Roopa Dudley

13" x 11" Gouache on Paper 2005

60" x 48" Oil on Canvas 2002.
I gave this painting away as a gift to a South Asian co-worker at the time who loved the painting more than me. He has displayed it on a prominent place in his house in Columbia, MD where he throws music parties so it is much loved and appreciated by many there.

36" x 24" Oil on Canvas 1999-2000
Portrait of Shirley Ann LaBarbera

16" x 20" Acrylic on Canvas Board 2011

24" x 36" Acrylic on Canvas Board 2011

10" x 8" Acrylic on Canvas Board 2011

Winter Wonderland may look magnificent but cold weather gives me the blues. I like sunshine and sandy beaches. I like picnics under the tree shades. So I painted this longing for Springtime which came late this year as it snowed on March 21st, 2015. Enough is enough so here is my response to Mr. Winter.

I created this painting to honor my friend and my art collector Paige. I met her a few years ago where we worked in the same office. I grew very fond of her and looking at our relationship we have now as BFF, I wish that she was my friend growing up. Keeping that thought in mind since I cannot turn back time, I created her as a doll surrounded by other objects that are significant or have played a significant role in her life. Her favorite candy has been Lemon Drops therefore I named the painting that. She was bitten by a Black Widow spider and was hospitalized for days because of it. That horrifying incident to me was also significant so the creepy crawly is there right next to her foot that was bitten. Paige is also fond of American Girl dolls - she has spoiled her grand-daughter by buying her a few. She always found Black, White, Red color combination elegant so the dress has that color scheme. The clock in the back ground points to 6 and 8 - Her birthday falls on June 8th. She loves gardening and so I put plants on the window sills. The Chess Pieces are her two sons - very different from each other in personalities like my two daughters. So there is my dear Paige -- My favorite American Girl Doll that I never had.

This painting was published in Sediments Art & Literature Journal "A Haunting" issue which came out in October 2015.

This painting is featured in "Sediments Art & Literary Journal" PILOT issue under the title "The Secret Lives Of Artists & Soldiers". A portrait I painted of Major Carson in the Summer of 2015 as I was captivated by his intense steel blue eyes and a handsome chiseled face that tells a thousand stories.

In Summer of 2016 this painting was also featured in "Meat For Tea - The Valley Review" BUBBLES issue.

I usually don't paint portraits but after painting this one, I believe I will be painting more. Stay tuned!

Based on the Twin Tower attacks and biblical reference to Boaz and Jachin pillars of Solomon.