morning walk

Here are 2 quick sketches. I wanted to paint the trees that I see from my balcony. I had rushed though them without enjoying in the last painting..So here's the dessert !

Fabriano 300gsm. 6" x 8"

Having painted this, I did not really like the composition. In fact, I never tried to compose it..So thought removing some trees and adding some interest.. here's the morning walk..

Canson Montval. 8" x 11"

Had been a while that I had tried painting without a pencil sketch..hope you enjoyed these...

rain coming down

The retreating monsoon has been very active this year in Bangalore and it's still raining here..
Sitting in my balcony I was watching these nimbus clouds descend and precipitate...
With my little daughter sleeping warm, I took a break from baby seating and grabbed the colours..
Had to be quick to finish before the little one woke up and cried :)

towards the end, it started pouring and I had to rush through the foreground foliage..
I hope I have captured the moment..

menavali ghat

Happy Diwali everyone !

Wanted to try this new handmade paper I had bought last week.
as usual it turned out to be a blotting paper that renders the brush dry after a stroke..and then dulls the colour at the end :(
But I had a good time painting this one after a long break..and it's a temple-reflection again :)

size : 11" x 14"
This temple is in Menavali in Wai, Maharasthra, on the banks of river Krishna..
hope you like it.

Here's the smaller sketch on a cartridge paper

divine reflections

...Feels out of touch...feels it's been ages since I painted and blogged :) .
Made a fresh start yesterday..but there is a backlog I have to clear..
so will post some of my paintings (made during 'confluence') in the days to come..

Photo courtesy : Aditi Das Patnaik.
Thanks Aditi for the photo..

I completed this in 2 sittings
1. painful sketching session, getting the perspective right..
2. fun filled painting session :)

Invitation to my first Art Exhibition

This will be my first art exhibition and I am thrilled about it.

Here is the invitation to our upcoming show named 'Confluence' that will be inaugurated on 30th June at 11 AM. About 60 watercolor paintings by Ramesh, Prabal and me with themes mostly covering landscapes, cityscapes, villagescapes and scenes from day to day life will be exhibited. Please grace the occasion and in case you have any questions please drop me a mail.

Hope to see you there !

Following is a painting that I made for this show

Village Alley [painting]

Here's the painting for the value-sketch I had posted last week.
This is a scene from a small village adjoining my home in Hubli.
The house in the foreground had an eerie bright blue colour which I omitted conveniently to avoid distraction.
Added a couple of people, pots and a dog for some interest.

hope you enjoy this.

alley [painting]

Here's the painting of the previous sketch I posted.
I am not too happy with the foreground shadows though
I enjoyed paiting the far off alley. was quick and came out well..

do let me know what's not right technically