53rd National Show Catalog, "No Place Like Home"

SANDHYAA SHETTY CLOUD CANOPY

This painting was painted from a reference photo that I clicked a couple of years ago very close to where I live. I am glad I did as this piece of land has now been turned into a housing community. I remember, it was a beautiful breezy day with fluffy clouds and cattles grazing, bringing a sense of calm and peace to my soul. It is perfect to say “Time spent in Nature is never wasted time.”

20” x 16” — Oil $2,300

SANDHYAA SHETTY • WAOW Associate • TX • www.sandhyaashetty.com Sandhyaa Shetty currently works from her studio in Austin, Texas. She started drawing at a very early age under the guidance of her father. After receiving her Bachelors in commercial art from the College of Fine Art, Bangalore, India, she worked in ad agencies. She knew that her calling was to be a painter and decided to return to her passion full time when her marriage brought her to the US. Her immense regard for the rapidly disappearing natural landscape, strengthens her intent to freeze it all on her canvas and hopes that this pristine beauty is preserved forever.

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