Recent Projects

Paintings !!!

I went to the doctors once and we talked about my being an art major and how my doctor took art classes in college and she said the oil painters were snobby (she was one) and at that point I painted with acrylic and was like okay lady whatever but once I started painting with oil I became the snobbiest of all a

1st:
2nd: a self portrait I made after I burned the front of my hair off lighting a cigarette on the stove :( I was with Shiv and didn’t realize til we were watching TV later. I was horrified. I exchanged the painting with Sophie Winner for taking pictures of my art. Thanks Sophie <3
3rd: A portrait I did of Daduma (Putul) based on a mobile photo of a physical photo from her wedding day. Degrees of seperation

SketchBook Fall 2022

Collage, etc.

When I was in my sophomore year of college I took drawing into painting with Sarah Schuster and I was very hungry to make all of the paintings and drawings I could do. I was conquering ADHD thru art. It was a special time.

Sewing is special, my mom taught me how

I will never be able to whistle inside without thinking of my print making teacher, and i will always idolize her

My Baby
2021
8.5” by 11” drawings on paper using graphite, marker, and ink
4’ by 5’ acrylic on gessoed paper

This project started as a replication of an abstract marker drawing. I recreated the drawing 15 times with graphite on paper to capture the essence of the abstract figure. The work is an exploration of my detachment from and incomprehension of my body.

Sweetie
2020
18 inches by 30 inches
Collaged paper on glass
“Sweetie” is a collage of found mail between my mom and dad when they first started dating, as well as photocopies of Indian textiles. The figures represent some of my earliest memories of me and my sister sitting on the stairs in our house in London watching our parents fight in the kitchen.

Misc Drawings Etc

I <3 Art Educators.. thank u ...

From when I was 16... or around there

Maya Daisy Putul Das O’Toole