Happy Spring Equinox : Sunset over the Oquirrh Mountains

Equinox, is a cyclic event and marks an exact moment when the Sun passes through the plane of Earth’s equator, and the earth’s axis is positioned such that it’s neither tilting toward nor away from the Sun, rendering the alignments to result in almost equal lengths of day and night times for the entire planet.

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Native American Hoop – Circle of Life & Connection! Happy Thanksgiving !!

As we celebrate the Thanksgiving Day in USA today I would like to share a recent experience I had, watching Native American dancers perform the Native Hoop Dance at the Intermountain Hoop Dance Competition this Fall at the Red Butte Garden Amphitheater. In Native American Culture, “The hoop is symbolic of ”the never-ending circle of

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Happy Children’s Day(India) – Dry Brush Stroke Painting of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

November 14th is celebrated as Children’s Day in India, in honor of the first prime minister of Independent India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who’s birthday falls on this day. Schools throughout India have various forms of celebration commemorating children of all ages. This water-color painting of Pt. Nehru, which I painted a long time ago, recently

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Happy Deepawali !! Nostalgic memories of the ‘Deepawali Marundhu’

Deepawali, the festival of lights is the biggest festival celebrated all over India and by the Indian diaspora around the world. Deepawali (Diwali) is a Sanskrit word which means a row of lights, signifying a tradition wherein people in India light small clay lamps in and around their homes, to dispel the darkness, both figuratively

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Nativity – A Study & Exploration of Renaissance Masters’ Techniques

I dedicate this post to Mrs. Edward, the artist who introduced me to oil painting decades back. This painting is my first oil painting, “Nativity scene” and in size my biggest too, about six feet by six feet. A little about Mrs. Edward, or Edward aunty, as we, the neighborhood kids, called her fondly. She

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