Jhulan Mukharji

I am a self taught artist, and work mainly in pastels and oils. My work is figurative. I am stimulated by a wide variety of subject matter, and like to express myself with color. Art is a sensual experience and I enjoy exploring its varied visual boundaries. Although my work is representational, I do not feel constrained by any sense of photographic accuracy. Over the passage of years, this freedom has found expression in a blending of the figurative with an impressionistic strain. I have little knowledge of what lies ahead, but the journey remains a source of great excitement. My paintings are a pictorial diary of this journey.
My mother was an accomplished Batik and fabric artist, and painting was an integral part of my formative years.I spent my growing years in India, enjoy traveling, reading, playing a mediocre game of tennis, and have taught and practiced Cardiology in the US for nearly four decades. My wife and I raised our three sons in Kansas City and have lived here since 1987.I struggle with Spanish lessons on Duolingo and work diligently on broadening my appreciation of good scotch whisky.
I am a member of the Kansas City Artist’s Coalition and the Mid America Pastel Society, and use the (admittedly meagre) revenues from art sales to support local charities.