Grandparents’ Diptych is a quiet, affectionate meditation on memory, companionship, and domestic warmth. Though inspired by the artist’s own grandparents- Sikhs by heritage- the figures are dressed in elaborate, almost Victorian attire, imagined not as culturally fixed but as global, timeless presences. The choice is instinctive rather than symbolic, allowing familiarity to drift into universality.

The two paintings mirror one another subtly. Chandeliers are split in half across the canvases, leaving it deliberately unclear whether the figures sit side by side or across the room from one another. This ambiguity invites the viewer into the space between them- where long marriages, shared silences, and unspoken tenderness reside. Flowers, a small footstool, a chair angled just so- each detail contributes to a sense of lived-in calm.

Behind Grandma hangs an icon-like image of a curly-haired child, reminiscent of a baby Christ, but drawn from the artist’s own life: her nephew as a toddler. This quiet insertion of the personal echoes the artist’s broader practice- allowing fragments of her inner world to surface gently, without explanation, and become familiar to others. The work reflects a belief that intimacy, when rendered honestly, becomes shared.

The frames- salvaged from an old Indian bungalow and restored by the artist- are not decorative additions but extensions of the paintings themselves. Weathered, storied, and tactile, they hold the images like heirlooms already aged by time. Considerable effort went into sourcing, restoring, resizing, and adapting the frames and their small glass insets- originally functioning as windowed doors in Indian bungalows- so that the paintings and architecture could exist as a single, unified work.

Often described as soothing, warm, and memorable, Grandparents’ Diptych carries a childlike clarity of hand and color that feels immediate and comforting. Though widely sought after, the works remain permanently installed- rooted in place, much like the sense of home they quietly preserve.