Invite

Hi! Pleased to announce my group show with Prabal Mallick and Praveen Chavan in Bangalore from June 30 to July 4 at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat. Our show is titled "Confluence" since its a coming together of 3 artists from 3 different parts of India. Around 60 watercolor paintings will be on display with various themes like landscapes, streetscapes and portraits. So if you're anywhere nearby, do stop by and have a look!

Barn

Watercolor on paper

15 x 20 in.

Rural Landscape

Watercolor on Paper

15 x 20 in.

I came across this lovely place while on the way to my son's school on the outskirts of my town...

Sanjay Gandhi National Park

Watercolor on Paper

15 x 20 in.

Hi, I'm back! It was a wonderful trip and I had a great time at the wedding! The first thing I did after I got back was check my blog and it was lovely seeing so many comments from you all. Thank you so much! Now I'm busy preparing for my forthcoming show in Bangalore. There are still a lot of things to do! Time's running out...!!

Water Lilies

Watercolor on paper

15 x 20 in.

Leaving tomorrow on a trip for ten days to attend my cousin's wedding.Till then...happy painting!

Some more sketches

Sketches

Quick and loose sketches in watercolor on rough handmade paper (10 x 14 in.)

My art featured in BBC GOOD HOMES (Indian edition)

Annual Affordable Art Show

I am participating in the Annual Affordable Art Show at the Vinnyasa Premier Art Gallery in Chennai. The show will be on view from 5th May to 30th June, 2010.

Morning Ride

Watercolor on Paper

15 x 20 in.

Shade

Watercolor on Paper

15 x 20 in.

A scene from my town...

Found the pattern of the shade very interesting!

Parade

Watercolor on paper

15 x 20 in.

Another scene from the Sanjay Gandhi National Park...

Stick No Bills

Watercolor on Paper

15 x 20 in.

SOLD

Hey...No one came up with some suitable titles for my last painting except Nithya!

Seems that most of you skipped the text part in my last post :(

Nature

Watercolor on paper

15 x 20 in.

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This is a scene from Mumbai city. Can you believe? Well...Its actually a national park called the "Sanjay Gandhi National Park"in suburban Mumbai. I took some photographs when I visited the park. I actually wanted to capture some early morning shots but it rained heavily that morning and so I was able to visit only after 10 am. Nevertheless, got some good pictures of the park!

Painting this was pretty challenging! Did this in two sittings. Required much patience. Have used various techniques in this like spattering and scratching etc. But couldn't think of a good title! I'm sure you could suggest something better than this!

Another news which I want to share and pretty excited about is that myself, Prabal and Praveen (my blogger friends) will be doing a group show at Bangalore in the month of July. I came to know Prabal and PC (Praveen) through blogging and we are nice friends now! I've met Prabal personally twice now during my trips to Bangalore but yet to meet Praveen!

Have a great weekend :)

Inside Mehrangarh Fort

Watercolor on Paper

20" x 15 in.

My neighborhood

Watercolor on Paper

15 x 20 in.

A view as I step out of my house @ 5 pm... :)

Blue Bicycle

Gouache on Paper

15 x 22 in.

SOLD

I was gone out of town on a little trip to Chennai and Bangalore due to which I couldn't reply to your comments and upload new work.

I see that I have many new followers during this period. I'd like to thank them all for visiting my blog and appreciate their comments.

Also I'm very thankful to you all for your continuous support and encouragement. I always look out for your comments which are very valuable to me and a major boost for my confidence and development :)

Partners

Watercolor on paper

15 x 20 in.

The Big Tree

Watercolor on paper

16 x 12 in.

SOLD

This place is on the outskirts of my town...very peaceful, where I could possibly paint plein air someday!! For now I have taken many snaps for reference. Even the last painting I posted was of this place.

Beat the heat!!

Opaque watercolor on tinted paper

11 x 15 in.

Value study

Watercolor on Handmade paper

This is a quick sketch mainly to understand the different tonal values.

The smile

Ink and watercolor again...

Happiness

Watercolor on paper

11 x 15 in.

This is a portrait of my sister's father-in-law. As usual I was attracted by the light falling on the face and the resultant depth.I must thank my nephew for taking such a nice photograph!

I have left the white of the paper to show through for the light, carefully painting around it.

Innocence

Pencil on Paper

I have changed the appearance of my blog. I hope you like the new look!

DPIAG blog

Here's a news! I have joined the Daily Painters International Art Gallery blog. Its a wonderful group of artists and I'm very excited about it!

Morning Walk

Acrylic on Paper (18" x 18" )

(Photo reference courtesy of Shubhangi Athalye. Thanks Shubhangi.)

SOLD

This is another of my painting that is on display at the gallery!

Group Show

"Morning Mist" - Watercolor on Paper - 20" x 15"

(Photo reference courtesy of Shuhangi Athalye. Thanks Shubhangi. )

Recently, I joined a group of artists in Coimbatore and I'm participating in their group show starting this 27th till the 31st at the Kasthuri Sreenivasan Art gallery. Its a rather big group and so only 2 works by each artist will be displayed. This is one of the works that I will be displaying there. This will be my second exhibition at the gallery. Did a solo show there earlier. You could see that post here.

Ink & Watercolor portraits

SOLD

Did these without worrying about the outcome! Felt very relaxed and totally enjoyed doing this... hope you too like them :)

Girl in blue

Watercolor ( 11" x 15" )

Now its Red !

Yellow Turbaned Man

Did a few portraits some days back.This is the second one! Would be posting one by one!

Old Man

watercolor on paper ( 15" x 11" )

Hello 2010 !

"Reflecting Light" Watercolor on Paper 11" x 15" inches

It's raining...still !

Watercolor on Paper ( 15" x 11" )

**Wishing all my friends a merry Christmas and a wonderful new year ahead**

After a rain spell

Watercolor on Paper ( 18" x 18" )

It was monsoon season last month. This is done from a reference photograph which I took during that period.

Morning Haze

A street scene of my town...

Portrait

" Kanta " Mixed Media on Paper - Not For Sale

This is a portrait of my cousin Kanta. This one was long due but now is the apt time. Its her wedding next week and I'll present this then! Since the wedding is in another place I'll be gone for a week. So see you all after my trip :)

Early morning in Jodhpur

Watercolor on Paper ( 15" x 20" )

At times I feel nothing is happening in my art career.Though I'm developing as an artist, my career isn't! As I've no one in the family to guide me, its like I'm wandering blindly, lost and confused as to how to proceed, progress and develop my career further. Sometimes I doubt if I have enough talent? Does participating in contests (online ones too) help? And does exhibiting frequently, regardless of the galleries, help? So many questions???

Thanks to blogging, now I have so many friends, and much experienced and talented artists at that, to whom I could turn to for advice!

Abandoned!

Watercolor on Paper ( 20" x 15" )

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Back from my trip

I was gone on a trip to Pune, Mumbai and Bangalore. I was fortunate enough to meet Milind Mulick in Pune and see him paint live. It was a visual treat! I am so thankful to him for guiding me and telling my strong and weak points. It was a truly learning experience. Also met Ajay in Mumbai and Prabal in Bangalore. It was nice seeing them face to face for the first time. Thank you so much guys! It was lovely meeting you both! Also visited a few galleries and did some enquiries while I was there. All in all it was a good trip, though the weather played the spoilsport everywhere!

Hopefully something good would come out of this trip :)

Streetscape II

Watercolor on Paper ( 14" x 19" )

Jodhpur Street

Watercolor on Paper ( 15" x 20" )

Early morning sketch

Mixed Media on Paper

This is a sketch of another scene from Jodhpur! It was early morning (hence the closed shutters!) and I was out to capture some early morning shots. Liked this scene on my way back to the hotel.

I have used pen, little washes of watercolor here and there and opaque for the sky and the highlights on a brown tinted paper.

"Wish you all a very happy and safe Diwali"

Green

Mixed Media on Paper ( 15" x 20" )

This is a scene of Jodhpur in Rajasthan. Most houses in the old part of the city are painted blue. But some people also choose to color their houses differently like this building, a beautiful green which was so attractive and to complement it, there was a bike parked against its wall!

Bullock Cart WIP

Watercolor on Paper ( 12" x 16" )

Bullock carts are very common in my town.They are used for carrying goods from the shops to the transport offices.When I see them pulling such heavy loads ( sometimes upto 1.5 tonnes or maybe more! ) I feel pity for them. Times are changing, though. Now they are being replaced gradually by three wheeler pick ups. But there's a downside here too! Traffic congestions and increased pollution!