Artworks | Savvy Raj

October 25, 2020
by Savvy Raj 2 Comments

Two women

Sharing a lovely piece of poetry

Two women, two different roles
The one who gave birth to me
And the one I gave birth to.

One gave all the love she had
The other got all the love I had

One strived in the life chosen for her
The other – for the life she chose

One made sure I didn’t have tears
The other ensured I face my fears

One hears my voice to know if am well
The other can read my face and tell

One had her eyes moist as she saw me go
The other made my eyes moist as I let her go

My past and my future when shall meet
Will be a picture ever so complete
Two women, two different roles

If only I could be a little like them,
The one who gave birth to me,
And the one I gave birth to.

Two women, two different roles.

Can simply say

Love is the bridge…
Betwixt & Between

Live life lovingly!❤

Savvy

October 20, 2020
by Savvy Raj 3 Comments

The Creator’s Touch

A dear friend shared this video clip with me yesterday and I immediately penned these words…

The creator flows
Envisioning…
Creating patterns
In the living
Every phase
Deeply connected
In the tapestry of life

Everything has a reason to be…
Every shape, every line
Speaks of life lived
Every shade, every colour
Every tone & every tint
Portrays the truths of living
Every curve depicts
The fullness of life.

In the creators touch
Art becomes artistry
In the state of flow
Where the creator
Merges with his creation
Emanating soul to the art.

Savvy

October 13, 2020
by Savvy Raj 8 Comments

Art & Life

October 12, 2020
by Savvy Raj 5 Comments

Imagine

What if?

A place of stillness

Columns of concrete

Standing silent

Affirming its presence…

An artists work

Of imagination

Creativity is a flow

Imagination transcends

Artists beyond dimensions

Illusions dances & shifts itself

From real to surreal.

Technology enhances imagination

Giving wings to its flight

Here I have simply used it

To sense its effects by thinking

What if?

Which picture strikes you ?

What are your thoughts on it?

Imagination is full of possibilities.

Please share…

I just did.

Here is the original picture I took in France and enhanced it digitally.

The picture is of this uniquely interesting sculpture by Aurelie Nemours one of the emblematic figures of geometric abstract art..

Situated in Rennes France these columns are called….The 21st Century Alignment. It is a monumental work: 72 gray granite columns, four meters and fifty high, arranged on a concrete rectangle and punctuated by the course of the sun.

What looks like simple blocks of stones, is a modern contemporary art,
they pay homage to the Carnac stones of Breton France the largest collection of megalithic stones erected by Pre-celtic people which are also said to have astronomical connections.

Savvy

September 29, 2020
by Savvy Raj 5 Comments

On caring…

Life and living can be both beautiful and challenging beyond compare…

Touched by these heartfelt words I came across so much that I just had to share..

“Take me out to the street, son, I still have good legs. If I walk with you, I won’t feel old …
Invite me to your home, son, Sunday morning; to share your good table and feel accompanied …
Talk to me with love, son, don’t challenge me or shake me; we old people are like children we like to be pampered, to smile without discomfort …
Celebrate my birthdays, don’t criticize my follies; I’ll try to be brave, even if bitterness arises …
Don’t push me away from you, don’t talk to me in anger; I still have my mind clear, the memories of the past …
Come visit me at home, my son, I will not ask you for anything; just your presence and contemplate your face …
Don’t leave me sad and alone, don’t put me to bed; the doctors are wrong, the pain is in the soul … ”

On Caring…

Care to give of yourself
Someday you may need it too!

Age is no bar
To create a value
For age is just a number.

Experience of living, matters.

Treat life with care
For life comes a full circle.

Life can at times be lonely
Make time to be present
In the life of those who need you.

Just a bit of your time
A kind word or deed
Will make all the difference.

Express kindness
Your near and dear ones
Need to sense it.
Show empathy
Share the love.

Savvy

September 18, 2020
by Savvy Raj 12 Comments

A Matter of Attitude

Between the ‘will do’ and the ‘might do’

With a ‘will do’ attitude
A lot can happen
With a ‘might do’ attitude
Lies the difference
Between the done thing
And the may be done.

Perhaps it is the certainty
That emnates from confidence.
That makes things happen
It is all, in the way
You perceive as you project.

Keep the faith going strong
For people trust your words
Your belief in yourself
Shows, in the way you carry your self

Attitude makes all the difference
Life will evolve for the better
Until then, what truly matters
Is your positive attitude!

Savvy

September 4, 2020
by Savvy Raj 10 Comments

WISDOM OF STILLNESS

I listened to my heart
Every day
As it shares from within
And I write them out as words
Sometimes as verses
At times its measured
In moderation.
Its a zen moment
For there is clarity
In just a few words shared.

Then there are times

They flow like a river
A torrent in a current
Patterning itself
In its own making
Words come through me
As if it needs to be spoken
Sharing the sensitivity
Of the moments at hand.
I listen simply with rapt attention
For in the slightest flutter
In every movement in the moments
Or the depth of silence
There is wisdom in the stillness.

Savvy

August 20, 2020
by Savvy Raj 10 Comments

Be you, its simpler.

Value the life you have in this now

You are powerful in your uniqueness

You are your best friend

Make friends with yourself.

Trust yourself to know the way.

You will find your truth

Most importantly

There is no one else like you

Like who you are

Choose to be you

As you are

It’s simpler.

Be you.

Savvy

August 7, 2020
by Savvy Raj 9 Comments

Pool of Peace

Sharing my artwork here with my musings on Peace.

In the forest of your mind
Wanders many creatures
Of thoughts,
Great and small
Playing the game
Vying for attention
Fighting for Survival
To be heard and to be listened to
To be acted upon and manifest itself.

Your history and future
Dancing a tango with each other
In this present moment
But in-between and betwixt…

There is a space of quiet
Of all pervading calm
Within lies a lake of stillness
Or call it a pool of peace.

A watering hole of wisdom
A centering space of simplicity
As all illusory creations of the mind
Partake in a regeneration.

As the thoughts refresh themselves
The mind collects itself once more
All is Serene and tranquil inches now
Peace pools in and life evolves…

Savvy

July 25, 2020
by Savvy Raj 4 Comments

A REASON TO BE… Part 2

When you type the word ego…

Ego

a person’s sense of self-esteem or self-importance.

“he needed a boost to his ego”

the part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity.

PHILOSOPHY

(in metaphysics) a conscious thinking subject.

A few musings…

Ego & the Dance of Buoyancy

In the case of a human being
The ego is a dance of buoyancy
In the weight of thoughts words & deeds
The being is able to function optimally.
As long as the effect is balanced all is well.
If there is too much flutter
Its perhaps the behavior is creating a stir…

In every human interaction
A discomfort or a delight, talks of ego at play.
Is the ego that is overwhelming
An ego that is self sustaining?

Or is it Self destructing?

All depends on the movements
The trick is to continually balance oneself to stay afloat
Ego is both a boon & the bane of life.

If it is too less life becomes unobservable
If it is too much life becomes unbearable
Life is a dance of buoyancy
Of balancing the ego at play
Every thing has a reason to be.

Savvy

July 6, 2020
by Savvy Raj 6 Comments

Nature knows it best!

Envision the beauty of alignment
Like when the bloom centers itself!

Like this leaf that presents a backdrop!

At the right place and time
Creating visual harmony!

Like life shaping itself in Synchrony!

Like life evolving into a perfect pattern
Exuding a sense of synchrony.

Savvy

July 5, 2020
by Savvy Raj 7 Comments

Breathe

June 29, 2020
by Savvy Raj 6 Comments

In Synchrony

Today I am happy to be sharing both my vision and my verses in synching with the flow… Have enjoyed this process of many learnings in blending my art to merge and emerge along the way…

I would love to have your feedback on both my painting and poetry.

Presenting My Artwork Synchrony.
Music Credits: Lara’s Theme Song Dr. Zhivago

In Synchrony

What is it that powers and energizes our movements?
What calms and eases us in.
All is, in the flow…
Of our breath in this now.

And how it can flow enveloping and encompassing,
Connecting and complementing each other like an elegant dance!In the inhale and exhale

All is in the learning
To flow and dance with life!
In Synchrony!

Savvy