The Courtyard
Acrylic on Canvas
36" x 24" x 1.5"
With some friends, specially the ones you meet quite often, communication reaches an all time high of coded ease. Sentences, queries, explanations, opinions are expressed through nods, smiles, grins, grunts, a look, a prolonged look, a quick glance, a twitch of the nose, non-intentional or intentional rolling of the eyes, raised eyebrows and even restless fingers drumming on the table or fussing abstractly with the cutlery... This is perhaps the language of friendship and comfort.
After a long day at work, talking to clients on the phone, conversing with colleagues, answering mails and then catching up with my friends and family over the phone, I do appreciate the simplicity of these totally comprehendible dinner conversations. I love the freedom to drift in and out of the conversation or just sit back and watch the starry ensemble up ahead. Play with the dancing shadows of the candle placed between us or watch the light fall in tiny star shapes across their expressive faces as they continue to chat about the latest IPL score or market situation.
This painting is for my friends at our table at Courtyard. As I see it and feel it - our corner table glows in the warmth of our ease and comfort with one another. The endless games of "never ever" and "truth or dare", mindless jabber, leg pulling, easy patches of silence and for me specifically - star gazing at Courtyard have been some of my most beautiful evenings ever. Thank you for the warmth my friends!
Until unless you stay on Godbunder road, chances are, you would not know about this little patch of heaven on earth. The Courtyard is just that – a courtyard. To begin with, it’s located on the Godbunder Road. The only landmark I can think of is - it’s a little ahead of Blue Roof. Luckily Blue Roof has a map! http://www.blueroofclub.com/blueroofclub-locationmap.html
Courtyard is somewhere between Blue Roof and the Temple as shown in the map.
That settled, you can drive into the Courtyard and park – it can accommodate only 6-8 cars at a time but there is an open field beyond, which is, well, open ... so you’re sure to get parking space there. Once you enter the area, it basically looks like a garden with pathways and low garden lights with a square lotus and fish pond and a wooden performance structure in the center of the complex. The garden is big and the crisscrossing pathway intercepted with tress and lights. The night sky is unusually star studded. Probably because it’s so far from the city and there’s nothing else for miles to steal the thunder. The food is good and very reasonably priced! I recommend the mutton keema with pao. The service is slow but then anyone in a hurry might as well avoid the Courtyard. The place is designed to soothe the soul and relax. There is live music on most days. Indian classical numbers played on request regularly.
Acrylic on Canvas
36" x 24" x 1.5"
With some friends, specially the ones you meet quite often, communication reaches an all time high of coded ease. Sentences, queries, explanations, opinions are expressed through nods, smiles, grins, grunts, a look, a prolonged look, a quick glance, a twitch of the nose, non-intentional or intentional rolling of the eyes, raised eyebrows and even restless fingers drumming on the table or fussing abstractly with the cutlery... This is perhaps the language of friendship and comfort.
After a long day at work, talking to clients on the phone, conversing with colleagues, answering mails and then catching up with my friends and family over the phone, I do appreciate the simplicity of these totally comprehendible dinner conversations. I love the freedom to drift in and out of the conversation or just sit back and watch the starry ensemble up ahead. Play with the dancing shadows of the candle placed between us or watch the light fall in tiny star shapes across their expressive faces as they continue to chat about the latest IPL score or market situation.
This painting is for my friends at our table at Courtyard. As I see it and feel it - our corner table glows in the warmth of our ease and comfort with one another. The endless games of "never ever" and "truth or dare", mindless jabber, leg pulling, easy patches of silence and for me specifically - star gazing at Courtyard have been some of my most beautiful evenings ever. Thank you for the warmth my friends!
Until unless you stay on Godbunder road, chances are, you would not know about this little patch of heaven on earth. The Courtyard is just that – a courtyard. To begin with, it’s located on the Godbunder Road. The only landmark I can think of is - it’s a little ahead of Blue Roof. Luckily Blue Roof has a map! http://www.blueroofclub.com/blueroofclub-locationmap.html
Courtyard is somewhere between Blue Roof and the Temple as shown in the map.
That settled, you can drive into the Courtyard and park – it can accommodate only 6-8 cars at a time but there is an open field beyond, which is, well, open ... so you’re sure to get parking space there. Once you enter the area, it basically looks like a garden with pathways and low garden lights with a square lotus and fish pond and a wooden performance structure in the center of the complex. The garden is big and the crisscrossing pathway intercepted with tress and lights. The night sky is unusually star studded. Probably because it’s so far from the city and there’s nothing else for miles to steal the thunder. The food is good and very reasonably priced! I recommend the mutton keema with pao. The service is slow but then anyone in a hurry might as well avoid the Courtyard. The place is designed to soothe the soul and relax. There is live music on most days. Indian classical numbers played on request regularly.
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