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Whether we meet virtually or in person over a cup of coffee, I always like to connect before a single brushstroke is planned. This is where we get to know each other and figure out if we are the right fit. We will talk about your vision, where the piece will live in your home or space (because that matters more than people realize), and begin exploring color, mood and size. If you have no idea what size works for your wall or what palette suits your space, do not worry at all. Helping you navigate those decisions is part of what I do and honestly one of my favorite parts of the process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58da8c4de3df288e22245bd9/1583264716193-W1LP8XOFMC8QS5GVZMIJ/online-content-writing.jpg Portfolio - STAGE 2: contract and deposit Once we are aligned on the vision, we will both sign a Commission Agreement that outlines all the details including the painting description, ownership rights and delivery timeline. At this stage a 50% deposit is required to get things underway, with the remaining 50% due before delivery. And then the real fun begins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58da8c4de3df288e22245bd9/1583270749165-F59D44EMQG6XJSP4N22K/5a3ebe87-5a8d-4247-9197-9b76b8d30beb.jpg Portfolio - STAGE 3: THE STUDIO SKETCH Before I ever put brush to canvas, I create a small studio sketch, usually in my sketchbook, so you can see the bones of the piece and weigh in before we commit to the full scale version. This is the stage to tweak, refine and get it exactly right. Some clients want a few rounds of changes. Others are happy right away. Either way is completely fine. This stage exists entirely for you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58da8c4de3df288e22245bd9/1583265820814-TA5VY2NLN6Z2UOCHC9I9/1b8b4be3-cc97-4d47-896c-edbdf25fe37b.jpg Portfolio - STAGE 4: PAINTING This is where I disappear into the studio and lose myself in the work. I use the studio sketch as my guide and let the painting evolve from there. I find this stage deeply meditative and genuinely joyful. Watching a piece move from a blank canvas to something full of life and meaning never gets old for me. As the painting nears completion I will share detail shots from various angles and, if needed, make any minor refinements before sending final photos for your approval. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58da8c4de3df288e22245bd9/1583265977654-VL4XMPISFPQMEK1IYF48/IMG_20191212_090543.jpg Portfolio - STAGE 5: COMPLETION & Delivery Once the painting is finished and approved, we will arrange delivery. Depending on where you are located, the piece will either be shipped with care or delivered in person. 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Acrylic On Canvas SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58da8c4de3df288e22245bd9/1582653250681-SMWI0D2SRYEF53AQQHUF/Tangerine+Dreams.jpg Portfolio - Tangerine Dreams 40x40 Inches; Acrylic On Canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58da8c4de3df288e22245bd9/1582653248512-D6OY35D9XJSM51SCVUR3/Tabula+Rasa.jpg Portfolio - Tabula Rasa 20x24 Inches; Acrylic On Canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58da8c4de3df288e22245bd9/1582653248356-E5RB7A486R0LOCRGFU0S/Sovann%2C+Acrylic+on+Canvas%2C+28+x+28+inches.jpg Portfolio - Sovann 30x30 Inches; Mixed Media On Canvas SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58da8c4de3df288e22245bd9/1582656834256-SJ0DEFQW562F567F3KW8/buddha+2.jpg Portfolio - Tides Of Tranquility 36x12 Inches; Acrylic On Canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58da8c4de3df288e22245bd9/1582656834974-BIWU06FJ9X1MZ8C08EMW/buddha1.jpg Portfolio - Midnight Meditation 36x12 Inches; Mixed Media On Canvas https://www.aparnasahgal.com/shows daily 0.75 2026-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58da8c4de3df288e22245bd9/1583268371632-9YBSCJ92572W5KZ9A3OW/Show.jpg Shows - SHOWS SELECT SOLO SHOWS 2019 Stamford Music And Arts, Stamford (CT), USA; Zoya (Alive); April 2010 Soho Photo Gallery, New York (NY), USA; One Nite Floor Show - Family Ties, July 2006 The Nehru Centre Gallery, London, United Kingdom; Antara (Within); July 2006 ITC Sonar Bangla Art Gallery, Kolkata, India; Astha (Faith); February SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2020 Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester (NY), USA; 6x6x2009; June-July 2010 Soho Photo Gallery, New York (NY), USA; One Nite Floor Show, July 2009 Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester (NY), USA; 6x6x2009; July 2008 The Academy Of Fine Arts, Kolkata, India; Winter Exhibition; February 2007 . Gallery Gabrichidze, Brussels, Belgium; The X-Culture; May 2006 The Halo Heritage Art Gallery, Kolkata, India; Nari (Woman); July INVITATIONS 2020 Featured in the Salann Magazine, 3rd Edition 2010 Art And Shelter Gallery, Los Angeles (CA), USA; The Sketchbook Project continues; April 2010 Soulard Art Market, Saint Louis (MO), USA; The Sketchbook Project continues; April 2010 One of five artists invited by the American India Foundation to showcase artwork at the annual prestigious silent auction, March 2010 303 Grand, Brooklyn (NY), USA; The Sketchbook Project continues; February 2009 . Art House Gallery, Atlanta (GA), USA; The Sketchbook Project continues; December 2009 Art House Gallery, Atlanta (GA), USA; The 10,000 Project; November 2008 Invited by Cayuga Capital Management LLC, a private real estate development firm in New York (NY), USA to display works in their model apartments; March - Present 2007 One of Five International Artists invited to display works at the 72nd Annual All India Fine Arts Exhibition at The Academy Of Fine Arts in Kolkata, India; December - February Invited by Cayuga Capital Management LLC, a private real estate development firm in New York (NY), USA to display works in their model apartments; March - Present 2006 Invited by Sheraton Group of hotels to display artwork in their hotel lobby. February - Present https://www.aparnasahgal.com/contact daily 0.75 2026-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58da8c4de3df288e22245bd9/1583269827746-MKG9YSHDJNMDQ7VFX30H/image-asset.jpeg Contact - CONTACT Thank you so much for being here and for your interest in my art. It truly means the world to me. Whether you are looking to purchase an original piece, explore a custom commission, or simply want to connect and say hello, I would love to hear from you. I find deep joy in collaborating with people to create something personal and meaningful, and commissions are always a conversation I welcome with an open heart. Write to me at aparnasahgal.artist@gmail.com or the contact form below and I will get back to you within 48 hours. Thank you again for your interest and support. I cannot wait to connect with you! https://www.aparnasahgal.com/new-page-2 daily 0.75 2026-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58da8c4de3df288e22245bd9/1582663406812-LF3RGQ7Y7ALJ3LKXTPRY/Aparna-Artist+Statement+Picture.jpg About - ABOUT Art, for me, is not a destination but an endless act of becoming. It is an explorative odyssey without boundaries or fixed horizons, a space where feeling precedes thought and where a single brushstroke can hold an entire universe of meaning. I am drawn to the quiet poetry of human connection: the glance between two people that says everything, the warmth of a hand held, the unspoken language that binds us to one another across every culture, every generation, every divide. My perspective has been shaped by a life lived across continents. I grew up in Kenya, spent my teenage years in New York, and moved to India for high school, experiencing my own country of origin for the very first time. I have since lived in London, Germany, Greece and Canada, and traveled far beyond all of those places. Each chapter left something in me. A color. A feeling. A way of seeing people. I carry all of it into the studio. The kaleidoscope of cultures, landscapes and human experiences I have been immersed in from childhood is not just a backdrop to my art. It is the very foundation of it. The moments I choose to depict are not grand or monumental. They are intimate. They are the moments we so often let slip past us, and yet they are the very moments that make a life feel full. Through rich, earthy palettes and subjects rooted in simple but profound emotion, I try to slow time down and press pause on the fleeting to make it permanent. I put a little of myself into every brushstroke, and I ask each painting to do what I believe art does at its very best: make people dream, make people think, and make people smile. But beneath the joy there is intention. I am deeply moved by the world I wish existed and troubled by the distance between that world and the one we currently inhabit. My work is, in many ways, an act of radical optimism. I return often to the innocence and simplicity of childhood, not out of nostalgia, but out of conviction. Children do not yet know how to separate people by gender, race or faith. That unselfconscious openness is not naïve. I believe it is actually the most sophisticated way of seeing another human being. Women's empowerment sits at the heart of much of what I create. Not as a theme layered on top, but as something that breathes through the work itself. I paint women who are joyful, whole, free and fully seen. I paint a world where women walk as equals, not in opposition to men, but beautifully and purposefully alongside them. It is a vision of partnership rather than hierarchy, of strength expressed through tenderness rather than force. My paintings and photography together form a single, sustained love letter to life. To community. To the possibility that if we can imagine a more humane and luminous world, we are already, in some small way, building it. https://www.aparnasahgal.com/colorguide daily 0.75 2020-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58da8c4de3df288e22245bd9/1603546136808-0BL4R7YSG3FJCVNCVXLL/5a010fe1a1c7383145117b5583bf54ee.jpg Color Guide by Aparna Sahgal - Color Guide Hello :) I am asked so often how I choose my color palette, that I decided to put together this useful guide. Whether you’re looking to invest in some art for your home, paint your rooms, spruce up your decor or revamp your closet, you can use this guide to get started once you know a little more about how colors make you feel.