Anjolie Ela Menon has been painting for over five decades, evolving a technique reminiscent of the old masters in its sheer feeling for depth and space. Her thematic of her art revolves around the traditional families of Kerala, or the domestic structure within middle class homes. Trademark aspects of Ela Menon's work are her surreal figures with deep-set haunted eyes. Within these unsettling compositions the landscape of Kerala is also often made visible.