Jatin’s brush paints Rushikulya beach nesting for Olive Ridley conservation

Renowned artist Jatin Das has recently extended his support to the conservation of the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles by painting the Rushikulya beach nesting, one of the favourite rookeries of the sea turtles in Odisha. Das allowed his paintings to go under hammer to raise funds at the International Sea Turtle Symposium (ISTS), recently concluded in Goa. 

NGO Dakhin Foundation, the ISTS organisers, approached Jatin Das to accomplish an artwork on the sea turtles and subsequently urged him to visit Rushikulya beach during the mass nesting. Rushing from New Delhi on March 6 to witness the wonderful sight of the mass nesting, Das had made sketch on the spot. Having the experience of a lifetime, he started working on a serigraph edition for the benefit of the ISTS, held from April 25 to 29 in Goa, said Aarthi Sridhar of Dakhin Foundation. Das also made special numbered and signed serigraph edition of 500, especially released as a donation on the occasion of the 30th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 

Although numbered and signed serigraph editions by the noted artist are usually sold for Rs 1,00,000, the price has been reduced to Rs 10,000 considering the marine conservation, added Sridhar. Jatin Das, a present resident of New Delhi........... Full story.............................................. Link ............. http://www.dailypioneer.com/254663/Jatin’s-brush-paints-for-Olive-Ridley-conservation.html, Source: The Pioneer