Last sketch of 2014

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Last sketch of the year 2014. Thought of not sketching today until almost the daytime was over when heart took over mind and decided to finish the year with one more sketch. Also took the advantage of testing the brush my wifey has recently sent to me. It's a Pro Arte Prolene 101, size 16 synthetic brush, however very soft to work with, holds good volume of wet pigment and comes to a brilliant point to paint those sharp corners with ease. Very happy the way it has responded. Wish you all a very Happy and Colorful New Year, 2015!

Thanks a lot again wifey for this brilliant gift!

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook.
Size: 10" H x 6 1/2" W
Time: 60 min.
Source: from own photo reference.

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Bird sketches from Guwahati.

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These birds were sketched on location. I sketched the black kites on the right page in the Guwahati Zoological Park, Assam a few months back. The cranes on left page were sketched only with few graphite lines at the Dighali Pukhuri, Guwahati as they were looking for small fishes and insects a little in front of me while I was doing another sketch. Yesterday, I thought of adding some colors to them and ended up putting them in an imaginary scenario!

Medium: watercolor and graphite on sketchbook
Size: 10" H x 13" W
Source: live, added the colors for the cranes at home.

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Skyscape sketching

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After last couple of days of gloomy atmosphere, The beautiful sky and the sunny weather of Bangalore today has inspired me to do this quick sketch. The sky was beautiful, clear blue and big clouds hanging around. Added the imaginative landscape to complete the picture!

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook
Size: 10" H x 6 1/2" W
Time: 30 min.
Source: live & imagination

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Sketching at Venkatappa Gallery and Government Museum

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It's a gloomy and cold day today here in Bangalore. The Sun is hardly showing its face. Went to Venkatappa Gallery and Government Museum to sketch with few others and did this sketch early in the morning. It was great to meet many sketching people there on the last Sunday of this year!

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook
Size: 10" H x 13" W
Time: 60 min.
Source: Live

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My second sketch from today at Venkatappa Gallery and Government Museum, Bangalore. It has a nice lotus pond with a bridge across it.

 

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook
Size: 10" H x 8" W
Time: 60 min.
Source: Live

 

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Sketching at Indira Gandhi Musical Fountain Park

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Today's sketching effort at Indira Gandhi Musical Fountain Park, Bangalore. Doing that quick and small tonal value sketch before starting the colored one was more than valuable.

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook
Size: 10" H x 13" W
Time: 90 min.
Source: Live

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The 2nd sketch of the day at Indira Gandhi Musical Fountain Park, Bangalore. Done very quickly just to capture some tonal values and aerial perspective in the late afternoon sun.

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook
Size: 10" H x 13" W
Time: 30 min.
Source: Live

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Season of Oranges

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It's the orange season now here in India and they are available everywhere. In our growing up days, having them under wintery sun was we used to look forward to every year!

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook
Size: 10" H x 6 1/2" w
Time: 40 min.
Source: live

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Birthday Gift!

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A birthday gift that came all the way from across the continent. Thanks a lot my sweet wifey for sending me this beautiful brush! I am delighted!!

There's something special about these bell peppers/capsicum. They become translucent and glow with their beautiful subtle colors under sunlight.

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook
Size: 10" H x 6 1/2" w
Source: live

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Today's sketch

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Today's quick sketch at Claytopia cafe, Koramangala, Bangalore. Looking for big shapes, using loose brush strokes and complimentary colors, building tonal values as well as edge variations.

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook
Size: 10" H x 6 1/2" w
Time: 20 min.
Source: live

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Plein air sketching at NGMA, Bangalore.

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My plein air sketching effort at National Gallery of Modern Art, Bangalore this Sunday. It was good to go out, sketch and paint.

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook
Size: 10" H x 13" W
Time: 90 min.
Source: live

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Few more sketches from same day that I did at National Gallery of Modern Art, Bangalore. I always find it handy to carry more than one sketchbook while sketching on location. While a wash or layer may be in the process of drying [sometime it may take forever] it's good to utilize the time observing and doing quick sketches of other interesting elements and views around.

Medium: watercolor & graphite on sketchbook
Size: 10" H x 13" W, 3 3/4" H x 6" W,
Source: live

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Areca nut and Betel leaves

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Areca nut and Betel leaves are used in northeast region of india in all sort of formal occasions and rituals, apart from chewing for their mild stimulant effect. Known as 'Tamul' [areca nut] and 'Paan' [betel leaf] in Assamese, not long ago, they were used to offer in pairs as a formal wedding invitation to guests [ along with verbally explaining the whole schedule of the event!] and other formal of occasions. The Areca nut tree may grow approx. 30 feet in height and the betel leaf plants are grown on the trunk of these trees. The husk of areca nut is green while it is fresh and the nut inside is soft, as it ripens the husk turns orange and the nut hardens like wood.

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook
Size: 10" H x 6 1/2" W
Source: live

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Thank you very much!!

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*****Muchas gracias, merci beaucoup, multumesc frumos, grazie mille, danke schon, dank je wel, thank you very much, dhanyabaad, tumbā dhan'yavādagaḷu!*****

My heartfelt thanks to you all for your lovely birthday wishes which filled my day with joy! I am overwhelmed to get your wishes as well as encouraging words from all parts of the globe and I am thankful for them. I really appreciate this from the bottom of my heart!

Thank you very much, my sweet wifey for your love and encouragement and making my day special.

Here's a sketch of a pair of colorful string dolls/puppets from the state of Rajasthan, dedicated to you all! Thank you very much again!

Medium: watercolor and opaque colors on sketchbook
Size: 10" H x 6 1/2" W
Time: 60 min.
Source: live.

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Sketching with Graphite.

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I think it will be a nice idea to share with you all one of the many graphite sketches that I keep doing constantly for studying composition, shapes, values, edges etc. This one was done way back in February this year.

Medium: Graphite on photocopy paper.
Size: A4
Source: Own photo reference

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Ordinary subjects, interesting shapes of different tonal values. Another quick studies to study composition.

Medium: Graphite on photocopy paper.
Size: A4
time: 20 min.

Source: live  

 

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Sketching at Kids' Carnival

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Yesterday I had the chance to attend a Kids' Carnival in the city organized by one of the internet service provider for their employees' kids. It's an annual day event and I accompanied Toon Master Dinesh who was invited to do live caricatures of the children! I took the opportunity to do few sketches as well in midst of loud music, running children and busy parents!

Medium: Ink and watercolor wash on sketchbook.
Size: 10" H x 13" W
Time: 60 min.
Source: live.

 

 

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The 2nd sketched that I did at the kid's carnival on Saturday afternoon. It was great to see the exciting kids, their parents, balloons, the colorful environment all around!

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook.
Size: 10" H x 13" W
Time: 30 min.
Source: live.

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Experimental Skecth

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Something experimental today at Dinesh's weekend toon class. He conducts toon classes to kids on weekends and it's fun to be there. We experimented with Ink & wash as well mixed media techniques. this one is done with using random watercolor wash and brush strokes. After they have dried, used ink to sketch the character, added more colors and opaque white to finish it off. You can find more about his works in his FB page DINTOONS.

Medium: mixed media on photocopy paper.
time: 10 min.
source: random fun!

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Concrete Jungle

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Constructions everywhere, it's a concrete jungle. This is a very common site now in every small or big cities. Concrete structures are growing taller than the tress around.

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook.
Size: 10" H x 6 1/2"
time: 90 min.
Source: Live

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Sky Studies in Watercolor

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Couple of quick sketches that I did earlier this year which I missed to share. One thing I like about Bangalore is it's beautiful clear sky almost all through the year.

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook.
Size: 6 1/2" H x 10" W.
Time: 20 min approx for each.
Source: live.

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Importance of Observation Skills for Artists

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For artists improving observation skill is as much important as the painting process itself. Looking for interesting view is also a part of art. They are everywhere, needs to keep our eyes open. Missing any one means missing an opportunity. This was sketched from my recent trip to Guwahati at my brother's place while seating at the balcony.

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook
Size: 10" H x 6 1/2" W
Time: 45 min.
Source: Live

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Sketching on a Long Distance Train

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Few of my recent sketches done on board while traveling by a long distance train. Traveling by train in India is a unique experience, specially if it's a long distance route passing through different states with their own uniqueness and to be able to see the beautiful rural landscape and their settings. Every states has their unique lifestyle with different vegetation, houses, people, landscapes. You wake up every morning to see something different and interesting. My decision to travel recently by train after many years turned up to be a nice one as I was excited to see the beautiful landscapes every single day.

Medium: ink on recycled paper journal
Size: 4" H x 6" W
Time: very quick ones
Source: live

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Gratitude

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At times we often ignore the simplest of things in life. Grateful to be blessed for everything.

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook.
Size: 10" H x 6 1/2" W.
Time: 45 min.
Source: live.

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Happy Thanksgiving

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Happy Thanksgiving to everybody who celebrate this day of gratefulness.

My sincere gratitude to you all for your blessings, kindness and encouragement which keeps me going. My thankfulness to my dear wifey for your constant support, for walking beside me, for showing your trust in me and for motivating me to keep my focus centered. I am thankful to God for showing me the correct path.

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook.
Size: 10" H x 13" W.
Source: all live except the flower on bottom right which is from a reference pic by dear wifey .

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Banana Flower or Banana Heart

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Banana flower is a large, red-purplish blossom that is at the end of a stem growing out of the banana tree. When the protective covers are peeled off it, the small bunches of flowers are revealed which grow into bananas. This flower is eaten with meal in South Asian and Southeast Asian countries. The slight bitternes of its taste may vary between different varieties. Btw, it's also known as 'banana heart'!

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook.
Size: 10" H x 13" W.
Time: 120 min.
Source: live.

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Some Inspiration to Sketch

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Some sun, some shade and every thing looks interesting and inspiring to sketch, draw, paint. One requires to develop the observation skill for it. What is your inspiration story!?

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook.
Size: 10" H x 6 1/2" W
Time: 120 min.
Source: live.

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Greater Adjutant Stork

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Sketch of a Greater Adjutant Stork. Saw this big bird at the Guwahati zoo. It has a white collar ruff at the base of its bare neck and a pendent like inflatable air pouch which connects to the air passage. The life span of this bird is 35 years.

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook.
Size: 10" H x 6 1/2" W
Time: 60 min.
Source: from own reference picture.

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Deers at Guwahati zoo

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Did these deer sketches at the Assam State Zoo, in Guwahati, few days back. In my growing up days, visiting this zoo was one of my favorite activity whenever we used to travel to Guwahati. I think, this time I went there after more than couple of decades.

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook.
Size 10" H x 13" W
Time: 60 min.
Source: live

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Sketch of a Fishermen boat

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Quick sketch of a simple fishermen boat on river Brahmaputra. The water is so shallow at some places, they were fishing with nets in less than knee length water . Hope they had a good catch.

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook.
Size 5" H x 61/2" W
Time: 20 min.
Source: live

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Sketching by Brahamaputra river at Guwahati

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Went again today to the jetty by the river Brahmaputra in Guwahati and glad to do couple of plein air sketches, specially this beautiful view towards west. On farthest distance is the glimpse of the Saraighat bridge which connects both north and south banks of the grand Brahmaputra river. This is the first bridge constructed over river Brahmaputra which was opened in 1962 and has a motor road on top and railroad underneath. The closest hill on left is the Nilachal hill and on top of it is situated the famous Kamakhya Temple, towards the west of Guawahati. As winter is approaching, the water level of the river has gone down revealing the beautiful sand. It's pleasing to sit down by the river, feeling the fresh wind and looking at the busy boats crossing every now and then.

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook.
Size: 10" H x 13" W.
Time: 60 min.
Source: live.

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Gheela Peetha and a cup of Tea

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Being a rice growing region, a lot of the local and traditional snacks, cereal and sweets are made using rice as it's main ingredient in Assam. Peetha is one of the most popular snacks/sweet and it is made in various shapes and sizes during the festive time of Bihu. The one in this sketch along with the cup of tea is called Gheela Peetha and is made from a mixture of rice, jaggery and condiments and deep fried. Interestingly many things which are kind of a disc shape but solid and smaller in size may be referred as 'gheela' in Assamese language. In fact, the knee cap is also referred as 'gheela' in this language! Btw, this one is sketched after a piece is bitten off :).

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook.
Size: 10" H x 6 1/2" W.
Time: 60 min. Approx.
Source: from own reference picture.

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Sketching a Teddy in Graphite

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As on the page says, sketched my niece's teddy bear . In spite of going out yesterday and today, I couldn't do any sketching. I prefer to use colors only at daytime, hence decided to do a graphite one instead. This was fun to sketch using graphite after a long time ! I think I'll do couple of more teddy sketches in different mediums including watercolor.

Medium: graphite on sketchbook
Size: 10" H x 6 1/2" W
Time: 45 min.
Source: live

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Sketchin at Deeghali Pukhuri, Guwahati

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I don't know what this old structure is but this is a beautifully decayed one situated just off the water level on the north side bank of 'Deeghali Pukhuri' in the heart of Guwahati. In Assamese language 'Deeghali' means long and 'Pukhuri' means pond. This is a naturally developed pond from a discarded portion of the river Brahmaputra, it's very long and hence the name!

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook. (Touches of opaque white for the cranes)
Size: 10" H x 13" W
Time: 100 min. Approx.
Source: live

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Boats at River Brahmaputra

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The mighty river Brahmaputra runs almost whole across the state of Assam from east to west and definitely one of the biggest river in India. You have to see it to believe it where at places it's almost couple of kms wide!! Along with this, there are numerous other small and big rivers flow all over the state from the surrounding hills, into the valleys and merging with Brahmaputra. Not long time ago, there was only one bridge connecting both banks of this river. Hence these boats of different sizes and shapes were the only mode of commuting option for common people to cross it. Even now, these run on the heart of Brahmaputra. This boat is capable of carrying not only people but also couple of small vehicles on the open space in between the enclosed cabins. Traveling on these boats across this river is a memorable experience.

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook.
Size: 10" H x 13" W
Time: 120 min.
Source: line work on location, colored at home.

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Fresh Olives Sketch

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While roaming around yesterday near the jetty in Guwahati, I noticed few street vendors selling fresh olives. Now these brings back my childhood memories when we used to climb the olive trees to pluck them fresh off the branches. We used to shake the branches for the ones not reachable by hand and there would be a shower of riped olives !! Here olive is a popular fruit to pickle in a very traditional age old way. Btw, olive oil in our cooking is only a recent addition!!

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook
Size: 6" H x 5" W
Time: 40 min. approx.
Source: live

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Boat at Guwahati Jetty

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Did this quick sketch today at the jetty in Guwahati. These are one of the many versions and sizes of boat available that runs between both sides of Guwahati ( Guwahati and North Guwahati) over the mighty river Brahmaputra, helping thousands of commuters every single day to cross it. These wooden boats are around 50 feet long. People sit on the roof also along with two wheel vehicles!!

Medium: ink on recycled paper journal
Size: 4" H x 6" W
Time: 20 min.
Source: live

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Tree Trunk Table

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Guess from what the bottom portion of this table is made of !!?? Let me tell you. This is made of a tea tree turned upside down. Found in many households in the north eastern region of India, the legs of these tables are the branches of the tree with the trunk holding the top. Though this one has only few legs, sometime they can be many depending on the number of branches. Tea trees may have life ranging from 60 to 100 years of plantation. These furniture are made from old trees at the end of their lives. Tea tree may normally grow to 12-15 feet in height , but in tea gardens, the branches are cut around a height of 18"-24", around winter, so that new branches can grow with fresh leaves. Hence these beautiful branches.

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook
Size: 10" H x 12" W
Time: 60 min. approx.
Source: live

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Night Jasmines

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Winter is the perfect time for these Night Jasmines and this brings sweet memories of my childhood years growing up in Assam. The name comes because this flower blossoms at evening\night and it has a very sweet but strong fragrance spreading all around. In our childhood, we used to pick these flowers in early mornings of winter days from the dew soaked grasses from underneath the trees. These flowers are also cooked, it has a bitter taste and very healthy.

Medium: watercolor sketch on sketchbook.
Size: 10" H x 6" W.
Time: 60 min. approx.
Source: live.

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sketch of a sunny afternoon

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Sketched this after a gap of almost three weeks. Felt rustic but still nice. The weather is nice now in this north eastern part of the country. After few days of continuous rain it's sunny and a bit warm now but soon the temperature will go down. Welcome winter.

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook.
Size: 10" H x 6" W
Time: 60 min. Approx.
Source: live

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Small Scooter sketch

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These small scooters have filled the roads everywhere. It seems everybody wants one! These 2 wheelers are generally automatic, hence convenient for slow and dense traffic conditions. Some of these also comes in electrical versions. Also great for sketching !

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook.
Size: 6 1/2" H x 5" W approx.
Time: 45 min. approx.
Source: from own reference picture.

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Lifeline of Indian kitchens

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They are the lifeline to most of the Indian kitchens delivering the household cooking gas cylinders door to door every single day on their motorbikes. A very common site where they load up these and rush to and fro.

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook.
Size: 6 1/2" H x 5" W approx.
Time: 90 min. approx.
Source: from own reference pictures.

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Flower sketch

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Back to flower sketch again. Did this sketch today from a picture I clicked sometime back at our neighbors who has some beautiful plants and flowers.

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook.
Size: 10" H x 6 1/2" H
Time: 60 min. approx.
Source: from own reference pictures.

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Quick sketches from my sketchbook

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 The weather has been in playful mood in Bangalore nowadays. It's been quite some time now since the Sun and the rain is playing hide and seek almost everyday. It may be sunny at one moment but can be gloomy and raining heavily soon after and back to sunny mood again. You may never know which part of the city you will catch the rain at what time!

Few quick sketches from a page of my sketchbook. Goal was to observe and paint the big shapes first and then break them into different tonal value shapes.

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook.
Size: 6 1/2" H x 10" W
Time: 90 min. approx.
Source: from own reference pictures.

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Banana in atercolor II

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The 2nd edition of the banana peel sketches from couple of days back !

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook.
Size: 10" H x 6 1/2" W.
Time: 60 min approx.
Source: live.

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banana in watercolor I

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I had been exploring other mediums recently and watercolor took a backseat for quite sometime. Couple of days back I was trying to sketch some bananas in watercolor and I was not able to concentrate or focus fully. Half hearten efforts never lead to satisfactory results, I need to engross in the process of sketching/drawing/painting. Yesterday while sketching this, I tried to focus more !

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook.
Size: 10" H x 6 1/2" W.
Time: 75 min approx.
Source: live.

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In His Loving Memory

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"In his loving memory"

Did this portrait in the memory of a great person who believed in sharing knowledge selflessly. A great motivator, mentor, teacher, critique, friend of many, who brought together many like minded artistic souls from diverse fields of work and from around the globe to share and learn together the universal language of visual art. He made people believed in their ability to create art with great inspirations and passion. An architect by profession, he was a traveler, a great photographer and an amazing sketcher in his own unique way. He has left a legacy of artistic knowledge behind him for others to learn from. In his own words - "All that's not given is lost".

Rest in peace, Jorge Royan. You'll be remembered with love for a long time.

He passed away recently.

His website:
http://royan.com.ar/Royan/Home.html

His sketching blog:
http://sketchesjr.blogspot.com/
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Medium: Graphite and conte white.
Surface: Fabriano, 160 gsm tone paper.
Size: 11" H x 8 " W approx.

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