Sneha Garge

Watercolors and acrylic on handmade paper, 11 x 8''

Watercolors on handmade paper, 30 x 22"


Watercolors and acrylic on handmade paper, 11 x 8''
I have been painting ever since I could remember, learning something new about the media I work with everyday. The subjects I often paint involve intimate interior spaces, personal spaces with possessions with which I share an intimate connection with.
In the second year, the mandatory Miniature workshop taken by Gopa Trivedi had a significant impact on the course of my practice. I became engrossed in bringing together forms, textures and stylistic characteristics from various schools of miniature paintings. Having learnt the techniques of making pigments, preparing the wasli surface for the miniature painting, I began experimenting and employing water-based media on surfaces created by sticking Rice paper and handmade sheets to paint on.After working much like Rajasthani and Mughal style, I began painting my studio spaces, interiors and personal spaces with textures, patterns and stylistic references from the various schools, often bringing together various references into a singular picture plane.