Edges

“Edges” by Kailas Hyalij, acrylic on canvas, 42 x 42 cms, 2009

Inspiration for landscape painter Kailas Hyalij lies right in his backyard—the varied colours of the wilderness that surrounds his hometown of Nashik, Maharashtra. To those he adds his own imagination for a touch of the surreal. The base black in this recent work represents the Deccan soil, but the dominating red is his own. “I walk in the countryside to be alone with nature,” says the 37-year-old artist, “to observe its changing colours and patterns.