Sketching after a busy day

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When you don't have time to do any sketching the whole day, still try to do whatever you can manage. This watercolor version is what I managed to do today after a busy non sketching day. This is based on one of the graphite sketches I sketched yesterday when I noticed an umbrella moving around under the sun.

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook
Size: 6 1/2" H x 4"
Time: 25 min.
Source: from graphite sketches done live.

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1st sketch of 2015

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A new year, a new day and start of a new sketchbook as well. Though the day began with rain even before the dawn, the day turned from gloomy to beautiful sunny by afternoon with a very nice weather. It was good to go out to the Musical Fountain Park again to sketch as well as meet and greet many people. I hope you have also started your new year with some beautiful colors. Happy New Year, 2015 to everybody!

Medium: watercolor on sketchbook
Size: 7 1/2" H x 5 1/2" W
Time: 60 min.
Source: live

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Here are couple of pictures at the Musical Fountain Park, Bangalore from the 1st of January, 2015. A beautiful sunny evening to end the day with.

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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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