Nature, in all its forms, gives inspiration to Shraddha Kataria. Her unique impressionism stems from an observation of the world around us and guides her brush to not just recreate a scene, but to transcribe emotion and feeling in order to tell a complete story.
Even with still life, Shraddha’s brush seems to convey a sense of movement. Perhaps this stems from her frequent relocations as a child growing up in many different locations. Her family moved frequently as her father switched his job from location to location for his work.
“Every art piece that I have made has a story to tell and that story has a correlation to my life’s ups and downs” says Shraddha in an interview with the Trophy Club Journal. “For example, my Buddha painting is the proclamation of the peace in my mind at the time.
Shraddha met Naveen in 1999 at her first job. They got married in 2003 and moved to the US in 2012 with two loving kids.
“Painting is a medium that gives me a sense of serenity to keep my own emotions in check” says Shraddha. “But for others, it will depend on you how you see the story. It can be completely different than how I interpreted it to be, and that is fine.”
We at the TCJ agree. Shraddha’s paintings beckon you to reach into them and touch the objects. Her still life pots, cups & bowels seem to call out for you to pick them up. You feel as though the fruit and vegetables are ripe, ready to be eaten and you want desperately to reach in and grab one. To convey this type of wanting in oil, especially through impressionism, is no easy task. Yet Shraddha has mastered it beautifully.
Visit Shraddha’s Etsy shop at: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ASHKARTZ?ref=shop_sugg
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