Amarajyoti lives in Nottingham UK but is originally from Sheffield. She trained in Art and Design in the 60s, attending Sheffield, Liverpool and Leeds Art Colleges. She taught Art for 20+ years in secondary and further education before giving it up to travel to India and Ireland to study Yoga, returning to teach Yoga and Meditation. Her work is directly influenced by her daily meditation practice.
She works in acrylics on canvas, board and paper in her very small studio in the garden. She has exhibited widely in the UK and has had paintings in several national and international online exhibitions. She had solo exhibitions ‘Paintings on Paper – Mostly’ in November 2023 and a solo exhibition in Cambridge: ‘Inner Landscapes’ April – July 2025. Over the last year or so her work has become more abstract and is always colourful.
Some of her artistic influences are: Barbara Rae, Howard Hodgkin and David Hockney.
Colour is the overriding influence in my work. I start with a wide brush mark on a blank surface and the choice of colour is lifted from a mood or from something inspired by my daily meditation practice. From this initial brush stroke the painting develops. I might use collage and other materials as I add or remove paint. Once started, I explore my way into the painting, and, working from standing, it is a physical as well as a meditative experience of applying colour and creating shape, form and texture. I work on several paintings at once and gold leaf and jewels (imitation) may be added.
