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Ashu Shendé (artist)

@soulofashu.bsky.social

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🖌️ Doing what I wanted to do when I grow up, now that I'm almost grown up. Oil painter, retired software engineer, California native. https://ashus.art Instagr.am/ashus.art mastodon.art/@SoulOfAshu SoulOfAshu.com

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Ashu Shendé (artist) @soulofashu.bsky.social · Feb 14

"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free".

Ashu Shendé (artist) @soulofashu.bsky.social · 12h

🖌️ "Nymph on the Seine 2 - Paris"
© Ashu Shendé

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🙌 Cityscape, waterscape and figurative painting of a bronze statue the Nymph sitting on a fish seen on the bridge over the Seine river in Paris

#originalart #art #painting #fineart #visualart #contemporayart

Nymph on the Seine - Paris Cityscape Painting

Landscape, waterscape and figurative painting of the Nymph statue on the bridge of Alexander III over the Seine river in Paris (Hand-made original oil painting by California Artist Ashu Shendé)

Ashu Shendé (artist) @soulofashu.bsky.social · 12h

🖌️ "Seagull by the Seashore"
© Ashu Shendé

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🙌 Seascape painting of a lone seagull waiting by the seashore for the next wave to fizzle under its feet

#seagull #seascape #ocean #waves #seashore #bird

#originalart #art #painting #fineart #visualart #contemporayart

Seagull by the Shore - Seascape Painting

Seascape painting of a lone seagull waiting for the next wave to fizzle out under his firm feet by the shore #seagull #seascape #ocean #waves #seashore #bird

Reposted by Ashu Shendé (artist)

Mira🌺 @deepgreens.bsky.social · 21h

In touch with You…🌺

Ashu Shendé (artist) @soulofashu.bsky.social · 1d

Agonizing and shameful

Ashu Shendé (artist) @soulofashu.bsky.social · 1d

🖌️ "Maima"
© Ashu Shendé

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🙌 #Portrait painting of a young brown-eyed #woman with thick wavy dark brown hair dressed in a bright turquoise colored South Asian attire

#originalart #art #painting #oilpainting #fineart #visualart #impressionism #contemporayart #SoulOfAshu

"Maima" - Young Woman Portrait Painting

Portrait painting of a young brown-eyed woman with thick wavy dark brown hair dressed in a bright turquoise colored South Asian attire (Hand-made original oil painting by California Artist Ashu Shendé...

Ashu Shendé (artist) @soulofashu.bsky.social · 1d

🖌️ "Trumpet Sax Jazz Duo"
© Ashu Shendé

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🙌 Painting of a #trumpeter and a #saxophonist duo engrossed in performing a #duet at a quaint #jazz club in #Harlem, New York

#jazz #duo #sax #trumpet

#originalart #art #painting #oilpainting #fineart #visualart #contemporayart

"Trumpet Sax Jazz Duo"

Painting of a #trumpeter and a #saxophonist duo engrossed in performing a #duet at a quaint #jazz club in #Harlem, New York #jazz #duo #sax #trumpet #harlem #figurative #interior

Ashu Shendé (artist) @soulofashu.bsky.social · 1d

🖌️ "Horse in the Meadows"
© Ashu Shendé

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🙌 Landscape painting of a chestnut brown horse trotting in lush green meadows on a bright sunny spring morning

#originalart #art #painting #oilpainting #fineart #visualart #impressionism #contemporayart #SoulOfAshu

"Horse in the Meadows" - Landscape Painting

Landscape painting of a chestnut brown horse trotting in lush green meadows on a bright sunny spring morning (Hand-made original oil painting by California Artist Ashu Shendé)

Ashu Shendé (artist) @soulofashu.bsky.social · 1d

Capistrano Beach, Dana Point, CA

Ashu Shendé (artist) @soulofashu.bsky.social · 1d

🖌️ "Lone Tree under the Golden Cloud"
© Ashu Shendé

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🙌 #Painting of an early #morning scene of #Ireland #hayfields with #sunshine peeking through a single cloud announcing "Everything will be alright."

#originalart #art #oilpainting #fineart #visualart #contemporayart

Lone Tree under the Golden Cloud - Landscape Painting

#Painting of an early #morning scene of #Ireland #hayfields and cloudy sky, with #sunshine peeking through a single cloud as if announcing "everything will be alright."

Ashu Shendé (artist) @soulofashu.bsky.social · 2d

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Ashu Shendé (artist) @soulofashu.bsky.social · 2d

🖌️ "Bodhi"

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🙌 #Portrait painting of a #boy #child

#originalart #art #painting #oilpainting #fineart #visualart #impressionism #contemporayart #SoulOfAshu

"Bodhi" - Boy Child Portrait Painting

Portrait painting of a boy child (Hand-made original oil painting by California Artist Ashu Shendé)

Ashu Shendé (artist) @soulofashu.bsky.social · 2d

🖌️ "Midnight Ride in Times Square"

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🙌 Cityscape nightscape painting a New York City night scene on a secluded Broadway Avenue in Times Square

#originalart #art #painting #oilpainting #fineart #visualart #impressionism #contemporayart #SoulOfAshu

Midnight Ride in Times Square - Cityscape Painting

Cityscape nightscape painting a New York City night scene driving on a secluded Broadway Avenue in Times Square (Hand-made original oil painting by California Artist Ashu Shendé)

Ashu Shendé (artist) @soulofashu.bsky.social · 2d

🖌️ "Soccer Warrior"

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🙌 Painting of a girl running and about to steer the soccer ball towards the goal

#originalart #art #painting #oilpainting #fineart #visualart #impressionism #contemporayart #SoulOfAshu

"Soccer Warrior" - Sports Figurative Painting

Girl running and about to steer the soccer ball towards the net, while opposing team players chase her hopelessly. (Hand-made original oil painting by California Artist Ashu Shendé)

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Author Suzy Davies Award-Winning Children's Books and YA LitFic @birdwriterwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Wonderful painting!

Ashu Shendé (artist) @soulofashu.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you very much, Suzy! 🙏 😊

Ashu Shendé (artist) @soulofashu.bsky.social · 3d

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I was going for the pattern today.

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 5d

The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 has been awarded to Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado.

The Nobel Committee recognised her “struggle to achieve a just & peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”

In other words, exactly the opposite of what Trump is doing to the United States.

Ashu Shendé (artist) @soulofashu.bsky.social · 3d

They're no better ways to spend a Saturday than puppy sitting. 😀

Ashu Shendé (artist) @soulofashu.bsky.social · 3d

🖌️ "Sweet Stan"

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🙌 #Portrait #painting of a #dog looking happy sitting on the lawn outside his house on a bright sunny day

#originalart #art #painting #oilpainting #fineart #visualart #impressionism #contemporayart #SoulOfAshu

Happy Boy Stan - painting portrait dog green lawns

#Portrait #painting of a #dog looking happy sitting on the lawn outside his house on a bright sunny day in the suburbs of Chicago

Ashu Shendé (artist) @soulofashu.bsky.social · 3d

🖌️ "Dog under the Tree"

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🙌 Landscape painting of a Golden-Retriever dog lounging peacefully under the jacaranda tree

#originalart #art #painting #oilpainting #fineart #visualart #impressionism #contemporayart #SoulOfAshu

Dog under the Tree - Landscape Painting

Landscape painting of a Golden-Retriever dog lounging peacefully under the jacaranda tree surrounded by bougainvillea petals on the ground (Hand-made original oil painting by California Artist Ashu Sh...

Ashu Shendé (artist) @soulofashu.bsky.social · 3d

🖌️ "Happy Boy with an Ice-cream Cone"

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🙌 Portrait painting of a boy with a baseball hat on, holding an ice-cream cone

#portrait #boy #icecream

#originalart #art #painting #oilpainting #fineart #visualart #impressionism #contemporayart #SoulOfAshu

"Happy Boy with an Ice-cream Cone"

Portrait painting of a boy with a baseball hat on, holding an ice-cream cone, smiling #portrait #boy #icecream

Ashu Shendé (artist) @soulofashu.bsky.social · 3d

🖌️ "Urchin in the Rain"

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🙌 #Painting of a street urchin in the pouring #monsoon rains of #Mumbai looking into the car window

#originalart #art #painting #oilpainting #fineart #visualart #impressionism #contemporayart #SoulOfAshu

"Urchin in the Rain"

#Painting of a street urchin in the pouring #monsoon rains of #Mumbai looking into the car window

Ashu Shendé (artist) @soulofashu.bsky.social · 3d

Not to mention a third rate human being and a first class scum.

Ashu Shendé (artist) @soulofashu.bsky.social · 4d

🖌️ "Private Gordon"

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🙌 Portrait painting of a young soldier in World War II Army uniform, created in the memory of my friend's father

#originalart #art #painting #oilpainting #fineart #visualart #impressionism #contemporayart #SoulOfAshu

"Private Gordon"

Portrait painting of a young soldier in World War II Army uniform, created in the memory of my friend's father, who passed away in 2022 at the age of 96

Ashu Shendé (artist) @soulofashu.bsky.social · 4d

🖌️ "Girl Next Door"

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🙌 #Figurative and #Portrait painting of a young #girl with dark brown hair and big piercing brown eyes, gazing at the camera

#originalart #art #painting #oilpainting #fineart #visualart #impressionism #contemporayart #SoulOfAshu

Girl Next Door - Portrait Painting

Figurative and Portrait painting of a young girl with dark brown hair and big piercing brown eyes, seen wearing turquois top and red pants, sitting down, arms folded over her knees, gazing at the came...