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Because the exhausted and overworked me needed to

Because the exhausted and overworked me needed to take a break to smile. Next: Studio restructuring and organisation.

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A perfect Sunday filled with joy and laughter.

A perfect Sunday filled with joy and laughter.

Fished this work from 2006 out of storage. I almos

Fished this work from 2006 out of storage. I almost forgot that beautiful tree just outside the department of fine arts, where I used to sit down with a cup of tea before starting the day. I miss that lightness of the soul.

Elections 2024 Are we a democracy in the unmaking?

Elections 2024
Are we a democracy in the unmaking?
Go vote!
#2024 #elections

It’s the year of elections. 60+ countries, dire

It’s the year of elections.
60+ countries, directly impacting 4 billion people, a lot is at stake.
#2024 #elections

Think of who and what you are installing. In this

Think of who and what you are installing. In this crucial elections every single vote counts. Your vote! Please go vote, don’t be complicit in what’s unfolding. Reject hate and the ideology that divides and turns people against each other. Make no mistake it is a fight for our constitution and everything it stands for.
#voteforindia

Almost lost myself, made one too many marks on the

Almost lost myself, made one too many marks on the paper.
Portrait of an artist in the summer of 2024.

DIY life with some help. There is work and then th

DIY life with some help. There is work and then there is work’s work.
#lifeinthedeccan

12:54 AM , 4 days and 54 mins behind schedule. Fou

12:54 AM , 4 days and 54 mins behind schedule. Four months of work boils down to tomorrow morning. Every single vertebrae in my spine hurts, but who cares? Onwards to the more crazier plans. (To my dear friends: Sorry! Won’t behave like a misanthrope, at least for the rest of April, will call you all tomorrow)

Up to no good kind of a weekend.

Up to no good kind of a weekend.

27/03/24 #drawing #dailyart #instadaily #studio #

27/03/24

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Quietly, a bit at a time. Slowly but surely painti

Quietly, a bit at a time. Slowly but surely painting away.

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12:11 AM On some nights sleep is impossible.

12:11 AM

On some nights sleep is impossible.

How do I make marks on paper that hold my feelings

How do I make marks on paper that hold my feelings? It’s still something I am trying to learn. And I am so grateful to have always had incredible women to guide me. Thank you @gvforrester. This facsimile just arrived. So much to learn and understand.

This part comes easily; selecting colours has beco

This part comes easily; selecting colours has become almost instinctive. But starting a new work comes with a lot of other demons.

#wip #varunikasaraf #madder #pink

On some nights when one feels the weight of it all

On some nights when one feels the weight of it all. Perhaps hope will be more than just a dream.

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I used to work late into the night, but these days

I used to work late into the night, but these days, I prefer the morning sun rays. They are kinder on my eyes than the fluorescent lights.
The question of whether to work early in the morning or late into the night has plagued me for much of my career. When I think of it, it does not matter; when you need to work, you need to. But it does help to have time entirely to yourself, and both times are free of sound and distractions.

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I finally got this painting from 2013 up on my wal

I finally got this painting from 2013 up on my wall!
Took me all day, but I am ridiculously happy.
#booyah

Another one for the year of the Dragon. #yearofth

Another one for the year of the Dragon.
#yearofthedragon

I am starting the year of the dragon in my kind of

I am starting the year of the dragon in my kind of way. I made this quick painting as an invocation to these fantabulous creatures whom I first encountered in Mughal folios. Even now, after so many years, I cannot get past Miskin’s pink dragon from his painting depicting a raven addressing a gathering of animals. It remains my favourite dragon, and hopefully, someday, I might be able to render it just as beautifully.
#yearofthedragon #yearofthedragon2024 #LunarNewYear