Creative Talent Profile: Meera Dabir

One of my motivations for starting a blog was the desire to profile some of the creative talent that I come across during my hours of 'design surfing'. I'm kick-starting that bit of my blog with Meera Dabir.

Meera paints walls. And HOW!!

 If that hasn't blown you away... digest this- Meera has no formal training in art, she painted a friend's salon and there has been no looking back. She has gone on to paint residences, commercial spaces, work on movie and ad sets and write for design mags. I think Meera's quote "Have wall, will paint. Actually, Have money, will paint." describes her the best.

Here are a few of my favourites...

Look at the detailing on the wall. Painstakingly lovely work.... A closer look at the detailing:

Makes me wish I was allowed to paint the walls of my rented apartment <sigh> 

Though walls are her focus, Meera has also painted....

 ... Furniture

 ... and created a beautiful sink that reminds me of a Turkish Bath.

I think I subconsciously chose Meera's work as the first to profile as it reminded me of the the summer holidays I spent bribing the painter(who was professionally a movie billboard and poster painter-topics on which I'll be doing posts soon) with chocolates to let me paint our walls. So, the painter got paid for not doing too much work, and I didn't get caught till I turned 15!

OK I am going to stop reminiscing and let you feast your eyes on some more of Meera's work. I loved all of them so much that I had a really tough time choosing the ones to feature.

 I love the striking colours she uses...

You can check out more of Meera's magic on her Flickr stream. If interested in commissioning Meera's work, drop me an e-mail and I'll pass on her contact details. 

{All images credited to Meera Dabir.}

Happy Labor day weekend!