Upma Rastogi: Mythological Characters and People Coming Alive in Her Paintings
Artists are gifted. Everyone will agree to this. Painters are savvy. They capture the world around them and the macrocosm of their imagination in colors. They give shape to expressions and emotions, yearnings and desires, realism and humdrum happenings, stories and poetry through a blend of colors and sketches.
And when Indian mythology, epics, and scriptures further inspire to make characters come alive, a different attribute of the artist gets noticed. All of these traits identify the artist in Upma Rastogi.
“I gossip with the colors and the canvas and that’s how my artwork unfurls,” she says. “Anything anywhere does inspire me to sketch. And similarly moments do. So, if I happen to visit the country side and see a couple walking together, the picture gets captured in my memory. I feel enraptured for some time. Later, this finds shape in my canvas!” she continues.
Upma Rastogi; one of her paintings depicting Krishna and Radha
Upma Rastogi is a housewife and a mother of three. She started experimenting with colors from the age of 15. And the artist in her took birth. Gradually, her liking for colors and passion about painting turned her into a professional painter. The fusion of colors enlivened her spirits and she found happiness in it.
Upma Rastogi has turned many of her observations into paintings. Experimenting with colors, different bases and forms of paintings keeps her occupied. She also likes to spend time in reading about and watching different artists and their artworks. She feels there is still a lot more to learn.
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