Amora

“Amora” which translates to ‘Love’ or precisely an insightful beauty. The subject is a
delineation of a statuesque lady, that exhibits a mild-mannered mien and a suave personality. Apart from this, what draws a viewer’s attention is her attire – enveloped in a chintz robe and a hemp turban, distinguishing it is a wooden rosary ensembled into it. Her right hand holding a pomegranate and left hand below the chin, her poise is reflected. Amora seems to be in deep thoughts, waiting patiently radiating her beauty.

The subject’s softly sculptural face shows Sadashiv’s skillful handling of pencil rendering and reveals his understanding ofsoft lighting and delicacy. The delicately rendered chuckles, the finely observed skin, and the careful rendering of folded fabric demonstrate Sadashiv’s studied observations of surfaces technically and his inexhaustible love for Pencil Drawings. Moreover, the sensuous curves of the hand and the neck with the sense of depth and composition is remarkable. The sense of overall harmony achieved in this Pencil portrait using only Pencil strokes—especially the emotion captured in the eyes—reflects Sadashiv’s idea of the expressing beauty of emotions making Amora an enduring record of Sadashiv’s series on “Beauty”.