Forest Bathing

Sindhura Dutta, Kolkota, India

Interpretation of a Forest

I recall the days I went backpacking across forest valleys and on mountain tops of Kalimpong. Weekend getaways to hills are a must if you reside in the northern part of West Bengal. This picture is painted using a mixture of two types of paint: Gouache and Acrylic. These pine trees as I have interpreted from one of my memories have a mystical touch to it. They are tall compared to the average human. They stand alone clad in the moisture of the frequently floating clouds.

Interpretation of a River by the Hills

This scene is as I have imagined from my memory of a trip by a river near the Himalayan foothills of North Bengal. The water lashes on to the shiny rocks of Teesta making a gurgling sound. I remember a heap of beautiful ornate chickweed with little wild white flowers that had grown by the river banks.

A Work of Light and Shadow 

This picture is made out of one such memory of walking through a forest in North Bengal where the row of trees formed persistent shadows and at a distance, I could see the barging light of the setting sun from a vacant portion in the canopy that let sunlight come through. Nothing could be seen beyond the light while I stood in the shadows of the trees.

Interpretation of a Forest

© Sindhura Dutta

Interpretation of a River by the Hills

© Sindhura Dutta

A Work of Light and Shadow

© Sindhura Dutta

Sindhura Dutta is currently a research scholar researching on ecospirituality and psychology in poetry. She has done her Master’s from the University of North Bengal. She is a compulsive painter, mostly painting greenscapes, attempting to create awareness for nature and the environment in a world that is increasingly losing its compassion and love for nature.