<p>After presenting artworks to late politician Pranab Mukherjee, and sports icons like Usain Bolt and Leander Paes, a Bengalurean is gearing up to paint a royal insignia.</p>.<p>Rebbeca Taylor, who grew up in Frazer Town and currently resides in Melbourne, Australia, was recently commissioned to paint the insignia of Sudamada Dhandalpur, a pair of villages that formed an erstwhile joint princely state in Gujarat.</p>.<p>She bagged the opportunity after Vanraj Kumar Sinhji Khavad of the royal house viewed her private art collection at her Bengaluru residence via a virtual tour two times, says the artist. Iconography and symbolism are subjects she is more intrigued by, and acrylic on MDF (medium-density fiberboard) is her go-to- medium. Her sculptures are artistic in looks and functional in design. She plans to paint the royal emblem “in acrylics, keeping the iconography intact”. Primarily a landscape artist, she also dabbles in sculpting (with wood and wax), tablescaping, caricaturing, and event management.</p>.<p>Rebecca is also pursuing a PhD research on ‘Risks analysis in Arts (sculpture, set building and event management)’. “Claude Laurent is my inspiration in landscaping, and Salvador Dali in surreal art,” she shares.</p>.<p>Aliya Krumbiegal, great-granddaughter of Gustav Hermann Krumbiegel, the German botanist who transformed the Lalbagh garden, has also been privy to Rebecca’s art collection virtually. The former has commissioned a painting of her illustrious ancestor, which she plans to display in Surrey, England, Rebecca informs. For her all-around achievement in arts, she has made it as the top 5 finalists of the Life Award for the category ‘passion’ in Australia. “The award ceremony is on November 24,” she signs off.</p>
<p>After presenting artworks to late politician Pranab Mukherjee, and sports icons like Usain Bolt and Leander Paes, a Bengalurean is gearing up to paint a royal insignia.</p>.<p>Rebbeca Taylor, who grew up in Frazer Town and currently resides in Melbourne, Australia, was recently commissioned to paint the insignia of Sudamada Dhandalpur, a pair of villages that formed an erstwhile joint princely state in Gujarat.</p>.<p>She bagged the opportunity after Vanraj Kumar Sinhji Khavad of the royal house viewed her private art collection at her Bengaluru residence via a virtual tour two times, says the artist. Iconography and symbolism are subjects she is more intrigued by, and acrylic on MDF (medium-density fiberboard) is her go-to- medium. Her sculptures are artistic in looks and functional in design. She plans to paint the royal emblem “in acrylics, keeping the iconography intact”. Primarily a landscape artist, she also dabbles in sculpting (with wood and wax), tablescaping, caricaturing, and event management.</p>.<p>Rebecca is also pursuing a PhD research on ‘Risks analysis in Arts (sculpture, set building and event management)’. “Claude Laurent is my inspiration in landscaping, and Salvador Dali in surreal art,” she shares.</p>.<p>Aliya Krumbiegal, great-granddaughter of Gustav Hermann Krumbiegel, the German botanist who transformed the Lalbagh garden, has also been privy to Rebecca’s art collection virtually. The former has commissioned a painting of her illustrious ancestor, which she plans to display in Surrey, England, Rebecca informs. For her all-around achievement in arts, she has made it as the top 5 finalists of the Life Award for the category ‘passion’ in Australia. “The award ceremony is on November 24,” she signs off.</p>