About Artist

Hi, welcome. So glad you are here!

I am Chandni Ajmera, the artist behind the art on this website. I grew up in India and now I live in the Netherlands with my partner. I create original paintings inspired by nature.

After working as an IT professional for some years, I rediscovered my love for drawing and painting when I moved to the Netherlands. I am a sucker for slow living and live to enjoy the little things in everyday life. The process of painting allows me to really slow down, capture and mainly savor all the beauty that surrounds me. With consistent practice, I've become a self-taught artist. This has allowed me to come across art collectors who find my work interesting enough. It's truly a blessing to be connected like that! :)

My most favorite medium to work with is Gouache, in addition to Watercolors and Oil pastels. Landscapes and florals continue to inspire me to capture the uniqueness of a moment in a painting. It fascinates me how changing light, seasons, etc. affect the atmosphere and beauty of the same ordinary-seeming subjects and how much beauty exists through it all. I am a studio painter and work from many reference photos, mostly my own. Oftentimes, paintings like these (created by other artists or myself) remind me that no matter what's going on around me or in my own mind, there is beauty and things that offer calm and grounding around me, most of which are free! One needs to remember to breathe deeply and (really) see. Also, take care of those very things, hopefully.

When I am not painting, I really enjoy reading, going for long walks or bike rides, cooking, baking, journaling, watching movies and standup comedy, or simply laughing with my partner and friends. Besides these things that energize me, there are also many cups of chai. I don't think my partner or I have ever said No to a cup of tea, ever!

Thanks a lot for reading. I appreciate it so much :)