Cascading Rhythms

“Cascading Rhythms” is inspired by Claude Monet's garden in Giverny, France from a photograph as reference, following a tour to the location by the artist.

However, it is created as an Expressionistic rendering. This glossy painting dealt with in acrylic paint alludes to the shimmering waters and colorful flora experienced first hand in Monet’s Garden.

An oil painting titled "In the Beginning," representing the third piece in a series of nine works inspired by the Bhagavad Gita, depicts the theme of creation and the birth of the Physical Self. The use of colors such as purple, blue, gold, olive green, and brown creates an abstract expressionist rendition that gives the impression of a distorted landscape with tree-like forms, executed in thick textural brushwork. The painting, which measures 30 inches in height and 48 inches in width, is on stretched canvas. Signed by the artist Chitra Ramanathan, the work portrays the initial awakening of consciousness and life force within a primordial landscape.