Category Archives: Flowers

Kumbakonam

Posted on 20/11/2013 by Anu M

My grandparents came from the villages around Kumbakonam but lived most of their adult lives in Maharashtra and Bihar.  My great grandparents had a house in Tiruvidaimarudur, they moved here in the 1950s from Mumbai. Given their long lives, we … Continue reading →

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Spring-The Paintings Post

Posted on 26/09/2013 by Anu M

Spring is always the red tower of the May tree; alive, shaken with bees, smelling of honey; and the blood, a moving tree of May, (Judith Wright). Its spring – sort of – in the Southern Hemisphere. Today’s painting is … Continue reading →

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The Hair Post

Posted on 27/06/2013 by Anu M

Simple Braids, Updos and flowers in her hair. All at tumblr.  

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The Lotus Post

Posted on 31/01/2013 by Anu M

There are plenty of representations of the lotus in Indian art, more often than not religious iconography. Here is a (non religious) selection. Additional posts on the choli and nihonga paintings of Indian women can also be sampled on tumblr.

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