Laxman Pai (1926 – 2021) grew up in surroundings of surpassing beauty in Goa that fed his artistic ambitions. A painter who did not like dull colors, Pai created a body of work that is as diverse and colorful as life itself. His canvases – reminiscent of medieval Indian art, are densely populated with nature in all her moods and his human characters are always depicted in their environment.