Painting by Komal Sharma 183 Artworks Sold

Happy flow

Acrylic, Wood, Ready to hang

30.5cm (W) x 30.5cm (H) x 2.5cm (D)

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A$320

Artwork Description

This painting celebrates happiness in its purest form.

The flowing blue curves move across the canvas like gentle waves of joy. They are playful, rhythmic, and full of life — almost making your eyes wiggle as they follow the motion. The curves don’t sit still; they dance. The blue is not calm here — it is alive, energetic, and uplifting. It pulls you into movement, into lightness, into a smile you didn’t realise was forming.

Underneath this visual happiness lies a deeper idea.

I have always wondered what animals truly feel inside. As humans, we are limited to experiencing life through our complex and often tangled minds. We live inside thoughts — analysing, remembering, anticipating — moving through a maze of our own making.

In contrast, this painting reflects the way animals might experience happiness: immediate, embodied, and free from mental noise.

The linear layers in the background represent time passing quietly, steadily, without resistance. Life unfolding moment by moment. And within that steady flow, a sudden emotion arises — happiness. Not processed, not questioned — simply felt.

That feeling opens another dimension. A state of pure presence. A flow where the body and emotion move as one.

This work captures that instant — where time moves forward, the mind remains silent, and joy takes over completely

Artist Bio

I am originally from India and completed my five-year Bachelor of Architecture in Chandigarh. During this time, I began exploring my artistic voice by creating paintings for interior design projects, collaborating with designers, and painting murals for cafés. In 2019, I moved to Australia to pursue a Master’s degree in Architecture. Alongside my studies, I worked as a part-time painting instructor, continuing to develop my artistic practice.

Over the years, through countless canvases and experimentation with different techniques, my work gradually evolved toward a deeper exploration of animals and their way of being. I became fascinated by the quiet wisdom animals embody and the way they exist fully in the present moment, untouched by the complexity of human thought.

Through my paintings, I invite viewers to experience the simplicity and immediacy of life through the presence of animals. Their awareness appears direct and undivided, offering a reflection on mindfulness and the possibility of living more fully in the present.

Recently, my practice has expanded into abstract painting as a way to explore the emotional world of animals. I have long been curious about what animals truly feel. As humans, we can only perceive life through our own structured and analytical minds, often layered with memory and anticipation. The quiet inner experience of an animal remains beyond our direct understanding.

These abstract works attempt to approach that mystery. Linear backgrounds represent the passage of time steady, calm, and continuous suggesting a life that moves forward without becoming entangled in thought. Within this flow, a single emotion emerges. Pure and immediate, it transforms the moment into a deeper experiential state.

The paintings capture this intersection of time, presence, and feeling where awareness is not analytical but lived. They are reflections on existence experienced directly rather than interpreted through thought.