Adorable_dog sketch

A recent page from my sketch book...based on a photo taken by my husband, this dog looked so adorable!I started this sketch as a doodle, got a phone call on my mobile, and did this entire sketch while talking on the phone! ( No, I dont talk too much, actually this sketch took just about 15 minutes) It looked good enough to share, so here it goes...

Happy Birthday Sis

A watercolor of my sister Deepti, who celebrates her birthday today. Its tough to capture people in lines and colors if you know them closely , but I have given it a try...Just hope she likes it!
The tilt of head is her 'trademark' trait:) so is her smile.
Happy Birthday, Sis!

Archway

Another image from Rishikesh..an old Dharamshala with a beautiful facade. The photo was taken by my husband, and I loved this peculiar angle..... ( As I had confessed earlier, I am terrible when it comes to painting straight lines and rigid angles! Still I did this because I really liked this image )
16"X12"

The Veil

One of my not-so-good efforts...I am posting it here because I need to post regularly, to keep in touch with all of you--and I dont have anything else today!So here it goes, watercolor sketch of a rustic Indian woman . Not the usual 'youthful beauty' but she has an elegence about her.

Landscape

It started out as something else but soon I found out the sun, the water and the sky taking shape in it.... So I added a few trees and it started to looklike a setting sun over a lake....Does it look like a sunset? just an experiment!I enjoyed doing it anyway, and planning to do some more like this one.
Watercolor -wet on wet, 16"X12"

Spiritual_2

Another portrait in Rishikesh series..a sanyasi basking in the winter morning sun ....
watercolor 16"x12"

Glorious

I have been neglecting my blog for quite some time. Distractions!... I did this magenta beauty in watercolors his morning...might help me to get back into the groove again.

watercolor, 16"X12"; cold pressed paper

Spiritual

This was done from a photo that my husband took on our recent trip to Rishikesh, a spiritual Indian town, also my birth place and hometown. My husband took a lot of pictures here , in the early morning sun.It was a time for prayers and meditation. This lady was also busy reading her holy book. She is wearing sffron robs, a color of spirituality, sacrifice and salvation.

The scene around here in the early morning looks very serene with lots of sadhus meditating and praying .
I always love quietly sitting on the ghats or roaming at the riverbank ; its immensely peaceful here. Ganga , or the Ganges, as it is globally called; is purest at this juncture, just flowing down from hills of Himalaya.

watercolor on 16"x10" paper

DSDF

Trying to get back into painting mode! For last two days I have been staring at my brushes and not really doing anything with them! It happens all the time whenever I take a long break from daily painting.
To break this dry spell, today I attempted a cityscape given by Karin Jurick for her DSDF challenge, and realised immediately that cityscape is just not my cup of tea!
It was tough and I did a lot of fudging with the original photograph. Geometrical shapes scare me no end!But still, it was an experiment.Here it goes...
Watercolor on hot pressed paper.

Back from Hiatus

Hi all..I have been away for last two weeks ; vacation of Diwali- the festival of lights! So , no paintings to post today! However, I am posting a few snaps of Diwali day, when I made this Rangoli. We celebrated Diwali with my in-laws at their native village...

Enjoy and wait for new work in coming days.Have a great day!

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Joy Ride

A moment to cherish -- father-son duo enjoy a walk in nature. Childhood is fun, isn't it!
Watercolor, 7"x10"

Youth

This is Meghna, younger sister of my husband.Very vivacious, very charming, always ready to help! She is very fond of posing and loves being clicked....So last time she visited, I took this picture and promised her that I would paint her portrait very soon....I am going to give it to her on Diwali! I think it would make her happy!

I am a little worried about likeness factor..what's your take?

Water colors A3 ( 42cmX30cm) cold pressed 140 lb paper

Kenzie

This is the grand daughter of a dear fellow blogger Sandy . You can see the original photo at her blog.The girl is beautiful and looks like an angel...so I asked Sandy if I could paint her and she agreed --that was very nice of her....So here it goes.I hope Sandy likes it!
Water colors on 200lb paper
10"X14"

Years

Watercolor study of an aging man; 10"x 7"

She

A watercolor study of female face..12"x9"