Visual Art – Toronto
I am a self-taught Canadian artist originally from Sri Lanka. I started drawing in 2020 while I was laid off from work during Covid. The overwhelmingly positive response generated after my first social media post made me want to continue and believe in my gift. My favourite colours are Black and White and as a result, my wardrobe barely has any colour. So it’s kind of funny that I absolutely love mixing and adding different and vibrant colours when creating an abstract piece.
I am fascinated and inspired by the human struggle in developing countries and their incredible resilience in the face of so much hardship. It’s something very close to my heart as I, myself was born and raised in a third world country.
All my pencil drawings are done using graphite, colour pencils and charcoal. I use acrylic paints for the abstracts and they are mostly done on canvas.