I was born and raised in Katmandu, Nepal, my fascination with art began at age eight. My love for painting was nurtured by my father, who used to paint himself as a hobby. I attended Fine Arts College in Katmandu, Nepal to pursue my dream as an artist. As I was drilling myself inside the world of the art my fascination towards art grew stronger and became more profound that I decided to come to United States for further enhancement of my proficiency. I then graduated from UTA at Arlington with a degree of a Fine Art (2001-2003).

My work involves vision and how I actually see the world and the objects in it. This is not unique. Every artist expresses their perspective. The idea of art is to communicate, to reveal something new in what we see around us every day, an essence of truth, a soul, a refinement, an idea and to make a spark that could ignite a mind. To me, sharing an idea is like sharing a meal. There is a closeness and warmth that comes with sharing. I have always painted from life. Landscape was my first footstep towards painting. I always feel that nature is alive and always changing. The drama of sky, earth, wind, smell, sound and total reality is so original that its immediacy always forces me into unexpected discovery. I use to travel across countryside until certain scene fascinated me and then let nature take over me. Painting a landscape is very challenging because there are so many variations like seasons, times of a day and weather that can be different every day. I was passionately attracted to nature and wanted to feel and see whatever I paint. Now after so many wonderful years of painting, my current area of interest is people and their emotions because I am very curious about their personalities and behaviers. In my opinion, every person is different from each other and unique in their own way. I believe that there is so much to learn about people that it is more mysterious and exciting than nature itself. Over the years, I have noticed that peoples faces and body are more like nature, most faces twist and turn like landscapes and changes like the open sky.

Painting for me is a reacting, feeling the situation and interacting between myself and the object, and experiencing the circular flow of energy. I feel most alive when I paint. Painting defines me.

Pensive	Deceive	Poignant

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