The exuberance of life provides inspiration for Rhapsody, Paris-based artist Maya Burman’s latest exhibition of watercolour artworks. Burman is the daughter of Indian artist Sakti Burman and French artist Maite Delteil.

(Above right and left) Paintings from the Picnic By The Lake series

Her artworks create a dream-like fairyland and feature floral, decorative patterns, along the lines of the French Art Nouveau tradition. Patterns float around the central characters evoking a sense of exuberance and hence, the title. Most of her characters are imaginary but Burman draws from her own experiences and personal mythology. Her paintings also have a great emphasis on detailing. She also applies her architectural knowledge (being a trained architect) to the artworks and this surfaces in the scenes set within arches, columns and porches.