About the Artist
Roon Das
Vision
Roon paints the experiences of his daily life and world travels through the lens of his sunny outlook on life.
Values
- Hard Work
- Independence
- Trying new things
Mission
Roon is saving money to buy a second, bigger house for himself, his parents, and his at-home care attendants.
Arunim “Roon” Das is an accomplished Indian-American artist with autism.
Roon’s portfolio has grown to over 300 paintings since he started painting in spring of 2005. Amazingly, Roon has had no formal art education. He has honed his skills by working in his at-home studio with private instructors. He experiments with a variety of subject matter, ranging from landscapes and cityscapes to still life, even abstract.
His work has appeared in shows throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
His landscapes and cityscapes are inspired by the photographs he and his father take while traveling the US and abroad. Roon is adventurous so he is all about trying new things and explore new places. He has visited 28 countries, toured 7 out of 10 Canadian provinces, and cruised around South America. His still-life paintings come from scenes of his daily life. He seems to favor the challenge of more complicated subjects like musical instruments and vehicles.
Roon’s medium of choice is acrylic on canvas. Often he works on 16×20 in. and 24×36 in. canvases. He covers them in vibrant colors with his unique, whimsical style of painting that utilizes dots and lines to convey the subject. Roon’s cheerful and smiley personality shines through. Each piece is a window into how he sees and processes the beauty of this world.
Other interests of his include the performing arts, sports, gymnastics, and the culinary arts. While in school he played violin, keyboard, trumpet, and saxophone. He played the role of Peter Pan as well as performed in productions of High School Musical and Beauty and the Beast. He has won many special olympics medals for his athletic abilities. In recent years, Roon has developed his skills in the kitchen. He loves to recreate Italian, Portuguese, and Middle Eastern dishes. He especially loves Indian food. His parents both immigrated from India and have always prepared delicious, healthy Indian food for family dinners.
The greatest of Roon’s passions is finding new ways to make money. This is a big challenge due to the financial limits the US government imposes on disabled people’s savings. His dream is to someday save enough to buy himself, his parents, and his at-home care attendants a bigger home.
If you’d like to help Roon’s dream come true, check out these pages:
The shop is full of prints, canvases, and other gifts that inspire. For those who prefer one-of-a-kind original work, you can submit an application to commission a painting with your choice of subject in Roon’s signature style on the Commissions page. The donation button is for those who would like to contribute to Roon’s art supplies and website hosting fees.
Thank you for visiting RoonsGallery.com, and don’t forget to follow the link below to browse through the paintings on display on the site.
Sincerely,
A note about person-first language:
*… artist with autism
Person-first language refers to the use of language that places the person/subject before the word “autism” or “autistic” in a sentence. An example of person-first language is “an artist with autism.”
Identity-first language is the opposite, an example being “an autistic artist.”
There is much debate on this topic, as many feel there is a negative association with the word “autistic” and therefore prefer the name of the person to come before it in a sentence.
On the other hand, those who prefer identity-first language see being autistic as an integral part of their identity and how they interact with the world. They do not see being autistic as a negative or something that needs a “cure,” when more rights and acceptance for autistic people would resolve many of the challenges that autistic people face day-to-day.
The use of person-first language on this website is simply the preference of the artist, Roon Das, who is autistic.
This is not to say that person-first language is in any way better or more politically correct to use. It is recommended you ask each individual their preferences when referring to them or speaking about them.
For more on this topic, please see the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network’s article on identity-first language.