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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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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State Museum Cafetaria

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This is a sketch of the cafeteria area behind the State Museum in Bangalore at Kasturba Gandhi Marg [Road]. I did the Ink sketch while waiting for a couple friend who were leaving the city for good. I added the colors later on at home. This place is very calm, good to seat down for a tea or coffee and very near to Cubbon Park, The Science Museum, The Aquarium and UB City Mall.


To start off on location, I marked some guidelines with a graphite pencil for the main structure, the position of the umbrella, the foreground elements, the tiled layout to get the perspective lines and spacing correct still keeping it loose. Then I sketched over with a Pigma Micron 005 [.20 mm with waterproof ink] pigment liner pen and erased the graphite underlines. I further enhanced some areas with a waterproof Gel ink pen [.50 mm thickness] to give importance. Later on at home, I added the watercolor washes based from my memory.

Medium: Pigma Micron 005 Pigment Liner, Waterproof Gel pen and watercolor.
Size: 5" H x 6 1/2" W.
Time: 90 min. approx.
Source: Sketched live with Ink, colors added later on.

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Sketching around City Central Library, Cubbon Park, Bangalore

Did this sketch of City Central Library situated at Cubbon Park, Bangalore, yesterday morning. It was a warm day but still feels good to go out and sketch on location..

medium: watercolor on sketchbook
size: 5 " H x 6 1/2" W
time: 45 min. approx.
source: live

 A picture from yesterday's on location sketch at City Central Library situated at Cubbon Park, Balgalore.

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 Here is the 2nd sketch from yesterday at Cubbon park, Bangalore. it was a very warm day and people were gathering for a cool drink at this vendor.

medium: waterproof ink and watercolor on sketchbook
size: 5" H x 6 1/2" W
time: 40 min approx.
source: live

And above is the on location picture from yesterday's 2nd sketch at Cubbon Park, Bangalore. a cool refreshment for all in a warm sunny day!

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