A private art gallery opened doors last week at Regal Chowk, Srinagar, and is already creating an impression with its first show – a solo by its owner, Iajaz Naqshbandi, 63, an urban-planner. The 24 oil paintings in this 600-sqft space offer lush countryside views of Kashmir devoid of any human and urban presence, reflecting Naqshbandi’s yearning for clean, open spaces in the Valley.