“The imagery in my paintings comes mostly from my personal experiences. It is the visual world and its influences on me, that I try to reveal on my canvas.” Shyamal Dutta Ray’s works signify a tuning point in the Bengal school of art as he redefined the medium of watercolours, by adding depth and intensity when the Bengal school of Art traditionally used light and watery colours. His melancholic and thoughtful works reflect the paradoxes of life around him.