Make up for Shakespeare play

My Studio in New Delhi India

I am so happy................

My mind is filled with bliss
Oil on canvas 30 by 24 inches

Now I will walk on the path shown by my teacher.......

Patched canvas with acrylics 30 by 24 inches
Now, I have come, exhausted, to my Lord and Master leaving all other support.Now that I have come seeking Your Sanctuary, God, please, either save me, or kill me.I have burnt the  cleverness of this world.Some speak good of me, and some speak ill of me, but I have surrendered my body to You.

Two sides of a person.....

Oil pastels 16 by 12

I am not what you see....................

Oil on Canvas  18  by 16 inch

 My inner ways are not the ways of a holy person,outside my clothes are black my ensemble is black, my deeds are black, my thoughts are selfish, I roam around filled with vices yet the world calls me a good soul.

Painting Awareness Banner on Human rights, in New Delhi. India

Commissioned portrait, DCP Dhaliwal

My 25 years journey in school.

My exhibition at Studio Ananda.... in HT, New Delhi edition.

MY skeleton of 84 riots.

Banner painting

My personnel SUN

Passion or patch work???

Formation................. Of forms, of love, of universe.................Oil Pastels on Hand made sheet.

Gagan Mein Thaal , Rav deepak............................Oils on Board, trying to know the universe with the teachings of Baba Nanak

WORKS BY GURLEEN G. ANAND

Masks

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  Oil Pastels on Khadi, a impromptu-------    Masks

Are we all wearing masks? Why do we need a mask? For duality? Are we all fake? Or we are afraid of each other in this jungle........Oil Pastels on Khadi, again an impromptu, on how we are trying to portray ourself.......... in this wild world

Are we all puppets?

Who is running the show? this puppet show seems endless? When will I have charge of my life? Am I strong enough to break away from the vices............

Waiting

My wait seems endless. But I am waiting for what? What is my goal? Am I an infinite circle whose circumference is nowhere.........

Relations?

Or differences again?
agony and pain?
Colors and forms
winds and storms?
Happiness with closed eyes
Closed enclosure or open skies?

Bless me ..........

Tu Thakur tum pahe ardaas, jiyo pind sab teri raas...........

Saint or Atheist?

Dictionary describes an Atheist, as some who does not believe in God.
My dictionary says --- an atheist is one who does not believe in oneself

Relations?

Relations or differences?

I am confused

Totally confused, what's the solution?

Accept My Prayers

I just want to be blessed .......

Color Me

Can I be painted in different colors?

Rangoli

Rangoli is art of decorating floor, a floor painting - an earliest known art of Indian subcontinent. Now known as a decorative art – it is made with dry colors or fresh flowers, petals, candles or burning earthen pots composed out side or inside the pattern of Rangoli. These are painted on entrance of home to invoke the blessings of deity.

Gujrati cupboard

Acrylic on wood

Size 30 by 30

Created in 2002

PUPPET: The Gypsy

Created in 2006

Radha Krishna

Medium- oils

Size- 19 inches by 15 inches

Created in 1996

Signifying love, purity, sacrifice and humanity. A devotee with help of music should be able to perform prayers in devotion, surrendering to lord Krishna - as Radha praying to him for everlasting bliss.

Lali Mere Lal Ki

Medium- oils

Size- 35 inches by 24 inches

Created in 2004

Talks of Sankha, "CONCH" in red- a symbol of purity.

The vibrations of its sound has an awakening and purifying force. That is why blowing of conch signifies the commencement of Pooja (Prayer) to seek Gods blessings. The blessings would help in becoming part of eternity depicted in color red.

Duniya Khel Tamasha

Medium- oils

Size- 48 inches by 36 inches

Created in 2004

We are puppets in hands of God. These Punjabi (North Indian) women seem to have prosperity and strength. The rotating sun in centre is the most auspicious symbol of art form - reflecting warmth of nature and succession of generations.The movements signifies union of space and time drawing rhythm from life.

Ek Hi Maat Ek Hi Kumhara Ek Sabhi Ka Sirjan Haara

Medium- Oil on Glass

Size- 35 inches by 10 inches

Created in 2004

A divine poetic composition from Guru Granth Sahib (the holy book of Sikhs) is very sublime and soothing. It talks about golden chance that ones’ soul gets in obtaining a human life - and life not to be wasted in the realm of “MAYA” - an illusion.

Chirping Dreams

Medium- Acrylic

Size- 24 inches by 30 inches

Created in 2001

The celestial bird with lady and sun in background seems to be associated with nobility, height and spirit of life. Popular in the folklores of Asia, these bird like figures are usually found as an auspicious symbol at the entrance of the Temples, Mosques and Gurudwaras. Here the form has a modern contemporary look.

Locked Infinity

Medium-oil pastels

Size-24 inches by 28 inches

Created in 2005

Locks and keys are associated with insecurity and destruction. Just as life has meaning in relation to death, creation achieves validity with reference to destruction. They are the dual forces played upon each other in cosmic cycle.

Sati Burning

Medium- oils

Size- 14 inches by 18 inches

Created in 2002

This Indian practice of self immolation performed by wife at pyre of husband reveals the darker side of humanity. Humans have always been both creative as well as destructive. We humans share in adding to the pains and sorrows of the world. These deformed faces indicate "WHAT HUMANS HAVE DONE TO HUMANITY".

Meditating Buddha in blue

Medium- Acrylic

Size- 24 inches by 30 inches

Created in 2003

Color blue with Buddha is a symbol of enlightenment and purification which counteract the dark forces in the universe. Buddha is very crucial to peace tradition and continues to be in its manifestations of peace talks. No worship, offerings of peace are complete without lord Buddha.