She is acquainted with it all. “My work is always on the positive side. But painting is like meditation for me. My art is about love, caring, joy and happiness. Being a self taught artist she says she feels free and paints till she is content. “I do take his advice and make changes in my work as he has a knack for pointing out flaws and has an eye for art. This solo exhibition of 64 works, in mixed media on paper and acrylics on canvas, is one which can make someone revisit their childhood and enjoy the whimsical art.. From folk to figurative, from landscape to abstract, from flora to fauna, she has explored it all and her choice of medium has been as eclectic — watercolour, pen and washes, ink, acrylics and mixed media. “I was 15 when I started copying the Kangra miniatures and my love for the Krishna form has endured till date, I am also heavily influenced by Chinese masters whom no one can match in the execution of watercolour,” she says.“There was no time for art as I had my children to look after. “Now I have completely dedicated myself to art and there is no looking back. I do listen to him and follow up on his feedback,” she admits.

On Electronic Lighters Manufacturers a light note, she shares that her husband apart from appreciating her work at times, was also her biggest critic. My art portrays that life is very beautiful. There is a lot of negativity in this world and I try to focus on the lighter and beautiful side of life. I try not to focus on the dark side of life and hence my art is inclined towards spirituality. But since 2014, she has had a solo show every year —’Nascent’ in 2014, ‘Whimsy Nama’ in 2015, ‘Wonder Nama ‘in 2016, ‘Tell Tales’ in 2017 and the latest being ‘Mojo Nama’.The exhibition is on at Convention Foyer, India Habitat Centre, till February 14, from 10 am to 8 pm daily. The art she does also portrays her inner self which wants to express love and joy. I feel that when I am painting I go into a deep state of calmness and joy,” she says. Fear, anger and hatred are the most negative feelings and I try not to get involved in them at all.Her canvases are like scenes from fairy tales — providing one escape into a world devoid of spite. ‘Mojo Nama’, which means magic, is the title of my show,” says Tyabji. I can stand for seven to eight hours at a stretch and just paint,” she explains.Before this she collaborated in a two-woman show in 1979 at the Shridharani Gallery.