Remya Kumar

Remya Kumar is an Architect by profession, but ever since she began seriously painting in the summer of 2009, art has become her chosen means of creative expression, and now her profession.

She has always found joy in painting and sketching from a young age. However, it was when she began learning art at the Ohio State University (alongside studying for her Masters in Urban Planning) that she realized art was more than just a hobby.

“For me, painting is the most effortless means of truly being in the present moment. I love the challenge of a blank canvas, the promise that it holds, and thrill of experiencing a work of art blossom from that emptiness. I feel painting is most joyous when it is spontaneous and intuitive; Where one stroke of the palette knife beckons the next, one colour asks for another, and the process is unforced. I don’t let my prejudices get in the way of my intuition, and love the happy surprises that happen almost by themselves. Nature as a subject has lent itself beautifully to my style of painting.”– Artist Remya Kumar on her process