Anita Menon

i started drawing before i learnt my ABCs. my parents were the most encouraging of them all. i took up art seriously after getting married. my husband and son has learnt to live with my weird ways........ they are very flexible when it comes to bedtimes and mealtimes...they are self sufficient people who doesn't expect the wife or mother to do the cooking and cleaning all by herself!
My art has turned out to be the centrepoint of my life these days.... when i can't create something........i am at a standstill...

held a couple of private shows of my works, primarily oil on canvas and mixed media.

was invited to open the renovated Gallery of Alliance Francaise de Madras with a show of my works in 1999

was invited to hold an exhibition of my works at the OSFA (Omani Society for Fine Arts) Muscat, Sultanate of Oman in Feb 2007

Held an exhibition of my artworks mainly pencil sketches and watercolors at the Lalit Kala Academy, Thrissur, India, from the 29th of Nov. - 2nd of Dec 2008

Press cuttings from Malayalam Daily newspapers

that's how i feel...however depressed i get, the thought of the possibility of a 'better tomorrow' keeps me going. i have also retained my sense of wonder and awe to view things that life throws in my face.
i guess that's what has driven me to continue with the art.

whatever medium i choose to work with, i eventually end up with pencils. the feel of pencil on paper is more sensuous to me than anything else in this world. the intricacy of the details is my way of paying homage to the subject i choose.