I started this painting when I was ‘angry’ with Raga and Ekta for the stupidest reason possible-That they did not allow me to walk to our neighborhood S-mart. I wonder if there has been any such occasion in last 7 years that they have known me, when I have been angry. Upset.. yes many times, but I hardly remember myself being angry. So they were making every effort to make amends and I was trying hard to stop myself from bursting into all giggles.
Little did we know that the very next day earth will change its course of rotation…yet again for me!! I was painting a garden as I desperately wanted a lot of colours, brightness and Beautiful bright flowers!! I have always felt that colurs have a therapeutic effect. Whenever I am down, I paint and if you watch closely, every painting can actually tell very clearly the mood I had then.
This painting is a desperate effort to stay cheerful in the time when nothing seemed to be going right.
Dedicated to us:
To Raga,
For growing up to be a brave girl who took decisions in a matter of life and death, from the girl who once could not even decide what she wanted to eat or what to wear the next day. For handling all those unnecessary phone calls with calmness, which did nothing to console her but just added to the trauma. For her sleepless nights without any complaints. For her patience…a virtue I had never seen before. Above all, for her every effort to make my life a little easier.
To Ekta:
For being there silently, for me and Raga and almost anyone who would ask for. For smiling always if I tease her (I accept I do that a lot). For her unusual way of being supportive (I would always remember her quest for DDLJ CD, just for me). For her endless effort to help me choose fun for myself, rather than sacrificing everything to see ‘someone’ happy. Above all for knowing it for a fact that I am human too with my own flaws.
To Me:
For not breaking down when my world was falling apart.
Cheers to us for finding some colours in a time of sorrow…to our 7 years of togetherness of fun, laughter, fights and Growing Up!!!
