Sanctuary

2026 September - Noah Avantkar

Close-up of an oil painting depicting a hand holding a sword, with green, blue, black, white, and gold colors.
A framed painting of a person dressed in traditional Indian attire, including a green sari, with gold jewelry and blue accents, standing with one hand resting on their hip, adorned with gold bangles.
Close-up of a painting depicting a woman's dress in shades of green, with gold accents and intricate patterns.

Dimensions 

Length -  20 inches X Width - 16 inches

Medium

Artist's acrylic paint on 100% cotton canvas

Description

A sanctuary doesn’t always mean a place. It could also very well be another person we hold the closest to our hearts. Intimacy varies, but the love stays the same. Love between women has been so fictionalised by men that it lost its own core meaning. This painting is made for women, by the female gaze. Love between two women was often laughed upon and was told to be unreal but love isn’t bound by societal views or traditions, Its supposed to be bound your heart and let the traditions grow too.