← Sakhi Patel

the night studio · twelve works

I paint
what I feel.

Acrylic, watercolor, graphite. Everything here was made by hand, at a table, usually late. Scroll — each one hangs in its own light.

A lantern hangs from a flowering branch, glowing warm orange over a field of lavender scattered with fireflies, beneath an amber dusk sky. — IFireflieswatercolor

IIBridechalk & pencil on toned paper

Graphite drawing of a human eye set inside a Roman-numeral clock face, its edge dissolving into a flock of birds and ink splatter. — IIITimepiecegraphite

Ganesha in white and gold playing the flute against a deep blue field, framed by copper mandala patterns in each corner. — IVGaneshaacrylic on canvas

A small girl in a red dress and red sneakers walks away across a soft green ground, trailing a single rose from one hand. — VWalkingacrylic

A thatched tiki umbrella in silhouette against a blazing orange sunset over water, the sun breaking through violet clouds. — VILast Lightacrylic on canvas

Graphite drawing of two figures in a small boat under a full moon — one rowing, one standing with arms spread wide — framed by hanging leaves. — VIIMoonrisegraphite

A dirt road winds past a small white farmhouse toward a lake and blue mountains under a yellow sky, between hills of wildflowers. — VIIISomewhere Quieteracrylic

Watercolor of a lone sailboat resting on layered blue waves at sunset, gulls overhead, painted in a spiral-bound sketchbook. — IXOpen Waterwatercolor

Sunbeams cut through tall forest pines onto a white waterfall spilling into a bright turquoise pool. — XClearingacrylic on canvas

Graphite study of Shiva as Nataraja, lord of the dance — one leg raised, four arms in motion, tall crown of flame. — XINatarajagraphite

A little blue café with a red tiled roof and striped awning, an OPEN sign on the door, potted plants and an orange tree out front. — XIIOpenwatercolor & ink