Evening by the Lake – Original Dry Pastel Painting by Saikat Mondal

Where the tree leans, the light lingers — a lakeside hush at day’s end.

In Evening by the Lake, Saikat Mondal evokes the familiar quiet of rural Bengal’s waterside twilight. Rendered in dry pastel, the scene captures a large tree with open arms, a solitary bench beneath it, and the golden stillness of a lake reflecting the last light of day.

The interplay of shadow and warmth, of indigo blues and glowing yellows, offers a kind of meditative calm. One can feel the hush between birdsong and darkness — where the bench waits, not for visitors, but for light and memory to settle.

This original painting reflects Saikat’s enduring conversation with Bengal’s changing landscape — nostalgic, serene, and deeply rooted in observation. The work is ideal for quiet corners, reading rooms, or spaces of reflection.