moods n minds, exhibition

posting some press coverage of my group exhibition with fellow artists....i have displyed some travel sketches and sketchpaintings in the exhibition.

kasba peth on sunday morning.

This sunday i sketched and painted in kasba peth area,which is a old city area.The narrow lanes make it enjoyable to sketch,especially the light and shadow play.Its rich in its heritage and culture,which i could not capture, but none the less i could make quick sketches of changing light quality.I would love to go there again and sketch heritage structures .Posting some which i did on this sunday.

black and white..

I tried using black colour in waterpoof ink and acrylic paints,this sunday at university campus.I have drawn tower so many times that i can draw it withuot looking at it!These sketches are done as an experiment opposit to watercolour sketches,meaning drawing a bigger sketch with black and white. the size of paper is A-2 size.

merry Xmas to all.

This the biggest sketch paint i have tried so far .The tile on my floor is 1feet x 1 feet(30 cm.)
the paper used is exposed ammonia roll.I have used black and coloured waterproof ink.Also used mostly sponge brushes to cover bigger paint areas quickly. it took me 15 minutes to complete this sketch...I enjoyed the process,but not the end result, as i had not attempted big canvass as yet..may be few more of such attempts and end results could be good too. have a look of the process.

A sort of demo

While i sketched and painted ,my office staff photographed the process.I was just experimenting with black and white sketching with a dash of colour.The size is bigger than normal sketchbook,and that was the challenge!..you can see the result.

before and after

i am putting some sketches in black and white(before),and same sketches with washes of watercolour(after).I was in rush to go to some programme and had no time for painting so did the colouring part at home.This is the first time i did that, but surely wont be a last time,as i can do more with this method..only problem is to find out time at home after sunday.

mumbai visit

I visited mumbai on sunday, to see an exhibition at Jehangir art gallery.On way to the gallery i did sketches of some colonial structures.i am posting them here.