Light, atmosphere, and everyday life define Ramesh Jhawar’s watercolour practice. Working in an impressionistic realist style, his paintings capture fleeting moments across landscapes, cityscapes, and human subjects, shaped by a deep sensitivity to light and time. Based in Erode, Jhawar transitioned from a background in commerce to pursue art full-time, eventually finding his voice in watercolour. His work is grounded in strong draughtsmanship and technical control, allowing him to navigate complex compositions with spontaneity and ease. Travelling extensively across India, he draws from lived observation , depicting streets, figures, and ordinary scenes with empathy and quiet attention. Through nuanced handling of light and shadow, his works elevate the everyday into moments of lasting presence. Whether capturing a fleeting gesture or a still urban corner, his paintings hold a sense of permanence within transience, where atmosphere and memory gently converge.

Solo Exhibitions -

• Jehangir Art Gallery (2018)
• Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath (2014)
• Kasthuri Sreenivasan Art Gallery, Coimbatore (2009)

Selected Exhibitions

• India Habitat Centre – Collectively Independent (2022)
• IGNCA – The Earth Matters (2026)
• Nehru Centre Art Gallery – Fluid Expressions (2015)
• Lalit Kala Akademi – Ingenious Eclecticism (2013)
• AIFACS – Annual Exhibitions (2022–23)
• Art Cradle, Gurgaon – Spiritual Mystique (2023)

Awards & Residencies

• AIFACS Award, Annual All India Art Exhibition, New Delhi (2022, 2023)
• Tamil Nadu State Award, Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation (2018)
• Certificate of Excellence, Palm Art Award, Germany (2015)
• Outstanding Watercolour Award, Boldbrush (FASO), USA (2012, 2014, 2021)
• Purchase Award, China Qingdao International Watercolour Biennial (2014)