Creative Professional Artist

I’m based out of Sonwar Bagh in Srinagar. Creative Professional Artist is what I call the work I do here in my studio. The place is in Bonamfar Sonwar, right near the Airtel and Bsnl Tower Sonwar Bagh. It’s a 190004 zip code. If you know that area at all, you know those towers are pretty hard to miss because they stand so tall over the houses. My setup is quite simple. I spend a lot of my time working on different art projects in this little corner of Srinagar. It gets very cold in the winter months, but the light coming through the window is good for working. People find me mostly because they live nearby or they’ve seen my name mentioned around Sonwar. I don't have a huge team of assistants or a massive studio space, just a quiet corner to be creative. Sometimes the neighbors stop by to chat for a bit while I'm working on a piece. Being near the towers makes it easy to give people directions when they are lost. "Just look for the Bsnl tower," I tell them, and they usually find me. Srinagar is a beautiful place to be an artist. There's plenty of inspiration if you look for it in the hills or the streets. I don't really do the whole gallery scene or high-end shows much. I just prefer to stay here in Sonwar Bagh and focus on the art itself. It’s a quiet life, mostly. Every day is a bit different depending on what I’m painting. I just keep at it.