A masterful combination of colors and a theme that is divine, heart-warming, and enchanting, this acrylic on canvas is an ecstatic visual experience. The blue and yellow contrast on the artwork creates an eye-catching effect, interspersed with black, red, brown, and white that bring a balance of elements.
The subject of the painting is “Bal Gopal”, the heavenly childhood form of Sri Krishna, who laughs rivetingly lying in a basket on a spread of white lotuses that highlight his divine blue form charmingly. A yellow cloth or Pitambara with a lotus mark covers Krishna, revealing his sacred lotus foot which is marked by a deep red and auspicious marks.
The most awe-inspiring part of this canvas is in the lower right corner, where strokes of white and light blue create a movement in the still blue waters, from which emerges a hand-tinted with red, holding a pink lotus as an offering to Bal Gopal.
This image reminds one of the stories of Krishna’s birth and his journey through the waters of Yamuna, whose devotion and affection overflows welcoming her Lord to the human realm. According to the legends, as Vasudeva (Krishna’s father) carrying him in a basket reaches the middle of the Yamuna River, the river-goddess rushes to the surface with a great gush of water, touches the feet of Krishna and becomes a tranquil stream afterward.
The splendid acrylic on canvas recreates the devotional aura and drama of this episode of Krishna Lila beautifully. With simple elements and an astute placement of the hand of Yamuna, the painting becomes an artistic welcoming of Krishna to the human realm and one’s space.
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