Flowers enthralled Ara so much, he painted them throughout his career. Though his artworks reflects impressionist tendencies, the attitude in his works is of an artist who wants to capture none of the superfluous movements and frenzy of emotions, but of the sensitivity and the ethereal quality of his subjects.
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Committed to what Dhaneshwar calls beauty of scale, he plays constantly with the size and proportion of objects. The use of perspective to focus on foreground objects, the bright earthy range of colours and the repeitition of forms, stems from his admiration for the miniature tradition, especiallly in the Mughal and Rajasthani styles.
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The idea of nature figures prominently in Raza's work. According to Raza, man is intrinsically linked to his surroundings and has a keen awareness of his environment and the elements which constitute it. Painting the five elements, ‘earth, water, fire, air and sky’, Raza uses the five colours: black, white, yellow, red and blue, giving birth to a vision of nature.
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Contemplative and psychological, Badri Narayan’s works suggest a moment of reflection. In his works, at times the figure is rendered in what appears to be a dream state, other time, as if ill or close to death. There is a stillness in his works, which is enhanced in most cases by a subdued palette.
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