Abstracts by Indian artist Manisha Vedpathak

6 more new stretched canvases have arrived for my Reflection series. Have taken a break before I start with them. One more in this series is ready but I am not posting it as I have to do a little finishing touches. Have taken a break from it and did these two pieces. Didn't have any preconceived idea . Went on poring color and adding shapes, colors , forms and texture. And the outcome is here. Haven't given any title yet.

Floral Abstract...by Indian artist Manisha Vedpathak

Have started a new work in Reflection series. Meanwhile completed a floral abstract with my dancing fingers.

"Dancing fingers"

Acrylic on canvas, 24"x34"

"Reflection VI"....an abstract by Indian artist Manisha Vedpathak

Since my dimples only appear whenever I smile,

 facing everything in life with that smile is a wonderful feeling.

 Eyes are also the window to one's self. 

Just a look can reflect your identity and experiences.

-- Liu Wen

6th in the line completed from the series of Reflection.

"Reflection VI"

Indian Ink on canvas, 24"x24"

Floral abstract .....by Indian artist Manisha Vedpathak

Have started a new one in the "Reflection" series. Meanwhile my finger dance continues on the canvas. This time on a bigger canvas.

"Finger dance"

Acrylic on canvas, 36"x36"

"Reflection V"......an abstract by Indian artist Manisha Vedpathak

Water....The mirror of the nature

Only one can see what 
is shown in the mirror of 
water you see, it's their 
own reflection that they see 
to show them what life 
has been made for thee....

I came across these lines on the net and thought that these were apt for my Reflection paintings.

After satisfying my thirst of finger painting with the creation of two gorgeous floral abstracts ,I am back to my Reflection series fully fresh and rejuvenated. I had completed half of the painting when I took a break from it. Here is the completed artwork. 

"Reflection V", 24"x 24"

Indian ink on canvas

Floral Abstract....by Indian artist Manisha Vedpathak

Sometimes I feel an urge to paint with my fingers. Especially when I come across some of my old finger paintings. Today I was going through some of my small old paintings as I wish to participate in the Art week festival that will be held in my city, Pune. So I came across this flower vase...

I then planned to do new floral abstracts. Flowers have so magnificent colors. They are the colorful beauty of nature. I loved how my fingers danced on the canvas and how the colors have mingled with each other. I finished two and thoroughly enjoyed doing it. It was so stress free. I had been doing the reflection series which has these small dots or points which is very intricate and I needed time to restore , heal and start again. So these two pieces were like rejuvenation for me. I feel so fresh looking at them and I am sure my viewers will also feel the same.

"Reflection IV".....an abstract by Indian artist Manisha Vedpathak

When I finished giving dots all over, I first thought that I finished the painting. But after staring at it from far, I wasn't satisfied as the reflection of a part of the building that is seen on left side of the painting, didn't seem right to me . So I decided to reduce the reflection and continue with the water . and here is the finished painting. I hope it is looking good now.

"Reflection IV", 24"x24"

Indian Ink on canvas

Reflection I and Reflection II....an abstract by Indian artist Manisha Vedpathak

I am collaborating with my long time friend Madhavi Apte. We are to present two paintings and poems for the exhibition. Madhavi has written one poem inspired from my painting and I have a painting inspired from her poem. Here are the pics  of the paintings and the poems:

प्रतिबिंब केवळ .....

प्रतिबिंब केवळ दिसते तुझ्यात

तेही नाही अभंग

प्रतिमा निव्वळ आहे माझी

कळेल कसे अंतरंग

पाहता मी मला तुझ्यात

माझेच दिसे रूप रंग

छबी नाही तुला कोणती

केवळ तुझे तरंग

रंगरूपाच्या उभारल्या भिंती

कळेल कसे अंतरंग

मन अन् दर्शन तुझे वेगळे

तू तरी कुठे अभंग

गंमत केली तुझी खुळ्या मी

मी नाही रे निःसंग

उमगते तुझे अंतरंग म्हणूनच

उठतात ना रे तरंग

___ Madhavi Apte

"Reflection I"

24"x36", Indian ink on canvas

"Reflection II"

24"x24", Indian Ink on canvas

Poem inspired from the above painting:

एकात्म

आतूर होई निसर्ग हिरवा

निळाईत त्या जाई मिसळून

एक जगवतो जीव आणिक

दूसरा तर स्वतःच जीवन

जीव जीवाला मिळतो आणि

उरले नाही आपपर काही

निसर्ग हिरवा लेऊन मिरवतो

समर्पणाची कृष्णनिळाई

प्रत्येकाचे नूर वेगळे

दाखवती ते ठळकपणाने

अस्तित्त्व स्वतःचे जपण्यासाठी

प्रतिबिंब दावी स्व - रूपाने

जीव अन् शीव होई एकात्म

निसर्गाचे हे तर तत्व

जड भौतिक ते राही निराळे

टिकवून त्यांचे अलग अस्तित्त्व

--- Madhavi Apte

Invitation for the upcoming exhibition....by Indian artist Manisha Vedpathak

Here is the invitation for my upcoming exhibition. Its a collaboration of visual and verbal artist , organized by an art group named Artlane founded by three wonderful ladies , Smita Rajedeshpande, Vaishali Rajapurkar and Neela Vidhvans.

I am also displaying the art installation I created in collaboration with artist and poet Mr Randhir Khare at this venue. In my next post I will add the poems on which the paintings are based.

"Within-II", an abstract by Manisha Vedpathak

An abstract in similar line with a previous one.

"Within-I"

Acrylic on canvas, 

"Within-II"

Acrylic on canvas, 35"x35"

Available.

"I am not me , I am we".....unveiling of an art installation by Manisha Vedpathak

Since last two months I have been working on a project in collaboration 

with Gyan Adab center , Pune and the director-artist of the center Mr Randhir Khare. 

We are working on a 8 foot tall canvas pyramid on the theme of diversity.

In a divided world, the only force that can still bring people together despite differences is the harmonious power of the visual, performing and literary arts which express oneness that lies deep within us all. To celebrate this oneness ,Randhir Khare  and I, have created an eight foot tall canvas pyramid which expresses in acrylic and ink, the subliminal creative power of the world we live in. The title and spirit of the installation is inspired by the poem “This is Not My Life” by Randhir Khare which emphasizes that we are not exclusive beings but contain instead – all life. 

To show the diversity we are painting on same canvas with our unique styles 

intermingling each other's works.  My vivid colorful style with Randhir's line works and primitive forms. Here are some pics of the canvas in process...

Here is a finished piece of one  side of pyramid .... You will notice some snakes and the tree 

on the canvas. these works are by Randhir Khare , rest is painted by me.

Tomorrow evening at 6.45pm, the installation will be unveiled at a performance programme which features Maestro Milind Date on the flute, accomplished Kathak dancer Shruti…., singer song-writer Sarthak Dua, poet performer Jitendra Maid and others.

Prior to the performance there will be a workshop in which participants will be guided through painting their own model pyramids to celebrate the diversity and creative harmony in their own lives.

I invite you all to grace the evening!

"Lyrical", an abstract by Manisha Vedpathak

 Came across this painting while I was going through my old 

sold paintings. Felt inspired to do something in that style again

 and came up with this painting. May do some more in this 

style with different color combination.

Here is the old one ,followed by  the new one...

"Lyrical", acrylic on canvas, 35"x35"

"Within", an abstract by Manisha Vedpathak

"Within", acrylic on canvas, 34"x32"

A reworked piece. I have a habit of going over my old paintings.

And then sometimes I get an urge to do some changes in the painting.

I don't know if it is a good or a bad habit but have always liked the outcome. 

Do let me know how is the outcome of this painting. Since the meaning 

of the painting changes I changed the title from Blaze to Within.

Here is the original.

Reworked painting....by Manisha Vedpathak

An old painting, " Window to the soul" reworked. Sometimes when you go through your old paintings you feel like adding or substracting some elements  in it.

Acrylic on canvas, Acrylic on canvas, 12.6"x32.28"

A close up . Love the texture that is seen.

An abstract by Manisha Vedpathak

16"x35"

Acrylic on canvas,

Availablea

" Dare to dream"....acrylic painting by Manisha Vedpathak

" Dare to dream" ,

Acrylic on canvas, 

A diptych, 40x40cms each

Available

"Le Temps".....An abstract by Manisha Vedpathak

"Le Temps"

Acrylic on canvas, 31"X 31"

Available, contact 

manishavedpathak@gmail.com

Hands cannot hold the dreams slipping.

If your hands are careless you cannot stop the

 golden sand slipping from your hands.

Those long hours of night...

 thinking about the time that passed by...

some was slipped but some I got hold of....

some golden moments ,some scary ,some bitter...

the ins and outs of everyday,the places we visited...

the ones whom I took for granted, the ones who took me for granted....

the golden opportunities ,some I grabbed ,some slipped by....

Life really passes by fast. Looking back I realize that we never really notice that time was actually slow but we were running fast...there is a need to appreciate the time before it slips from hands in various forms . Need to notice time's real identity. 

I started my art career very late in life and now, as the days pass, by I keep asking myself how can I get hold of time and not allow it to slip from my hands.....

My younger daughter is graduating from high school this year and she is applying for universities outside India . This is the same phase I experienced when my older daughter came to India for higher studies. Now once again the mother inside me ,want to stop the time. I don't want the time to pass. Our heart hold onto our children forever. I believe this is the motherhood journey and the ups and downs of this journey are the moments to be cherished by knowing the precious time that flies by.

Sharing a poem I read on the net:

yesterday went in a flash
today with a blink of an eye
yet tomorrow will go just the same
Wow...how quickly life passes us by

The title of the painting is the French translation of  "THE TIME".

"Kathputli"......an abstract by Manisha Vedpathak

I have always heard people saying  that we are puppets in the hands of destiny.

Destiny or fate? Both walk hand in hand. I believe that destiny can be shaped. It is a matter of choice. It gives us freedom of choice to pick what is right and what is wrong.You need to have a closer look in your inner self.  In my case , relocating to India was in my destiny as we had choices but we chose to move back. But fate is something that is out of our control. Just for an example , our birth....where we are born ,which country we are born etc, is out of our control. Here we are merely puppets in the hands of a puppeteer. 

Since I heard this phrase from many people around me , I decided to put this on my canvas.( When it comes to writing I am not a creative person at all) . 

So here is the finished painting. The hand with the strings dangling, the mask being the symbol of all humankind who are puppets. I have tried to paint this in sync with the previous painting and so the same color combination. "Kathputli" is Hindi name for puppet. My next painting will also have the same colors and the theme will be time....getting hold of time.

"Kathputli"

Acrylic on canvas, 80x80 cms

Available: contact

manishavedpathak@gmail.com

"Anonymity".....an abstract by Manisha Vedpathak

My painting is finally complete with the masks added, giving life to the painting.

"Anonymity"
Acrylic on canvas, 80x80 cms
Available
contact : manishavedpathak@gmail.com

We all wear mask. Perfection masks, superiority masks, intellectual masks, 

social masks of coolness, aloofness,strength etc . We try to hide ourselves behind these masks. We get so much habituated  of wearing masks in front of others that we finally loose our identity. Bearing these may or may not be a conscious decision . The reason might be social conventions ,fear etc.It is very important for a person to know the real  human being he/she is. Whilst masks harm us by stopping us to lead a natural way in life's stream , they also protect us from being emotionally wounded by others. I believe they should be  worn temporarily. We need to acquire the skill of timely dropping and putting  these masks. Absence of masks lead to difficulty in handling reality. So we need to look into our inner self to know how to cope up with this . 

My painting connects with the viewer by asking several questions like, "What is real and what is unreal?", " Which mask do you wear?", "Given a chance which mask will you drop?" ....Sometimes the mind is doubtful and sometimes it is clear. The color combination used here depict these emotions.  

"Abundance".....an abstract by Manisha Vedpathak

All my life I have believed the Law of Physics that opposites attract opposites,

but according to the Law of Attraction, "Likes attract Likes". I have been posting
my painting in progress on this theme. I am finally done with it. 

The entire concept of Law of Attraction is based on like attracts like. There is a lot 

of information on LOA(Law of attraction). There are people coaching LOA, 

courses teaching you how to practice this Law and various articles explaining it. 

So I won't go into details explaining the Law as one post is not enough to write about LOA.

The Law of Attraction states that whatever you think of consistently, gets created. Your

 thoughts are powerful magnets and you willget what you consistently think about 

whether you want it or not.  So start intentionally thinking about what you would 

like in your life- such as money, love, relationships, health, spirituality-for the LOA

 to work for you. 

 There are various ways of practicing this Law. There are leaders who can coach you 

through it. While browsing through all this information on the internet, I came across

              something called a Vision Board. Vision boards have become a really popular exercise

for figuring out exactly what you want in your life. These boards contain images

 and words that resonate with what you want to attract your way. Secondly, the i

mages serve as a great reminder of your desires. Each day, you can look at the

 board and remind yourself of what you’re trying to attract. 

Financial abundance is the number onereason people become interested in the 

Law of Attraction. So my paintingis a sort of a vision board for people who 

want to attract prosperity. It comprises of money and the material things that 

money can buy (like property, car etc), freedom, luck and relationships. 

Hang this painting in such a place that you can see this everyday. Take out

time everyday to review the visualization exercises and prep your mind 

and body to receive this incredible gift.

They say that "Gratitude will shift you to a higher frequency and you will

 attract much better things".Creating this piece of work was a gratifying experience

 for me and I am very satisfied with the outcome. If you are interested in this piece

 of artwork or want to commission one, contact me here:

 manishavedpathak@gmail.com.