<p>An ongoing show has mounted paintings of pristine forests of Kodagu and river Cauvery that is sacred to the region.</p>.<p>The month-long show by multi-disciplinary artist Bhavani G S is called ‘Forest’.</p>.<p>Many of the 30 paintings on display teem with mushrooms, butterflies, berries, deer and elephants and they are inspired by Bhavani’s childhood memories of growing up in a coffee estate in Somwarpet in north Kodagu.</p>.<p>“The forest patch adjacent to our estate was untouched. I would see wild cats, wild fig trees, insects and butterflies. I would go collect snakeskin against my mother’s wishes. I would hear jackal howl. I would pick kallivoo (wild Poinsettia). But now homestays and safari tours have come up and global warming has disturbed the ecological balance on Kodagu as a whole,” says the 50-year-old, who shuttles between Kodagu and Bengaluru for work.</p>.<p>Some paintings capture the polluted state of Cauvery, drawing from years of journey she has taken along the river. It takes 10,000 litres of water to manufacture a single pair of jeans, and 1.5 to 3 litres for one litre of soft drinks, she talks about how relentless consumerism is depleting our water resources. These are watercolour works on paper, and acrylic on canvas.</p>.<p><span class="italic">On view till August 31 (closed on Sundays), 11 am to 7 pm, at Ambara, Halasuru.</span></p>
<p>An ongoing show has mounted paintings of pristine forests of Kodagu and river Cauvery that is sacred to the region.</p>.<p>The month-long show by multi-disciplinary artist Bhavani G S is called ‘Forest’.</p>.<p>Many of the 30 paintings on display teem with mushrooms, butterflies, berries, deer and elephants and they are inspired by Bhavani’s childhood memories of growing up in a coffee estate in Somwarpet in north Kodagu.</p>.<p>“The forest patch adjacent to our estate was untouched. I would see wild cats, wild fig trees, insects and butterflies. I would go collect snakeskin against my mother’s wishes. I would hear jackal howl. I would pick kallivoo (wild Poinsettia). But now homestays and safari tours have come up and global warming has disturbed the ecological balance on Kodagu as a whole,” says the 50-year-old, who shuttles between Kodagu and Bengaluru for work.</p>.<p>Some paintings capture the polluted state of Cauvery, drawing from years of journey she has taken along the river. It takes 10,000 litres of water to manufacture a single pair of jeans, and 1.5 to 3 litres for one litre of soft drinks, she talks about how relentless consumerism is depleting our water resources. These are watercolour works on paper, and acrylic on canvas.</p>.<p><span class="italic">On view till August 31 (closed on Sundays), 11 am to 7 pm, at Ambara, Halasuru.</span></p>