About Epshita

Dr. Epshita Chatterjee is a molecular biologist turned full-time artist whose artworks feature birds from India and South East Asia. She draws inspiration from her travels to bird sanctuaries and national parks across India and has a keen interest in birding. The series on Indian birds depict birds with striking plumage and conveys their natural habitat and their way of living. Birds in mating display are also depicted, such as the heart spotted woodpeckers in a mating display from Thattekad bird sanctuary, Kerala along with nesting Asian paradise flycatchers from Bandhavgarh National Park, central India, Himalayan Monal amongst rhododendron blooms from Uttarakhand and Crimson sunbirds amongst Chinese hat flowers from East Sikkim. The charcoal and mixed media series feature an endangered pheasant Satyr Tragopan from Shingalila National Park, Darjeeling, India and another features a Blue bird of paradise from Papua New Guinea in a mating display alongside a Paris Peacock butterfly endemic to the Western Ghats. The series celebrates the vibrance of the tropics with a special focus on birds. Her style is semi realistic and figurative. She uses several media including Nitram charcoal on paper, dry pastel on paper, watercolour on paper, acrylic on canvas and oil on linen.