A Time and Place for everything 

FIROZ SAHIB, HAD ASKED ME TO COME TO MEET HIM IN THE EVENING. THIS WAS NOT POSSIBLE FOR ME AND FIROZ SAHAB UNDERSTOOD THIS, BUT I WAS UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHY HE WOULD WANT ME TO COME AFTER-DARK.

THIS POINT BECAME CLEAR TO ME WHEN HE TOLD ME THAT THE PAINTERS PREFER TO WORK DURING THE DAY, WHEN THERE IS SUNLIGHT.  AND THEY WORK THROUGHOUT THE SUNLIGHT HOURS. WORK BEGINS AT AROUND 9 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING TILL 1 O'CLOCK. AND IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE DAY THEY WORK FROM 3 O'CLOCK TILL SUNSET.

THE ARTISTES WORK SEATED ON THE GROUND, WORKING WITH THE PAINTING RESTING UPON THEIR KNEE ON A HARD BOARD. FIROZ SAHAB ASSERTS THAT THIS POSTURE IS YOGIC IN NATURE AND KEEPS, HIM VERY FIT. THE STUDIO IS ALWAYS AWAY FROM THE GALLERY, AS THE GALLERY IS OCCUPIED BY VISITORS.                       

IT IS ALSO INTERESTING TO KNOW THAT FIROZ SAHAB, APART FROM WORKING THROUGHOUT THE DAY IN HIS STUDIO, IS AT NIGHT BUSY WITH HIS PEN WRITING HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY. THE 400-YEAR-OLD TRADITION OF PAINTING IN THE FAMILY IS COVERED BY THE BOOK.