Its funny sometimes the concepts we have and the things we grow up believing! Its almost as if our lives are broken into compartments or phases ..... and things that u can do in one phase cannot be done in another or like if u miss doing smething when it 'should' have been done , then u cant do it again...... and whats funnier is we end up making ourselves believe this .....
Its been years since i wanted to so something artistic ....It just remained in my head and I never got down to implementing it ..... cos I thought to myself, rather erroneously , that its too late to try out something like this .....
Something got into me last year and I finally said 'let me give it a shot'.... I actually went to this institute to find out about Calligraphy but for some reason that did not work out and I found myself taking up Stain Glass Painting instead! And guess what! Saying that I enjoyed it is putting it rather mildly! Irrespective of the final result, the JOY in the PROCESS of painting is something that cannot be expressed or explained in words...... U have to experience it to believe it..... And ofcourse the sheer excitement when you see yourself produce your first work of art is the most amazing .......In my case my first painting ended up being a 'Bal Krishna' ...... I had to choose between a host of sketches shown to me by my teacher and very instinctively I veered towards this one and my teacher was rather surprised as it certainly was not one of the 'easy' ones for a first timer..... But to give my dear teacher some due credit here , she was extremely encouraging when she saw me having second thoughts over my rather ambitious stand :) It was very heartening to hear her say "what am i here for' when i expressed doubts over being able to do this ...... So with some self confidence, backed with the faith in and support of my teacher I took the plunge......
And in retrospect there is anything but regret at my decision ..... The final product was awesome by the very standards that I had set for myself...... I had to literally pinch myself everytime i cast a look on it, in order to believe that "this is actually done by me"......
And that Bal Krishna today adorns the wall of my living room! And there are many more paintings that I have done post that as well ...... Some I have gifted to my dear friends and another couple that adorn different spots in my home.....and all of them a constant sweet reminder of the fact that not only is it "never too late" but also that, "better late than never" :)
