Sample Works (1-12)

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The picture captures a view of a himalayan village in India seen from inside a temple. Please note the figure at the top of the gate which is facing the exterior of the temple.  The painting was created on the spot using tempra colors. 

This is a painting of a famous old palace city from Western India known as Jaipur and shows a new city in the making with an old fort in the background.  The forts in these warrior cities were always constructed at a height for improved visibility.  The painting has been created using sketching pens and mixed media. It was created at the spot using a set of masterful strokes without the use of pencils.

During 1950s, tourists got a chance to visit rare himalayan cities, depicting regional houses and typical kumaon culture.  Almora represented a typical interior mountain town at the foothill of the Kumaon mountain range.  The picture shows a market street with a rare view of houses and street stones from 1950s.  The painting was created by the artist using oil colors in his Denver studio in 1990s.

Mr. Sathi lived in Colorado in 1990s and was a frequent visitor to the Colorado mountains.  The painting was conceived during a visit to Brekenridge as he was inspired by the evening lights beautifying the mountain range.  He developed that sketch into an oil painting in his Denver studio.

The sleepy region of Binsar is one of the scenic places of Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, in Northern India.  Perched at an elevation of 2,420 meters (about 8,000 feet), Binsar is known for offering spell-binding views of the majestic Himalayan peaks such as Chaukhamba, Nanda Devi, Nanda Kot, Panchachuli, and Kedarnath.  The main attraction of Binsar is the 300 kilometers (186 miles) of panoramic view of Himalayan peaks from zero point.  The artist frequently visited Binsar to create his onsite drawings and later converted into a 4 feet by 2.5 feet oil painting.  Note the use of surrealistic effects to depict the morning lights.

The artists from the hills are skilled in encapturing the natural beauty of Kumaon and Garwhal through the craft of wood carving. Carving on the main entrance door was considered a status symbol. The family which had more carving over the doors was considered to be wealthier or the family had high status in the society. With the increase in expenses and cost of living there are very few houses which now have the carved wooden doors. The existing designs today are of birds, floral and fauna, water mammals etc.  Many old houses display the beautiful art of carving over the window panels. These artists highlight natural beauty in their carvings. The designs have carvings of birds, flowers, mountains, fruits and even the human figures. Mr; Sathi sketched and painted these houses extensively during his visits in 1950s and 1960s and later rendered an oil master piece in his Denver studio in 1994.

The town of Almora is situated over a horse saddle-shaped ridge of a mountain. The eastern portion of the ridge is known as Talifat and the western one is known as Selifat. The market is at the top of the ridge where these two, Talifat and Selifat jointly terminate.  This oil painting was created by the artist in his Denver studio in 1994.

"In these hills, Nature’s hospitality eclipses all that man can ever do. The enchanting beauty of the Himalayas, their bracing climate and the soothing green that envelops you, leave nothing more to be desired. I wonder whether the scenery of these hills and the climate are to be surpassed, if equalled, by any of the beauty spots of the world. After having been for nearly three weeks in the Almora hills, I am more than ever amazed why our people need to go to Europe in search of health. 

- Mahatama M.K. Gandhi

Khatyari is a village located near Almora town.  The shrine of Goddess Nanda  was built and the heaviest stone was placed on top, by the people of Khatyari.  Rapid urbanization looks its toll and the village was replaced by a modern hospital.  This tempra painting depicts a rare view of the life in Khatyari village in 1950s recreated in artist's Denver studio in 1989.

This hanging bridge, known as Lakshman Jhula is a very famous iron bridge suspended over the mighty Ganges River. It is about 450 ft long and was constructed in the year 1929. Situated in Rishikesh, the bridge connects between Tehri and Pauri district. It is said that Lakshmana crossed Ganges on jute ropes between the place where this bridge is built. Lakshman Jhula was completed in 1929.

This watercolor spot painting was done by Mr. Sathi during his visit to rishikesh in 1950s.

Neelkanth is a major peak of the Garhwal division of the Himalayas, in the Uttarakhand region of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Although substantially lower than the highest peaks of the region, it towers dramatically over the valley of the Alaknanda River and rises 3,474 metres (11,398 ft) above the Hindu pilgrimage site of Badrinath, only 9 km (6 mi) to the east.  The Satopanth Glacier lies on the northwest side of Neelkanth, below a 2,500 m (8,200 ft) face of the peak. The Panpatia Glacier lies to the southwest, and feeds the Khirao Ganga, a stream running under the south side of the peak. Further away, to the west of the peak, lies the well-known Gangotri Glacier and its associated peaks. Across the Alaknanda valley lie the Kamet and Nanda Devi groups.  This oil painting was created by Mr. Sathi in his Denver studio in 1994.

Shivling is a mountain at tapovan in the Gangotri Group of peaks in the western Garhwal Himalaya, near the snout of the Gangotri Glacier. It lies in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of the Hindu holy site of Gaumukh (the source of the Bhagirathi River). Its name refers to its status as a sacred symbol -Shiva Linga. It was called "Matterhorn Peak" by early European visitors because of its similarity in appearance to that Alpine peak. While not of locally great elevation, it is a dramatic rock peak, and most visually striking peak seen from Gaumukh; that and the difficulty of the climb make it a famed prize for mountaineers.  The oil painting was created in his Denver Studio in 1990s.

Trisul (Hindi: त्रिसूल) is a group of three Himalayan mountain peaks of western Kumaun, with the highest (Trisul I) reaching 7120m (23,400 ft). The three peaks resemble a trident - in Hindi/Sanskrit, Trishula, trident, is the weapon of Shiva. The Trishul group forms the southwest corner of the ring of peaks enclosing the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west-southwest of Nanda Devi itself. The main peak, Trisul I, was the first peak over 7,000 m (22,970 ft) to have ever been climbed, in 1907.  This oil painting was created by Mr Sathi in his Denver Studio in 1990s.

A small mountain town in Northern India during 1950. Painting depicts typical house structure in mountain city with distant mountains in foreground. This watercolor spot painting was done by artist during his visit in 1950s.

An old house in a mountain city in northern Indian. This watercolor spot painting was done by artist during his visit in 1970s.

In a small mountain city in northern india on way to pine forest. This watercolor spot painting was done by artist during his visit in 1970s

An Indian /  Hindu Temple in Alma. This watercolor spot painting was done by artist during his visit in 1970s.

A rendering of Nanda Devi Temple in Alma. This watercolor spot painting was done by artist during his visit in 1970s.

Bageshwar is a city and a municipal board in Bageshwar district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is located at a distance of 470 km from the National Capital New Delhi and 502 km from the State Capital Dehradun. Bageshwar is known for its scenic beauty, Glaciers, Rivers and Temples. It is also the administrative headquarters of Bageshwar district

Situated on the confluence of Sarju and Gomati rivers,[3][4] the city of Bageshwar gets its name from the Bagnath Temple. Hindi and Sanskrit are the official Languages however Kumaoni is spoken by a large number of people.

This watercolor spot painting depicting typical house in Bageshwar, was done by Mr. Sathi during his visit in 1970s.

Jim Corbett was the famous hunter in Kumaon’s mountain in northern Indian who went after man eater tigers and saved villagers. He built a big house in Nainital, a mountain city in northern India. Mr. Sathi painted his house in Watercolor during his visit to Nainital in 1970s.

A Buddhist monastery in Kalingpong, Sikkim, Eastern India. This oil painting was created by Mr. Sathi during his visit to Sikkim in 1950s.

An Old mountain man taking rest after hard day on way to Pindari Glacier in Northen India. This pastel pianting was created by Mr. Sathi in 1970s.

Buddist Pagoda in Sikkim, Eastern India. This watercolor studio painting was created by Mr. Sathi during his trip to Sikkim in 1950s.

Mr. Sathi visited Rajasthan in 1964 and stayed with his mentor,  Dr. Sampurnanand, who was the Governor of Rajasthan.  During his visit, he created many studies of 1960s Rajasthan.  Here is Jaipur, the capital of  Rajasthan, famous for palaces in western India.

During his visit to Rajasthan in 1964, he got a chance to visit Lake Palace in Udaipur, which was getting famous through many movies and was recently opened as a luxury hotel.  Here is his spot painting of the lake inside Lake Palace.  

 Badrinath is a holy town and a nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is the most important of the four sites in India's Char Dham pilgrimage and gets its name from the temple of Badrinath. This religious place is built on Alaknanda river. and is situated at 10,500 ft heights. This oil painting was created by Mr. Sathi in his studio in India.

Gangotri (Hindi: गंगोत्री) is a town and a Nagar Panchayat (municipality) in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is a Hindu pilgrim town on the banks of the river Bhagirathi and origin of River Ganges. It is on the Greater Himalayan Range, at a height of 3,100 metres (10,200 ft). According to popular Hindu legend, it was here that Goddess Ganga descended when Lord Shiva released the mighty river from the locks of his hair.

The watercolor spot painting is made at the banks of river Ganga in the city of Gangotri during his visit to this place in 1950s.

An old Himalayan village as of 1960. This village is no longer in existence and has been used as a site for a hospital.

This is a historical fort called Udhayapur in Rajasthan, western India. Udaipur is a major city, municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters of the Udaipur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is the historic capital of the kingdom of Mewar in the former Rajputana Agency. Maharana Udai Singh of the Sisodia clan of Rajput founded the city 1553, and shifted his capital from the city of Chittorgarh to Udaipur. It remained as the capital city till 1818 when it became a British princely state,[4] and thereafter the Mewar province became a part of Rajasthan when India gained independence in 1947.Udaipur is a very popular tourist destination. Known for its history, culture, scenic locations and the Rajput-era palaces. This studio painting was created by Mr. Sathi in Tempra.

The Amarnath Temple is  shrine located in the Pahalgam tehsil of the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, India, about 168 km from Anantnag city, reached through either Sonamarg or Pahalgam. The cave is surrounded by glaciers, snowy mountains and is covered with snow most of the year, except for a short period in the summer, when it is open to pilgrims.This is Himalayan mountain range on way to Amarnath. 

This is a water fall from river Alaknanda near Gangotri Village in northern India. This is later known as Ganga river, the most holy river for Hindus in India This watercolor spot painting was created by by Mr. Sathi during 1950s.

Kharsali is a small village in Northern India  across the river Yamuna from Jankichatti, 214 km from Rishikesh on way to Jamnotri (the birthplace of river Jamuna).  Kharsali lies at 2675 meters (8,776 feet) from the sea level.  This watercolor painting created on the spot by Mr. Sathi depicts lights and shades during mid day on a fort and nearby houses.

This is a Hindu temple, Mukhimath,  situated near Dharali in Uttarkashi District. It is also called Mukhwa. At the onset of winter on the Diwali day, the idol of Goddess Ganga - from the famous Gangotri Temple - is shifted to this shrine.  The watercolor painting was created on the spot during artist visit to Jamnottri in 1950s.

This is Himalayan mountain range as seen from  Gulmarg in Kashmir, India

Kangchenjunga is the third tallest mountain in the world and can be seen from Darjiling, India. Until 1852, Kangchenjunga was assumed to be the highest mountain in the world, but calculations and measurements by the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India in 1849 showed that Mount Everest, known as Peak XV at the time, is actually higher. After allowing for further verification of all calculations, it was officially announced in 1856 that Kangchenjunga was the third-highest mountain.[6].  . Darjiling is a hill station in eastern India. 

Devprayag is the place where river Alaknanda & Bhagirathi confluence, but according to mythology, there is another river belong to this confluence named Saraswati which originates from Mana Village in Badrinath.  Devprayag has much natural beauty. Other than Sangam and Raghunath Ji Temple in Devprayag, one can visit sacred places like Mata Bhuvneshwari temple at nearby village Pundal followed by Dhaneshwar Mahadev temple, Danda Naggaraja (Lord of Snakes) temple and Chandrabadni temple.  Mr. Sathi visited this religious place many times.  The original watercolor was created from a mountain top facing the city during Mr. Sathi's visit in 1950s.  The painting is detailed view of the city as it existed in 1950s and shows artists diligence in depicting a large complex landscape with buildings and rivers.  It also has a beautiful depiction of river color change as bluish Alaknanda (right) and milky Bhagirathi (left) join to form the Ganges river.

This place is known as Martand temple in Kashmir, on way to Amarnath.  The Martand Sun Temple was a Kashmiri Hindu temple dedicated to Surya (the chief solar deity in Hinduism) and built during the 8th century CE. Martand is another Sanskrit name for the Hindu Sun-god. Now in ruins, the temple is located five miles from Anantnag in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir

This spring is known as Sheshnag Spring in Kashmir on way to Amarnath. SheshnagSpring is an alpine high altitude oligotrophic lake situated at the track leading to Amarnath cave 23 kilometers from Pahalgam in Anantnag district of Kashmir valley in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmirat an elevation of 3590 meters. It has a maximum length of 1.1 kilometers and maximum width of 0.7 kilometers. This Tempra painting was created by Mr. Sathi during his trip to Kashmire in 1956.

This is Himalayan mountain range as seen from City of Almora in northern India.

A beautiful watercolor spot painting depicting a curving road in Darjeeling.

Mr. Sathi  has painted Colorado extensively where he lived for over 10 years. This is a famous water fall in the mountains of Colorado, near Keystone.

An Indian /  Hindu Temple from Almora in India. Artist has depicted old temple in the middle of the mountain.  In foreground, artist has drawn distant mountains and local women in their mountain costumes enjoying the shadow of the temple.  This painting was done in oils by Mr. Sathi in his studio in Denver, Colorado during 1990s. 

Keystone is a major ski resort in Colorado, on the western side of the continental divide.  Mr. Sathi visited this resort many times in 1990s.  The blue and black diamond slopes in Keystone provide ample opportunities to advanced skiers.  The painting depicts skiers in action and spectators watching the skiers while sipping hot chocolate at the neighboring restaurant.  Mr. Sathi has fully exploited the white paper to show the shiny snow in this spot painting created while his grand children tried the blue slopes in 1994.

The black diamond slopes in Keystone provide ample opportunities to advanced skiers.  The painting uses watercolor to capture the shadow from trees and the skiers on the steep slopes.

This is a view of Rocky Mountain from Continental Divide, which Mr Sathi has painted during his stay in Colorado during 1990s.

The Continental Divide of the Americas  is the principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas. The Continental Divide extends from the Bering Strait to the Strait of Magellan, and separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean from those river systems that drain into the Atlantic Ocean (including those that drain into the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea), and along the northern most reaches of the Divide, those river systems that drain into the Arctic Ocean.

This painting is done in Watercolor.

Rocky Mountain National Park is one of the most visited national parks in the country. With majestic peaks in every direction, wildlife roaming the valleys and some of the most incredible outdoor adventures on the planet, it is no wonder more than three million people flock to the park each year.

This is a view of Longs Peak of Rocky mountain from Rocky Mountain National Park.  This is done in Watercolor media by Mr. Sathi during his stay in Colorado during 1990s. 

This painting depicts a misty day in northern Indian mountain city called Almora in India.  The media used  in Watercolor and Tempra.  This painting was created on the spot by Mr. Sathi during his trip to Almora during 1950s.

This is a famous temple called Badreshwar in Almora in Northern India.  This is an on spot painting done in Tempra during Mr. Sathi's visit to Almora during 1950s

This is a painting of Syahi Devi Temple in Almora in India. This is an on the  spot painting done in Watercolor by Mr. Sathi during his visit to Almora during 1970s.