Aruna Rao Aruna Rao

The Shimmer We Can't Look Away From

What is it about sunlight shimmering on water that keeps us looking? Through my coastal oil paintings, I explore the timeless allure of reflected light, from sparkling silver waves to golden summer afternoons, and the memories these fleeting moments leave behind.

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Aruna Rao Aruna Rao

Stillness and Expansiveness: Two Moods of Coastal Landscape Art

Two coastal paintings, two distinct moods. Through What the Summer Remembers and July Sky, I explore how luminous light, simplified compositions, and open space evoke stillness and expansiveness—and how original coastal landscape art can capture the feelings that stay with us long after we leave the shore.

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