Who is ready for Spring?

Holi is a spring religious festival celebrated by Hindus. It is celebrated by people throwing coloured powder and coloured water at each other. Bonfires are lit the on the eve of the festival. The bonfires are lit in memory of the miraculous escape that young Prahlad accomplished when the Demoness Holika carried him into the fire. Holika was burnt but Prahlad, a staunch devotee of god Vishnu, escaped without any injuries due to his unshakable devotion.

Holi celebrations at the Bankey Bihari Temple on March 21, 2011 in Vrindavan, India.
Holi, the spring festival of colors, is celebrated by Hindus around the world
 in an explosion of color to mark the end of the winter.
Photo: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images, via SFGate



Holi celebrations at the Bankey Bihari Temple
 on March 21, 2011 in Vrindavan, India.

Photo: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images, via SFGate


Here is a collection of work by gallery artists that celebrate color fit for Holi.

Mark Ashworth, Skipstep, 2010,
Casein on panel, 72 x 64 inches
$5,000

Livia Stein, Green Square, 2010,
Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches
$5,000

Mark Bowles, Atmosphere #35, 2009,
Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches
$8,000

Tom Bolles, Untitled # 6, 2006,
Epoxy resin/acrylic/canvas, 13 x 13 inches
$2,500

Jan Tiura, bee, 2008,
C-print, 28 x 43 inches
Edition 1/10
$1,950