RAJINDER SINGH KHELA

CONTACT

rcute2008@hotmail.co.uk Art has been a life long passion. Even as a very young child Rajinder would often be found with crayons and pencils colouring and drawing anything and everything from plug sockets to cereal packets. Reading and writing have been difficult for Rajinder and as he grew he faced some significant mental health issues but art and graphics remained his constant, providing comfort and inspiration, and eventually the means to help him successfully navigate his way back home to himself and his loving and supportive family. He has no formal art qualifications but undertook a national diploma, studying art & art history, including Kandinsky, Dali, Rothko and the Renaissance, which was life changing, leading him to visit major galleries and art institutions, and providing the underpinnings for his formal art practice. Today Rajinder is an accomplished artist working in oils. He has developed a unique style based on his personal life experience, creating highly textured artwork inspired and motivated both consciously and subconsciously by his personal life journey.

"Very warm. Welcoming. Very calming"

Describe the setting of your studio My art studio is new, It is warm and welcoming. It provides spiritual calm for me and acts also as my meditation and prayer room.

How does your studio inspire/influence your artwork?

When one paints a painting, it is a feeling, and it is inspired by the feeling. The warmth of my art studio makes me want to paint; the influence is a feeling within – a type of different sense.

Do you prefer working alone or with others? I love working on my own. One room in my house happens to be my art studio. While painting my adorable wife now and then will walk in to see what I am doing.