About the artist
Meet Malshi
Malshi is a Sri Lankan artist working from her studio in Piliyandala, just outside Colombo. Under the name Texture Tales she creates textured floral paintings and mixed-media abstracts, sculpted in acrylic and texture paste so that every petal and layer rises off the canvas.
Her work sits between the joyful and the calm: gardens of sunflowers, daisies and blossoms in bright, vibrant colour, and quieter pieces in soft, earthy neutrals made for restful rooms. Much of it leaves the studio as a commission, shaped in close conversation with the person who will live with it.
Pieces travel across Sri Lanka and abroad, to homes, hotels and offices. If you have a wall in mind, she would love to hear about it.
How the work is made
Texture art is slow work. This is what goes into every piece.
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Sculpted, not painted flat
Each flower is built up in texture paste with a palette knife, petal by petal, so it stands proud of the canvas and casts its own small shadow. The surface changes as the light moves through the day.
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Materials that last
Gesso-primed canvas, high-quality acrylics and a protective varnish, finished with a pine wood frame. Made to be lived with for years, not just admired once.
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One piece at a time
Every painting is an original. When a piece is sold it is not reproduced, and each one leaves the studio with a signed note and care guidance.
Follow the studio
Work in progress, finished pieces and the studio between commissions, shared on Instagram and TikTok. Or say hello on WhatsApp.