositions often traverse the boundary between reality and the surreal, creating dream-like compositions where animals and objects exist in harmony.
Beyond traditional mediums, I also love designing interactive spaces and working with various mix media.
My process is to explore in the initial stages of creating an art piece and then I carefully choose colours and objects to set the desired mood in the work to dial up the storytelling aspect
I like to tell a tale, musical and fragrant. Tale that often traverses the boundary between reality and the surreal.
Drawing inspiration from Indian folklore and miniature paintings, my compositions often traverse the boundary between reality and the surreal, creating dream-like compositions where animals and objects exist in harmony.
- Lekha
