A Curious Migration

A conference of multicoloured finches are migrating during a luminous dusk...This painting is 30" x 30" & is available for sale SOLD.

Speaking of flying, be sure to see my "Frequent Flyer" travel interview I did with the lovely Kisha of From India with Love ...

Blue Cypress & Herbs

Daydreaming of summer days spent in the Mediterranean with all it's lush flora & fauna...
This painting is 30" x 30" & is available SOLD.

Melon & Blue

I'm more & more grateful every day that I have been able to make a career out of what I've loved to do since ever I put pencil to paper as a toddler. I never ever take it for granted. & how could I forget all you lovely beautiful people who support my work by tirelessly visiting this blog? You are the bee's knees! I adore hearing from you so please do leave a comment or e-mail me any time!

Some photos of what's been on my mind: An elegant Maharajah from an old Vogue publication, & a photo of my Indian elephant (thanks Sana!), & circle painting in the background. The painting is for sale, contact me at shirinsahba @ gmail . com for details.

Traffic - India!

In my childhood memory I recall New Delhi traffic with a smile...Lounging cows, ambling elephants, bicycles, cars, scooters, auto rickshaws & people together composed a menagerie of comical proportions! These days it can still be just as colourful driving on those same streets. I tried to capture all those amusing little details in this painting.

This painting is 30" x 30" & is available SOLD.

The Family Cookbook

My husband & I love to cook! We buy mostly organic produce from these amazing Buddhist farmers here in Beijing, & the rest we get from the local fresh market, which is always an adventure. Naturally we experiment & collect recipes, which we will maybe one day pass down to our future kids, with this design as the cover. It is a re-do of a 1960' French "how-to" book (see the brilliant original here).

Holiday Activity #3

Although the subject matter is set in the Mediterranean, the simplicity of this painting was inspired by Japanese art & design. The layers of paint are quite translucent to evoke the mood of calm water. It is quite large (39" in diameter) & is currently hanging in our room, which really brightens my mood because its circular shape makes it feel like I'm looking out of a boat window on a clear summer day. Holiday anyone?

This painting is for sale: inquiries welcome at shirinsahba @ gmail.com

You mixed-up Siciliano!

What did we decide to do when some of our favorite people came for a visit? Eat, of course!!