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Leaf prints on cobalt blue, mountains pressed thick with a knife, gold spirals and trees splashed with turquoise. Painted in Gurugram by Vivaan Arora.

Acrylic on canvasGurugram, India

Vivaan's painting of gold and white mountains under a purple sky, hanging above a wooden sideboard in a sunlit room — Gold Mountains, shown in a room setting

Selected works

Vivaan works in bold, flat colour. Many pieces start with real leaves, painted and pressed onto the canvas, so every print is a little different. Tap a painting to see it larger.

Black leaf prints rising along the bottom of a deep cobalt blue canvas — **Blue Leaves***Acrylic and leaf print on canvas*Landscape, framed

A range of gold mountains over white snow and black foothills, under a purple sky, with heavy knife texture — **Gold Mountains***Acrylic on canvas, knife texture*Landscape, framed

Thin black trees with small green and white leaf prints on a bright orange canvas — **Orange Trees***Acrylic and leaf print on canvas*Landscape, framed

A curving green fern over a brown circle and a turquoise circle on white — **Fern and Two Suns***Acrylic on canvas*Portrait, pair

A straight fern with teal leaves growing out of a turquoise circle on white — **Fern over Water***Acrylic on canvas*Portrait, pair

Raised gold lines spiralling outward on a turquoise canvas — **Gold Spiral***Acrylic on canvas, raised gold lines*Portrait, framed

A dark tree whose canopy is splattered turquoise paint, against olive and pink brushstrokes — **Turquoise Tree***Acrylic on canvas, splatter*Portrait, framed

A tall teal and indigo form brushed with gold rising from a black hill on white paper — **Teal and Gold***Acrylic on paper*Portrait, framed with mount

Layered hills in grey, teal and gold over a black foreground on white paper — **Grey Hills***Acrylic on paper*Portrait, framed with mount

On a wall

How two of the larger pieces sit in a room. These are visualisations: the paintings are photographs of the real canvases, placed into an illustrated interior.

Blue Leaves hanging above a wooden sideboard in a warm, sunlit room — Blue Leaves, room visualisation

Gold Mountains hanging above a wooden sideboard in a warm, sunlit room — Gold Mountains, room visualisation

Vivaan smiling in a brown painting apron, standing beside Blue Leaves — Vivaan with Blue Leaves

About the artist, in his words

I am a painter who loves expressing myself through colours, creativity, and art. I enjoy stickers, swimming, travelling, and discovering new food. Singapore is my favourite place, and I also love listening to music.

My paintings are inspired by the little things that make me happy and the world around me. I enjoy meeting new people, so if you see me at the gallery, come say hi! I love talking to people and hearing about their day.

“Painting is relaxing.”From the first artist note Vivaan wrote by hand, February 2026

Favourite colour: Green
Favourite place: Singapore
Also loves: Swimming, music, Chinese food

How he paints

Vivaan chooses his colours and his subject, and decides when a painting is finished. He paints at a big table, apron on, often over a session that also includes a walk and a snack.

Vivaan in an apron painting at a table by a window full of green trees — A morning session by the window

Real leavesPainted on one side and pressed onto the canvas to print
Palette knifeFor the thick, ridged texture in the mountains
Cotton ballsFor soft dots and clouds
Bubble wrapPressed into wet paint for pattern
BrushesWide, flat strokes of a single colour

Close-up of Vivaan's hands painting green leaves at a table covered with paints

Shown at

10 Oct 2026
A Third Space to Belong
KidAble × Soukhyam community day, Starbucks, Ardee Mall, Gurugram. Vivaan chose four paintings for the display.
Feb 2026
Paintings on the wall at KidAble
KidAble centre, Gurugram. Framed works hung at the centre, with labels he signed and an artist note he wrote himself.