Evening light

This weekend was one of those rare weekends when I had to drop by office for an unanticipated work..I had decided to paint something, but had to call it off.. And while I was driving to office, with the setting sun ahead of me, I saw many interesting frames pass-by...this is one of 'em (which I painted after getting back home)

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fruity start

Returning to paint and brush after a long long time.. feels rusty..

Wanted to paint a live subject and had not enough time for en-plein-air...
and was delighted when my 1.5 yr old daughter identified all the 3 fruits !
was like a good 'pat-on-my-back' :)

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