A surreal portrait of a seated woman, holding a tray for a tea ceremony.
"Araliya" is the Sinhalese name for Frangipani (Plumeria).
The very flower she is wearing in her hair.
Araliya has many other names.
'Temple Tree' in Asia.
'Champa' in Sanskrit. 'Sampangi' in Tamil.
Araliya and Champa are famous local names to be given for girls.
The Temple tree is a widely popular and adored flower tree among Asian Buddhist cultures.
A beautiful aromatic flower offered to Buddha. An iconic tree that can be easily spotted in Buddhist temple premises.
Process: Creative expression through medium manipulation and
idea generation from personal stories are the approaches of realising this piece.
Beautiful complimentary colour display.
* Deeply expressive facial features and body movements in my works are highly influenced by my cultural heritage and decades long figure studies of historical frescoes and murals in spiritual locations from my birth country.
** Primary colours used: Charcoal Grey stripes combo on Terracotta brown background.
Authentic original studio painting, 2024 (free hand painted. One of a kind)
*** This piece is a part of my ongoing TEA ROOM series.
Bold colourful Stripes are the highlights of this collection.
Sometimes presented with objects likes flowers, ceramics, animals etc.
Improvising different moods and grace of human posture.
Embracing fluidity of movement of hues and shapes.
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Created on professional artist grade canvas mounted on a Pine wood stretcher bar.
Sides of canvas are painted.
Varnished.
No external frame provided. Floater frame images are for visual references only.
This artwork will be delivered FLAT, in a practical and safe packaging.
Wired at the back and ready to hang.
Also accompanied by a Certificate of authenticity with artist's authentic signature.