Paradiso in terra - Paradise on Earth

Have you ever visited a beautiful place and felt as if you could spend hours and hours, just looking out at what you see. This was one such place. We (me and my hubby) just sat there looking out at this mesmerizing scene and could not get enough of it. The little red boat was an addition I put in, to make the artwork more eye catching. It was a pleasant day of summer, and the breeze blew through my hair as I watched the birds fly above the riverbank, may be looking for an appropriate tree top to build a nest. A pair of ducks followed each other through the slight current in the river water.

Being from a large metro city called Mumbai in India, I have always grown up looking at tall buildings, roads, large malls, highways, and bridges. In short, a concrete jungle. For me the wilderness, nature and its mesmerizing beauty is what captivates me. Being able to just sit silently by the riverbank and listen to the water flowing, the gentle breeze caressing my face and the sweet song of the birds chirping melodiously in the trees, is what I call sheer divinity.

I created this artwork in oils in order to get the textures and the feel right. I would love my viewers to enjoy the artwork and feel the urge to go visit these beautiful and mesmerizing places that are usually in the vicinity of where one stay.

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Ritina is a visual fine artist, working in acrylics and oils, currently residing in Tennessee U.S.A. She was born in London and spent her childhood there.
During her formative years, she engaged in a great deal of painting techniques, like fabric painting, art on pottery, and wooden surfaces. She has always enjoyed creating beautiful landscapes, but at the same time she loved to create figures from Indian mythology.
A self-taught artist, who enjoys experimenting with different colors, hues and textures, Ritina’s art is full of bold and vibrant colors. She likes to bring those colors to life in her paintings and enjoys using various surfaces, mediums and textures for painting. She is always keen to try out something new. Her substrate could be anything from canvas, fabric, to wood or earthenware, basically anything that can hold the paint.
Landscapes being her favorite subject to paint, she still prefers to be a versatile artist, and paints whatever she finds aesthetically beautiful. Her artworks are usually in bold and bright colors, and she relishes incorporating the most minuscule of details into each piece.