Awaiting the Floodwaters

About this artwork

"Awaiting the Floodwaters" captures the fragile beauty of the sun scorched valley, and the profound patience it exudes while yearning for the summer monsoon storms. I wanted the image in this painting to hold that breathless moment when the air begins to stir, churning the toasted earth into a swirling haze of dust, as the first droplets barrel from the celestial formations above, christening the earth as they land. The long awaited, much anticipated and massively quenching gush from the Heavens carries deep and meaningful symbolism to the region as well. It is multi-faceted, encompassing renewal and rebirth, fertility and abundance, the end of suffering, and deep emotional release. The anticipation can be felt from all across the valley, to deep within the tiniest crevice of the foothills and surrounding mountains.