I have a story to tell by Shazly Khan (19th -23rd January 2023)

Shazly Khan 
I have a story to tell.
Everyone does….

Everyone has a story to tell and people are longing to hear it.
Some can read them out loud, and then there are the introverts, they too want to share, but maybe in their journals, music or art.

I grew up to love bed time stories, introduced to me at a tender age by my parents.
I then used to read them to my siblings and later to my kids, creating a bond like no other!
Later on my love for storytelling took a new form and since then I have been narrating them in my paintings!

I work revolves around personal experiences and life around me. Everyone can relate to them on some level or the other. I am blessed in a way that viewers see their own stories narrated in my paintings. I hope to create a dialogue with my viewers through my narratives and symbolism, being therapeutic at the same time, bringing joy and inner peace in their lives, as art does the exact thing for me!

I meditate through my paintings and hope to bring some peace and positivity through them to my viewers distracting them from the harsh realities of life. I know life is not a bed of roses. In this turbulent world, I choose and feel the need to intentionally paint the world on a positive note seeing the world with rose-colored glasses, celebrating the good things in life. Story -telling of real life characters, everyday occurrences and subconscious desires and fairytale backgrounds are the primary focus of my paintings. My work is all about the beauty and value of human relationships. Family, friends, society and bonding take the main stage. My favorites are the ones in which one is having a cup of tea alone or with family or friends, oblivious of everything , home, work, city and people.