Paintings are products of my search for the purpose of existence, a search that has taken me to ashrams and ancient cave temples in India, pyramids, temples and tombs in Egypt and ancient temples in Mexico. The history in artifacts that has been left by our ancestors across cultures and geographic boundaries are a source of endless interest and makes me aware of my life as a blip on the continuum of time.Everyday people and scenes touch deeper levels of my being, and are fodder for my creative work. My Veiled Presence paintings of women from the Indian sub-continent with faces covered or back turned, have...more