Born in Latur, Maharashtra, Anand Panchal is a critically acclaimed artist who studied at the J.J School of Art in Mumbai. Lyrical, rustic worlds take centre stage in Panchal’s acrylics on canvas. His incandescent art documents the enduring soul of India, as seen in its indigenous culture, beliefs and traditions. From capturing the simplicity of village life to the richness of Indian mythology, the artist displays great range, punctuating the figurative and symbolic elements with abstract spaces, making his paintings appear vast as well as intimate. Like the notes beguiling of a lilting, many-hued raga, Anand Panchal’s compositions are coloured in a radiant palette of brilliant reds, blues and ochres. The bold colours are balanced out perfectly with his signature technique of combining the smooth and the textured in his application of paint. His impasto knifework transforms into a finely blended surface seamlessly, creating depth in his works. With imagery that is poetic and magical, communicating the artist’s mastery of technique, Panchal’s artworks command a presence that lingers in your mind long after you look away.