Thursday, November 26, 2009

Krishna with his playmates in the woods


This painting is about Krishna's early part of Childhood in Vrindavan. Krishna attracts his companions by his melodious notes on flute. Even the peacocks, Swans are carried away by the pleasant tunes of the flute. So this is the inspiration for me to sketch and paint on canvas.

Materials Canvas 18/24"

pallete: green(hue) yellow, brown, blue

maiden's celebration of Diwali festivals


The inspiration for this painting is from one of the greeting cards I got during the festival.The backdrop of the palace attracts one's view in this picture.The young maiden fascinated by colorful lighting of the palace and the surroundings is inspired to light the sparkles during the well lit night. The intricate design of the carpet is added attraction in the picture.

materials used; Cavas [measurement 16/20]
combinations of pallet colors brown,yellow,red,black

Mother Mary with her baby Jesus


I wanted to paint the innocence of a baby. What better than paint the picture of baby Jesus with his mother. The significance of the birth of a major religion in the planet Earth.I hope that everybody can see the innocence of the baby and the love of his mother. Merry Christmas!!!

Bagavatgeeta

Bhagavadgeetha is the holy scripture which is my guide. Lord Krishna's teachings to Arjuna is a practical application for all of us in different walks of life. The inspriation for me to paint this picture is one of the scenes from this Bagavadgeetha.

Goddess of wealth

The inspiration for this painting is from one of the books i was reading about Mahalakshmi, goddess of wealth. The serene look of the face, seated on lotus , who is popularly called Ksherasagarakanike, draws one's view and invokes devotion.

oil painting on canvas
colors: pathelo blue, yellow, pink

Sri Rama's incarnation

Sri Rama, one of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu was really a source of inspiration for this painting. Lakshmna as ardent brother, Janaki, devoted wife, Hanuman, who is known as Ramduth, inspires all to follow their ideals in life.

oil on canvas
color green, brown, violet

flower girl

I was on a vacation to my hometown, Bangalore,India, a couple of years back. I had fascination to visit all the gardens in B'lore which is considered as a garden city. The Lal Bagh is the wonderful garden that interests me more. It was a beautiful morning, the day i visited. The young girl seated near the lake with her flower basket, watching the ducks grabbed my attention. The beautiful flowers, lush grass and the rising sun and the flower girl invoked my painting spirit to give life to this thought. So, this is the water color picture i painted.

materials: water color paper, water media
Colors: Pathelo blue, yellow, green, pink

Rocky Bugal rock

I happen to visit my hometown in 1991, There are many worth visiting areas in and around where i stayed with my family people. One of them is famous Bugle Rock. As the name implies, this place has huge rocks nicely shaped. The steps carved in the rocky place leads to a sort of Gazebo, from where one will get the nice view of the surroundings with temples and other nice buildings. I ascended these steps, a bit hard though, to have a nice look of the bugle rock and the garden there. Just felt, why not i give life to this thought of making more pictureque by sketching and coloring with bright colors. So this is the picture that I could paint.

Materials:water color paper
colors: blend of blue, brown, green, red

Dawn's angel and usha prabhe

The early morning, that's before Sunrise is supposed to be Usha Prabhe when the goddess of nature casts her radiance on Earth before the sun brightens up the sky with his rays. I just wanted to see the sun rise , near the beach which is close to my place where i live. I sped at dawn to have this wonderful view. Oh! it was breath taking scene to watch the rippling water, the entire horizon lit up with the bright sun rays. This scene really inspired me to paint this picture.

flowers blossoms

Myself and Veda visited one of the parks during Spring Season. As the season indicates, The flowering plants were in full bloom and swaying gently in the breeze. Veda was breath taken with the hue of beautiful, bright colors. She expressed her interest to sketch the bunch of flowers, and color them. So this is the wonderful picture she created from her imagination.

Materials: Canvas 16/20"
color palette: blue, red and golden color ( Combination of oil &acrylic)

Vetheuil memories from Monet

Nereides,sea nymph

This memento was a gift from my nephew , who visited Thailand some time back. It inspired me to sketch this maiden and paint her.The Nereides were depicted in ancient art as beautiful young maidens, sometimes running with small dolphins or fish in their hands. Hope I will be able to visit this beautiful island sometime.

Darpana Sundari at Belur Temple

I was on vacation to my hometown in 1992. My interest was to visit the famous temples of Belur and Halebede, near Hasan Dist, which is known for their architectural and sculpture work. During the rule of Harshavardana, who belonged to Hoysala dynasity, a famous sculpturist known as Sri Jakanachari carved these sculptures on the walls of Belur temples. The most interesting one was Darpana Sundari, a dancer looking her reflection in the mirror.
So i thought of etching herself on a metal sheet, which is called engraving on a metal. I hope this takes one's mind to that historic era of great Empire and famous sculpturists of that time.

Materials: metal sheet, engraving needle, black paint

honolulu beach


I visited Honolulu which is one of the Hawaiian islands. It was a beautiful beach that inspired me. There are many active volcanic spots in the islands of Hawaii. The water is very clear, turquoise, and is very light aqua.I saw surfers having a great time surfing on water. After my return, the scene of the was still lingering in thoughts. So I thought of giving life to the picture by a way of painting.

lighthouse of outer banks

we went on vacation to outer banks of North Carolina. We had nice time playing in sand dunes. Apart from that, we could also visit Light House which fascinated me more.Located along Highway 12 south on Hatteras Island, the Cape Hatteras Light is the most recognized, photographed, painted, read about and admired lighthouse in North America and is a National Historic Landmark. After my return from vacation, i gave life to the thought of light house by painting this picture.

Ando Hiroshige, Kozuke of Iga

The source for me to bring out this picture in pencil and pen is from the woodblock print. This is a scene from the countryside of Japan. The mountain in the backdrop with the lofty trees facing them is the highlights of the picture. The bridge hanging over underneath the river is a fascinating sight for view.

Florida beach

our family visited Disney world last Dec. We had great time seeing the interesting Theme parks like Magic kingdom, universal Studio and Epcot Center. We took a day off from there and visited Beach. It was wonderful sight to see the vast span of ocean and waves dashing the shoreline. The surfers were having great time. This was the theme for my painting. After our return, i picked my palette, brush and colors to give a life to my theme, which is the result of this sea scape.

Materials: Canvas 16/20"
colors: comb of oil & acrylic blue, green, violet & brown