Artist &
Art Educator
A dual practice bridging classical Indian roots and contemporary visual craft. Guiding the next generation of creative minds while cultivating a personal fine art practice in Bengaluru.
Synthesizing sight
and expression.
My work as an artist is a dialogue with heritage, texture, and light. Living and working in Bengaluru, I translate the city's organic chaos and classical roots into textured paintings, expressive sketches, and digital illustrations.
In teaching, I believe art is not a gift for the few but a discipline of looking. At Svarnart Academy and Openhouse, I guide children to look past symbolic formulas (like drawing a generic outline of an eye or tree) and learn to observe weight, value, perspective, and relationship. We train the mind to think visually, empowering children to render their world with confidence and original intention.
A gallery of
original works.
Milestones &
achievements.
Annual Academy Showcases
Curating student exhibitions showing over 120+ artworks by young minds to parents and local curators. Fosters confidence and real-world exposure for kids.
Portfolio Development Mentor
Guiding high-schoolers through composition, design thinking, and technical drawing to build portfolios for NID, NIFT, and Srishti.
Art & Design Teacher
Teaching drawing, values, and color theory to students across age groups. Keeping curriculum active, hands-on, and focused on creative thinking.
Co-Founder & Curriculum Lead
Co-founded with my wife. Developed a structured fine art pedagogy that bridges traditional roots (Carnatic music, classical forms) with modern visual design.
Active Painting Practice
Exhibiting personal work, focusing on semi-abstract acrylic landscapes and mixed-media representations of Indian classical art and heritage.
Showcasing student
progression.
True art education shifts a child from drawing abstract "symbols" of things (concept-based representation) to capturing actual light, form, and relationships (observation-based representation). Below is a typical progress arc of a young student over an 8-month period.
Symbolic Flat Rendering
Age 7. Flat, concept-driven drawing. The student draws what they think a house looks like: primary shapes, lack of depth, flat color application, and standard proportions. Focus is purely symbolic rather than observational.
Spatial Composition & Light
Age 8 (8 months of guidance). Acrylic on canvas. Introduction of structural drawing: vanishing points, perspective alignments, layered colors, and shadow values. Transitioned from drawing symbols to translating real depth and environmental light.