Dr. Manisha Patwardhan
Growing up in Dadar, Bombay, Camel Art Centre on Lady Jamshedji Road Mahim
was where I bought my art supplies- Camel water colours, fabric colours &
oil paints. I learnt oil painting & spent many happy hours immersed in
colours, fabric & canvases.
Life after that was the pursuit of the coveted MBBS seat, followed by three
decades devoted to medicine and family responsibilities. Art quietly moved
into the background. Painting became a cherished memory. Art supplies dried
out & a few paintings were misplaced over the years.
Yet some passions never truly disappear. I found my way back to painting in
2021–22 beginning with watercolour, believing it would be easier and faster
to resume than oil painting. Watercolour has captivated me with its delicacy
& transparency. But eventually, I felt the familiar pull of oil painting
once again as there is something uniquely satisfying about the brush gliding
across a canvas, building layers of colour, texture, and depth.
