Paula Bhargava | Oil Painting
     

Biography
 

Paula Bhargava is a local artist in Brentwood, Tennessee. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University, Bloomington in 1989, with a major in Painting and a minor in Art History.

Paula works both in oils and acrylics. Paula focuses on painting landscapes, seascapes, and still life. She has exhibited and sold her works at multiple locations over the

years, and is one of the primary artists who recently painted the mural in the library of Sunset Elementary school in Brentwood.

Paula, her husband, Vir, and three children (ages 14, 11 and 9) have lived in Brentwood since the Spring of 2003.
 

Statement

 
I was born and raised in Calcutta, India. Being surrounded by poverty, and yet not being touched by it seemed so surreal to me. I would cry when I saw a child begging for food. The guilt of having more than many in a not so-perfect world still lingers within me. Art somehow helps me find that sanctuary within me.

My family will always come first, but my art is definitely a close second.

I am an impressionist. Being an emotional person, color in my paintings represents emotions. I love color. Color excites me. I am a tactile person, too. Therefore, my paintings are an interplay of colors and texture mostly. I love painting landscapes and seascapes among other things.

I  would like to extend my appreciation and gratitude to Tennessee State University and Loretta Divens for giving me the opportunity to share my creative side.

 
     

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