Paintings in oil · New Delhi
Dr Dolly Prasad
The everyday, held sacred.
Gone Are The DaysThe BullocksOil on canvas · 48 × 48 in · 2018Before engines, there were these two, shoulder to shoulder under one yoke. The wheel still stands. The road has moved on.View the painting
Onset of SpringThreads of FaithOil on canvas · 36 × 30 in · 2026“Every thread representing a hope, desire, promise, or prayer.”View the painting
PortraitsThe Red TurbanOil on canvas · 30 × 30 in · 2015A red turban, a gold earring, a smile. The rest of his story stays his own.View the painting
Exhibition · November 2010India Habitat CentreOpen Palm Court, New Delhi
Bandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018A ring on a weathered door, the paint worn down to its layers.View the painting
PortraitsThe Chai BoyOil on canvas · 2015The chai boy between orders, chin in hand, in a world of blue.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe BullocksOil on canvas · 48 × 48 in · 2018Before engines, there were these two, shoulder to shoulder under one yoke. The wheel still stands. The road has moved on.View the paintingOnset of SpringThreads of FaithOil on canvas · 36 × 30 in · 2026“Every thread representing a hope, desire, promise, or prayer.”View the paintingPortraitsThe Red TurbanOil on canvas · 30 × 30 in · 2015A red turban, a gold earring, a smile. The rest of his story stays his own.View the paintingExhibition · November 2010India Habitat CentreOpen Palm Court, New Delhi
Bandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018A ring on a weathered door, the paint worn down to its layers.View the paintingPortraitsThe Chai BoyOil on canvas · 2015The chai boy between orders, chin in hand, in a world of blue.View the painting
Onset of SpringWoman with PoppiesOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2024A face turned to one side, and the poppies in full voice around her.View the painting
Gone Are The DaysMother IndiaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Steel kettles in front of a Mother India poster: the street’s tea, and the street’s cinema.View the painting
FaithThe AartiOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015The aarti flame, lifted: a gesture of seconds, held on canvas.View the painting
FaithVakratundaOil on canvas · 48 × 30 in · 2015A lamp raised to a wall of scripture. What do you bring to a prayer?View the painting
Gone Are The DaysThe Matka and the CoinsOil on canvas · 2018A clay gullak, and the coins it was made to hold: 20 paise, 5 naye paise, 4 annas. The coins have moved on. The gullak is still here, still holding.View the painting
PortraitsThe DoodhwalaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015The doodhwala on his round, the cans swinging from his bicycle.View the paintingOnset of SpringWoman with PoppiesOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2024A face turned to one side, and the poppies in full voice around her.View the paintingGone Are The DaysMother IndiaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Steel kettles in front of a Mother India poster: the street’s tea, and the street’s cinema.View the paintingFaithThe AartiOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015The aarti flame, lifted: a gesture of seconds, held on canvas.View the paintingFaithVakratundaOil on canvas · 48 × 30 in · 2015A lamp raised to a wall of scripture. What do you bring to a prayer?View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe Matka and the CoinsOil on canvas · 2018A clay gullak, and the coins it was made to hold: 20 paise, 5 naye paise, 4 annas. The coins have moved on. The gullak is still here, still holding.View the paintingPortraitsThe DoodhwalaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015The doodhwala on his round, the cans swinging from his bicycle.View the painting
Indian Council for Cultural RelationsA Lifetime to PaintAzad Bhavan Art Gallery · June 2010
Onset of SpringUnder Canopy of GreensOil on canvas · 36 × 36 in · 2025“The bananas on his head look like a natural crown from the earth.”View the painting
Bandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IIOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018Red wood, teal wood, and a lock holding them shut.View the painting
Gone Are The DaysTwenty PaiseOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Broad shoulders in front, a twenty-paise coin behind. What is earned and what is carried, on one canvas.View the painting
PortraitsThe Lattice TurbanOil on canvas · 2015A lattice of cloth tied above the face, and the lines of a life beneath it.View the painting
Onset of SpringWhispers of StillnessOil on canvas · 24 × 24 in · 2024“Sometimes, I paint not to show, but to pause.”View the paintingIndian Council for Cultural RelationsA Lifetime to PaintAzad Bhavan Art Gallery · June 2010
Onset of SpringUnder Canopy of GreensOil on canvas · 36 × 36 in · 2025“The bananas on his head look like a natural crown from the earth.”View the paintingBandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IIOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018Red wood, teal wood, and a lock holding them shut.View the paintingGone Are The DaysTwenty PaiseOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Broad shoulders in front, a twenty-paise coin behind. What is earned and what is carried, on one canvas.View the paintingPortraitsThe Lattice TurbanOil on canvas · 2015A lattice of cloth tied above the face, and the lines of a life beneath it.View the paintingOnset of SpringWhispers of StillnessOil on canvas · 24 × 24 in · 2024“Sometimes, I paint not to show, but to pause.”View the painting
PortraitsThree Women in RedOil on canvas · 2015Three women in red, their veils drawn close together.View the painting![Gone Are The Days [B]](/site/thumbs/bullock-cart-and-truck.jpg)
Gone Are The DaysGone Are The Days [B]Oil on canvas · 24 × 24 in · 2018A bullock cart beside a truck. Two speeds, one street.View the painting
FaithThe Blue BuddhaOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2015Small figures in saffron before a vast blue face. Stillness, at two scales.View the painting
Art fair · February 2018First International Kala MelaIGNCA, New Delhi
Gone Are The DaysTerracottaOil on canvas · 36 × 36 in · 2015Clay pots, mouth after mouth, in the colour of the earth they were made from.View the painting
PortraitsThe Kadhai SellerOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2015The kadhai seller among his pans, circle upon circle.View the paintingPortraitsThree Women in RedOil on canvas · 2015Three women in red, their veils drawn close together.View the paintingGone Are The DaysGone Are The Days [B]Oil on canvas · 24 × 24 in · 2018A bullock cart beside a truck. Two speeds, one street.View the paintingFaithThe Blue BuddhaOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2015Small figures in saffron before a vast blue face. Stillness, at two scales.View the paintingArt fair · February 2018First International Kala MelaIGNCA, New Delhi
Gone Are The DaysTerracottaOil on canvas · 36 × 36 in · 2015Clay pots, mouth after mouth, in the colour of the earth they were made from.View the paintingPortraitsThe Kadhai SellerOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2015The kadhai seller among his pans, circle upon circle.View the painting
Onset of SpringBlooming InnocenceOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2024“The vibrant bougainvillea serves as a reminder that beauty can be found even amidst the thorn of life’s challenges.”View the painting
Gone Are The DaysPatra PetikaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Patra petika: the red letterbox, set against a field of stamps. Letters went in; the world came back.View the painting
Opening night · 2010Lighting the lampIndia Habitat Centre
PortraitsThe Yellow TurbanOil on canvas · 2015The yellow catches you first. Then the eyes, which ask for longer.View the painting
Gone Are The DaysThe Cart-Man and the RupayaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018A working man at rest against a giant rupee. For a moment, the money waits for him, and so does the day.View the painting
FaithGayatriOil on canvas · 48 × 30 in · 2015A devotee sits before the written word. And what do you hope to leave behind?View the paintingOnset of SpringBlooming InnocenceOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2024“The vibrant bougainvillea serves as a reminder that beauty can be found even amidst the thorn of life’s challenges.”View the paintingGone Are The DaysPatra PetikaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Patra petika: the red letterbox, set against a field of stamps. Letters went in; the world came back.View the paintingOpening night · 2010Lighting the lampIndia Habitat Centre
PortraitsThe Yellow TurbanOil on canvas · 2015The yellow catches you first. Then the eyes, which ask for longer.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe Cart-Man and the RupayaOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018A working man at rest against a giant rupee. For a moment, the money waits for him, and so does the day.View the paintingFaithGayatriOil on canvas · 48 × 30 in · 2015A devotee sits before the written word. And what do you hope to leave behind?View the painting
Gone Are The DaysShree 420Oil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Milk cans beneath a peeling Shree 420 poster. The morning round passes an old film still on the wall.View the painting
Bandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IIIOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018A bolt drawn across teal paint. Whatever is inside stays inside.View the painting
Onset of SpringPetals of ThoughtOil and pastel on canvas · 24 × 24 in · 2024“A pause, a breath, a space where the mind softens and listens.”View the painting
FaithBuddha Under the Bodhi TreeOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015A monk beneath the Bodhi tree, held in green and gold.View the painting
In front of the camerasBeside The BullocksIndia Habitat Centre · 2010
Gone Are The DaysThe Cycle Rickshaw-walaOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2018A rickshaw-wala and his cycle, large against a red field of smaller vehicles.View the paintingGone Are The DaysShree 420Oil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2018Milk cans beneath a peeling Shree 420 poster. The morning round passes an old film still on the wall.View the paintingBandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IIIOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018A bolt drawn across teal paint. Whatever is inside stays inside.View the paintingOnset of SpringPetals of ThoughtOil and pastel on canvas · 24 × 24 in · 2024“A pause, a breath, a space where the mind softens and listens.”View the paintingFaithBuddha Under the Bodhi TreeOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015A monk beneath the Bodhi tree, held in green and gold.View the paintingIn front of the camerasBeside The BullocksIndia Habitat Centre · 2010
Gone Are The DaysThe Cycle Rickshaw-walaOil on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2018A rickshaw-wala and his cycle, large against a red field of smaller vehicles.View the painting
FaithThe Peepal ShrineOil on canvas · 2015A peepal trunk wound in red thread, a thread for every wish.View the painting
Gone Are The DaysThe Rickshaw-wala RestingOil on canvas · 2018Between fares, an arm across the wheel. The rest is part of the work.View the painting![Gone Are The Days [A]](/site/thumbs/carriage-and-autorickshaw.jpg)
Gone Are The DaysGone Are The Days [A]Oil on canvas · 2018A tonga and an autorickshaw on the same road, given the same light.View the painting
FaithThe Newspaper ReaderOil on canvas · 2015The morning paper, opened like a ritual.View the painting
PortraitsMother and SonOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015A mother and her son, close, and the small space between them.View the painting
Bandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IVOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018A carved knocker on a turquoise door, waiting for a visitor.View the paintingFaithThe Peepal ShrineOil on canvas · 2015A peepal trunk wound in red thread, a thread for every wish.View the paintingGone Are The DaysThe Rickshaw-wala RestingOil on canvas · 2018Between fares, an arm across the wheel. The rest is part of the work.View the paintingGone Are The DaysGone Are The Days [A]Oil on canvas · 2018A tonga and an autorickshaw on the same road, given the same light.View the paintingFaithThe Newspaper ReaderOil on canvas · 2015The morning paper, opened like a ritual.View the paintingPortraitsMother and SonOil on canvas · 48 × 36 in · 2015A mother and her son, close, and the small space between them.View the paintingBandh DarwazeBandh Darwaze IVOil on canvas · 12 × 12 in · 2018A carved knocker on a turquoise door, waiting for a visitor.View the paintingKey collections
The artist
Dr Dolly Prasad, painter of the everyday
A New Delhi artist who holds the everyday sacred. For her, the ordinary is never small: a clay gullak, a closed door, a lamp lifted at aarti, a face at the corner of a lane. Those ordinary days were the good ones, and she paints them so we can see them clearly, and keep seeing the ones we are living today.
Her story →On the walls
Eighteen exhibitions and art fairs, 2005 to 2018.
4 to 18 February 2018First International Kala MelaIndira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New DelhiNovember 2010India Habitat CentreOpen Palm Court, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
June 2010A Lifetime to PaintAzad Bhavan Art Gallery, ICCR, I.P. Estate, New Delhi4 to 18 February 2018First International Kala MelaIndira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New DelhiNovember 2010India Habitat CentreOpen Palm Court, India Habitat Centre, New DelhiJune 2010A Lifetime to PaintAzad Bhavan Art Gallery, ICCR, I.P. Estate, New DelhiAvailable now
Originals still with the artist.
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The paintings, the small stories behind them, and the shows they hung in.
