Journalism of Courage
Her painting started at the age of three,in Alibaug,amidst the seashore and 550 coconut trees. She learnt sketches and fonts on the sand,her finger substituting sketching pencils. As sea water erased the sketches,the sand got ready for the next sketch. Forty-year-old Dipali Gujral is a painting teacher today,and along with her 14-year-old daughter Rea,is having an exhibition at the Bliss Art Gallery,Koregaon Park,till July 30.
Unlike her mother,who was unsure till she completed her post-graduation,Rea is extremely confident about her painting. But she does not want to take it up as a full-time profession. She aspires to be a neurosurgeon or a software engineer and keep painting as a hobby. I don’t have the patience to complete a painting when it does not look good.” The paintings of the mother-daughter duo are inspired by their stay at their native place,Thal in Alibaug.
The paintings on display bring in a flood of bright hues of flowers and water,all suffused with a child-like innocence. This is our first ever realistic series,” claims Gujral,who always avoids painting in a series. Rea’s works are her own creations,with no help from her mother,who paints only at midnight after managing all her household chores. Besides painting,Rea loves looking up encyclopedias,which has earned her the title of dadiamma at home.
