About Parul
"There is joy, awe and at times a sense of loss in my relationship to the living world. I seek an affinity with nature. My work is an ongoing invitation to consider our connection to natural environments even if they seem distant and other worldly like the marine world.
Moments of light expose a sense that we are nature and that the relationship I covet is also a connection to myself. While I look to marine inspiration layering areas of gradient colour between textured marks, the impact of the work on the viewer is driven by the emotional experience I am processing at the time.
I am implored to paint and draw as part of a practise that is an ongoing attempt of achieving a calm mind and heart, in Sanskrit known as Abhyasa and use impermanent materials that will eventually biodegrade back into nature."
Artist Bio
The sound of waves and the feeling of salt on the skin creates a nostalgia, that comes from a childhood spent by the sea in Dubai. Parul developed her art skills throughout her education and she received a BA hons Jewellery Design degree from Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design and went on to work as a jewellery designer & later in retail consultancy sales. Her jewellery supplied Reiss, Selfridges, House of Fraser, Goldsmiths, was featured in Marie-Claire, Cosmopolitan and the Financial Times, How to Spend It magazine and worn by inspiring women such as Ellie Goulding and Kiera Knightley.
From 2018, Parul has organically grown her art practise as a response to her emotional need for balance. Her practise became an important space for her to reclaim her identity after 2021 when a family illness shook the structure of her life.
Parul is a contemporary watercolour artist and co-founder of BlueHouse Artspace where her artwork is on permanent display.
Sustainability
In 2018 Parul completed a course on Sustainability in Leadership at the Cambridge Institute of Sustainability. Elevating her sustainable and ethical standards of consumption is a value she works to incorporate into all aspects of her life.
Every limited edition archival Giclee print is printed on *bamboo paper. Each original painting is painted on high quality watercolour paper.
*There is less water wasted in the cultivation of bamboo than traditional paper. Bamboo starts to regrow as soon as it is cut down and is naturally white, strong & soft so no chemicals are required to achieve this, making it a useful and sustainable natural product.