Slightly Mannerless, Slightly Characterless, Slightly Scandalous.

At the intersection of tradition, identity, and oh look- a bird!

The Blue Desi is art that doesn’t fit into easily into traditional categories. This practice explores my queer identity, South Asian culture, and memories from coming of age in India - often through themes that resist neat narratives or fixed definitions.

Chattering Aunties

Vivid Expression

Starling Stunnalina

Hissing Canada Goose

Speckled Pigeon

screaming bunting 1

Poppy the pigeon

woodpecker-pileated

spacebunsparrow

crossfitpenguinlet

crossfitbluejay

Red Winged Blackbird

Black and White Warbler

Pileated Woodpecker

Belted Kingfisher

Spotted Sandpiper

Common Yellowthroat

A pair of pigeons

Blue Jay Meeting

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Juvenile Bald Eagle

lonesome bluejay

Northern Flicker

Another Cardinal

Rusty Blackbird

Painted Bunting

Blackbrunian Warbler

Ring Billed Grebe

Lonesome Goldfinch

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Medium: Soft body/Heavy body acrylic on canvas