RAMESH JHAWAR

After a hiatus

2012-01-27T09:30:00.000-08:00

"Munnar Landscape"

Watercolor on handmade paper

11 x 15 inches

I'm back after a 3 week hiatus...Call me lazy...!! Thats what I told my fellow blogger friend Prabal when he called me up today morning and asked why there wasn't any new post by me :)

Also 2 weeks ago, I had gone on a little family trip to Munnar, a small hill station in Kerala. Really liked the place and missed it after we got back. Though I couldn't paint there on location, I did take photographs and made this small painting a few days back from one such photo reference.

Another news I wanted to share with you all is that my painting titled 'Poster Wall' has won an award in the All India art contest 2012 held by Lokmanya Tilak Trust in Pune. This is my first award ever since I chose art as my profession and I'm very happy about it! :)

'Poster Wall'

The Bilbao Project

2012-01-06T01:51:00.000-08:00

'Getxo Marina, Bilbao'

Watercolor, 14 x 21 inches

'5th Parish, Bilbao'

Watercolor, 21 x 14 inches

Recently, I was commissioned to paint 2 paintings of Bilbao city by the BETA PICTORIS Gallery in Bilbao, Spain. The Bilbao project is about painting different scenes of the city by a closed group of artists from different countries, of which I am a member too.

Happy New Year!

2011-12-31T23:04:00.001-08:00

"Market Street, Jodhpur"

Watercolor on Fabriano paper 300 gsm

14 x 21 inches

Year 2011 had been a good one for me. And I wish that 2012 would be better, not just for me but also for all of you...HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012 :)

Featured on Chris Beck's blog

2011-12-15T09:14:00.000-08:00

I'm so happy and honored that my wonderful friend and a very talented watercolorist, Chris Beck from USA has featured me on her blog! Thanks a million dear Chris! I really appreciate it... :)

See my feature on her blog here.

Featured in PRATIQUE DES ARTS

2011-12-13T22:34:00.000-08:00

The response towards my Year end sale sale was good. I have sold 7 paintings so far. Hope to sell some more!

Meanwhile, I’m very excited and happy that my art has been featured in this month’s issue of PRATIQUE DES ARTS, a French art magazine. It’s a great feeling that my work is being recognized at international level and its an important achievement for me! J

Year End Sale!

2011-12-01T01:27:00.001-08:00

Since I’m painting only in watercolors now, I have decided to offer all my other medium paintings (oil, acylic, pastels etc.) at half the price till this year end. Some of my earlier watercolor paintings, mostly small, are also included in the collection. I’m doing this for two reasons. One, I really want them to find good homes and second, I want to paint more! You may view the collection here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rameshjhawar/sets/72157628206975583/

Anyone interested may please let me know via email. My email id is

rameshjhawarart@gmail.com

Lemon seller, Udaipur

2011-11-25T23:36:00.000-08:00

Watercolor on paper

14 x 21 inches

Tomato Seller

2011-11-19T21:59:00.000-08:00

Watercolor on handmade paper

11 x 15 inches

Towards the Clock Tower, Udaipur

2011-11-13T19:34:00.000-08:00

Watercolor on paper

21 x 14 inches

Bike in the sun

2011-11-08T05:11:00.000-08:00

Watercolor on Paper

14 x 21 inches

(Photo reference courtesy of Adam Shane. Thank you Mr.Adam)

Another bicycle...

Used a Fabriano Rough paper for the feel of the textured wall...

Poster Wall

2011-10-29T05:29:00.001-07:00

Watercolor & collage on paper

14 x 21 inches

(Photo reference courtesy of Mr.Manu Thomas. Thank you very much Mr.Manu)

Back to one of my favorite subjects - bicycles...

But for the lovely textured old wall with those old torn posters...typically Indian, this subject would not have been worth painting. I very much enjoyed painting this one as I could use a lot of watercolor techniques here - masking, wet in wet, wet on dry, dry brush, lifting, spattering etc. to create the texture on the wall. Finally I did some collage work, pasting those little posters and painting them over with little color and adding some shadows to make it look very realistic.

Hope you like it :)

Udaipur Vista

2011-10-18T10:40:00.000-07:00

Watercolor on paper

14 x 21 inches

This view of Udaipur city is from the hill temple of godess Karni mata. The temple is approached by ropeway cable cars. The view of sunset from this point is the major attraction but by the time I reached the top, the sun had gone down but the sky still had that last glow of light...

Udaipur Sunset

2011-10-10T19:48:00.000-07:00

Watercolor on Arches Paper

10 x 20 inches

I was gone to Mumbai for a week and hence couldn't upload any new work!

This scene from Udaipur is of the same place as my last post although in a different mood and color! Hope you like it. Comments welcome :)

SOLD

2011-09-29T11:20:00.000-07:00

'Jag Mandir, Udaipur'

Watercolor on Arches paper

10 x 20 inches

Four of my paintings were sold today and I am feeling very happy about it. This one was very recent and one that hadn't been posted yet on my blog. Again I had problem capturing the exact hue of the blue with my camera in this one. The original painting looks much better! The other 3 paintings may be viewed here, here and here :)

Landscape # 2

2011-09-27T22:57:00.001-07:00

Watercolor on paper

11 x 15 inches

Another painting of the same place...

Hasanur landscape

2011-09-24T11:20:00.001-07:00

Watercolor on paper

11 x 15 inches

Hasanur is a beautiful forest area on the way to Mysore from my place. While driving to Mysore last year, I spotted this beautiful location in Hasanur. A cool breeze was blowing as the rain clouds began to gather and there was not a soul in sight. The distant blue mountains looked wonderful and the whole atmosphere was so quiet and peaceful that I just stopped there for a while. I painted this from one of the pictures that I shot there and I think I have been able to capture the feeling!

The importance of sketching

2011-09-17T19:56:00.000-07:00

The importance of sketching has always been stressed by the masters. Some may feel that when painting from photographs, its not really necessary to do a preliminary sketch. I, for one, used to feel the same. It may be okay in case of simple subjects but when some subjects are really complicated, you need to simplify, or when you feel that some colors may be changed or pushed to create a mood, then a sketch or a little study really helps.

Anyway…doing a small sketch is always so much fun J

Narrow Lane, Ahmedabad

2011-09-07T11:01:00.001-07:00

Watercolor on paper

21 x 14 inches

Udaipur Clock Tower

2011-09-02T22:20:00.000-07:00

Watercolor

21 x 14 inches

A small thumbnail sketch of the painting

Hanuman Ghat, Udaipur

2011-08-27T23:39:00.001-07:00

Watercolor, 14 x 21 inches

Pink Flowers

2011-08-23T00:03:00.001-07:00

Watercolor on paper

11 x 15 inches

Usually flowers are not my preferred subject but seeing some floral paintings by some very good artists got me inspired to paint them and anyway I feel that an artist should try painting various subjects! I also looked for some good books on painting flowers and have short-listed a couple of them. Meanwhile, I tried to paint these pink flowers (don't know what they are called... :)) from my garden and really enjoyed it :)

Bougainvilleas #2

2011-08-17T06:53:00.000-07:00

Watercolor on paper
12 x 18 inches

Two commissioned paintings

2011-08-06T03:52:00.000-07:00

'Coca Cola Bike'
Watercolor, 14 x 21 in.

'Bicycle in the garden'

Watercolor, 11 x 15 in.

A client who very recently purchased 4 of my paintings was interested in some more paintings with bicycle themes and I could not be more happy... :)

Fortunately, I had some bicycle pictures from my trips that I wished to paint and now I had good reason to do so. Initially, I made some sketches and showed to my client out of which he selected two. I did larger and final versions of those and shipped them yesterday. Today I got a call from him that he liked both the paintings very much :)

Here are the sketches of these two paintings:

Another good news I wish to share is that my painting 'Chinese fishing nets' is also sold. It was bought by an art collector in Hyderabad a couple of days ago.

'Chinese Fishing Nets'

Have a great weekend!

Golden Fields

2011-07-30T23:08:00.001-07:00

Watercolor on paper

14 x 21 inches

I have used Saunders Waterford (300 gsm) for this painting. When compared to others, this paper is a little yellowish...good for subjects that don't have much whites!

Locked Door

2011-07-17T23:55:00.001-07:00

Watercolor on paper

10 x 14 inches

Photo reference provided by Daniel David Talegaonkar. Thanks very much Daniel :)

I just loved the texture on this old wooden door and needless to say, the brilliant light and shadows. Did this on a rough paper to get the texture.

Light and shadow

2011-07-12T08:39:00.000-07:00

'Police chowki, Udaipur'

Watercolor on paper

11 x 15 in.

This is the 'Police chowki' (Police station) in Udaipur. The bright light on the upper right portion of the building and the shadows caught my attention. Some unwanted elements were eliminated while composing, thereby keeping the composition simple and highlighting just the play of light and shadow.

Lake Palace, Udaipur

2011-07-07T22:52:00.001-07:00

Watercolor on handmade paper

11 x 15 inches

Yet another study...

P.S.

I'm not able to make changes in text alignment for quite sometime! Anyone getting the same problem?

Two Small Studies

2011-06-29T19:36:00.000-07:00

City Palace, Udaipur (Study)

Watercolor, 5 x 10 inches

Jag mandir, Udaipur (study)

Watercolor, 5 x 10 inch

These are small studies (5 x 10") done from my reference photos of Udaipur. I wanted to see how these will look in the long format composition.

SOLD

2011-06-17T06:43:00.001-07:00

" Bougainvilleas"

Watercolor on paper

11 x 15 in.

This is a very recent painting and now its sold to a gentleman in Delhi along with my 3 other paintings namely Vivid Wall, Sunset Riders and Wet Road. All are my favorites and its difficult for me to let go of them although I'm very happy that they have found a good home :)

Panch kuwa Darwaza, Ahmedabad

2011-06-01T05:57:00.000-07:00

Watercolor on Paper

14 x 21 inches

Recently I was approached by one Mr.Karthik Ramkrishnan who is an art enthusiast and maintains a blog called scarletcanvas.com where he talks about the current trends in the art market and also features talented artists from all over the world. He liked my watercolors very much and wanted to do a feature on me as well. I'm much thankful to him. He has done a great job, writing about me so nicely. Do take a look

http://scarletcanvas.com/2011/05/30/featuring-ramesh-jhawar-a-highly-talented-and-upcoming-water-color-artist/

Clock Tower, Ahmedabad

2011-05-26T08:51:00.001-07:00

Watercolor on paper

15 x 11 inches

This clock tower is located in the heart of the city of Ahmedabad. I visited the city last December.

One more news I wanted to share is that my painting titled "Morning Rays" is sold to a collector in Delhi. This was one of my personal favorites and I'm happy that it has found a good home :)

Here's the image of the painting...

Market, Surat

2011-05-11T23:40:00.000-07:00

Watercolor on Paper

14 x 19 inches

I'm leaving tonight for Surat to attend my cousin's wedding. Will be back after 10 days. Surat is located in Gujarat state in central-western part of India and its a very old city. It even finds a mention in one of the short stories of Leo Tolstoy.

This scene and my last cityscape post titled 'Twilight hour' are from the same place. I took the reference photos when I visited Surat last year.

Life Drawing

2011-05-08T20:14:00.000-07:00

These are the portraits of my nieces who came visiting us while on their summer vacation. They insisted that I draw their portraits and I too jumped at the opportunity! It was after a very long time, that I was drawing from life and I thought its a nice chance to test myself! It took me almost 45 minutes to complete each portrait which I think is a little long! However, with regular practice, this can be shortened. Well...I had an exciting time sketching these portraits. As for the girls, they tried hard not to doze off while posing... :))

P.S.

They loved their portraits :)

Twilight Hour

2011-05-03T22:23:00.001-07:00

Watercolor on paper

11 x 15 inches

For reasons unknown, my camera couldn't capture the exact hue of ultramarine blue which is the major color in this painting. I got problems with the values as well! I have tried very hard in photoshop to match this image with the original hues of the painting. Believe me, the actual painting looks much better!

Gorai Beach

2011-04-27T20:15:00.001-07:00

Watercolor on paper

14 x 21 inches

This is the last one of my beach scenes until I paint a new one :)

Again, masking fluid has been used here to preserve the whites.

Low Tide, Gorai Creek

2011-04-20T20:06:00.000-07:00

Watercolor on paper

14 x 21 inches

Done from one of my reference pics of Mumbai city. This is a scene of Gorai creek in suburban Mumbai. One has to cross this creek in order to reach the Gorai beach. While walking towards the ferry, I noticed this wonderful scene of light shining on the sand and immediately captured it on my camera. The famous global vipassana pagoda is also seen in the distance. I have used masking fluid to save the whites just like my last painting of Gorai beach. The figures were added from imagination.

Golden Light, Gorai Beach

2011-04-15T23:52:00.000-07:00

Watercolor on paper

14 x 21 inches

At The Traffic Light

2011-03-29T20:58:00.000-07:00

Watercolor on Paper

14.5 x 20 inches

This is a scene from Pune city when I visited the place in December 2010 enroute to Mumbai. I shot the reference photo for this from an autorickshaw! I was at a traffic light and barely noticed my surroundings. Even my camera was tucked away in its bag. But as soon as we were ready to go, I noticed this beautiful light falling on the road and very hurriedly captured it on my camera :))

Sunset Riders

2011-03-24T08:56:00.001-07:00

Watercolor on paper

20 x 15 in.

Featured

2011-03-23T01:48:00.000-07:00

Fellow blogger Mr.Fernando Pena, a wonderful watercolor artist himself, was kind enough to feature me in "www.watercolorspainting.com", a blog featuring exclusive watercolorists from all over the world.

Please check it out here.

Thank you very much dear Fernando :)

Evening at Marina beach

2011-03-17T20:08:00.000-07:00

Watercolor on paper

14 x 19 in.

Whenever in Chennai, I try to visit the Marina beach, a very popular tourist point. This is painted from one of my reference photos of the beach.

The Vivid Wall

2011-03-12T19:58:00.001-08:00

Watercolor on paper

11 x 15 in.

My obsession with bicycles continues... :)

Sonam Kapoor with her portrait

2011-03-08T23:52:00.000-08:00

A very nice thing happened to me during the exhibition at Chitrasanthe in Bangalore. A young lady who bought 1 painting from me, a portrait of bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor, happened to be the cousin of the actress herself! She wanted to gift this portrait to her and she promised that she would send me the image of Sonam Kapoor with her portrait. So here it is :)

A New Day Begins

2011-03-05T01:48:00.001-08:00

Watercolor on paper

15 x 20 in.

I'm glad that you all like my 'veggie market/vendor' series. There are still many more to be painted. This one is from my usual cityscape theme...a scene from my city of a bright morning when people just start their activities. Hope you like it!

Have a great weekend :)

Fresh News

2011-03-02T21:32:00.001-08:00

'Taaza Samachar'

Watercolor on paper

11 x 15 in.

Vegetable seller

2011-02-25T07:55:00.001-08:00

Watercolor on paper

15 x 20 in.

Aloo le lo, pyaaz le lo, gaajar le lo, mooli le lo, bhindi le lo, neembu le lo, (the list goes on and on) le lo...le lo...le lo !!!

Sometime back, I heard this funny ringtone on my cousin's mobile. This painting always reminds me of that ringtone :))

SOLD TO BETA PICTORIS

2011-02-18T08:40:00.000-08:00

'Kitchen' (Oil)

'After a Rain Spell' (Watercolor)

Two of my paintings are sold to Beta Pictoris, Bilbao in Spain.

Evening Light

2011-02-09T19:17:00.001-08:00

Watercolor and opaque on tinted paper

16 x 12 in.

Tinted paper was used for this painting. However the paper didn't behave well while applying washes. In fact, I struggled at one point and thought the painting is ruined!

Since last week, a wound in my index finger has been giving me trouble. I've been unable to hold the brush. Will take another week to heal :(

Chitrakala Academy's Annual Group Show

2011-02-06T19:04:00.000-08:00

Paintings on display...

Chief guest taking a look at the paintings...

My painting 'Morning Ride' in the center that was sold

My second entry...

The 5 day annual group show of Chitrakala Academy in Coimbatore, of which I'm a member, concluded yesterday. All the members were asked to exhibit 2 paintings each for the show and totally 64 paintings were on display at the gallery. The sale was almost 50%. Out of my 2 entries, I sold one titled 'Morning Ride'!

Chitrasanthe 2011

2011-02-03T18:59:00.000-08:00

The main entrance of Chitrakala Parishad

My stall

Art lovers at Chitrasanthe

My art collectors

Participating in Chitrasanthe was a good experience. More than 1300 artists took part in the event! The only bad side was that people asked for the paintings at very low prices. I was able to sell a few paintings, with some discount though! The weather also gave some trouble. It was blazing hot for a few hours in the morning but it became all right by late afternoon. Prabal, Praveen and I had booked our stalls together and so I had good company. Met some of my facebook friends too for the first time! All in all it was a good learning experience. The beginning of this year has been good for me. I sold 11 paintings in January. Hope the sales continue :)

Flower Seller At Madivala

2011-01-28T02:00:00.000-08:00

Watercolor on paper

15 x 20 in.

I'm leaving for Bengaluru tomorrow to participate in 'Chirasanthe 2011' - a one day art fair where around 1000 artists would be participating. The event would take place on Sunday the 30th.

Well...speaking of Bengaluru, the image that I've uploaded today is a scene from the same city. The reference photo for this was taken during my last visit to the city in July 2010. The day was overcast and how I wished there could be some light! Lets see if I'm lucky this time :)

Returning Home

2011-01-15T21:08:00.001-08:00

Watercolor and Opaque on Tinted Paper

12 x 16 in.

Amid Nature

2011-01-11T10:13:00.000-08:00

Watercolor on paper

11 x 15 in.

I painted this one from a reference photograph which I took while I was driving to Mysore. My cousin accompanied me and it was here that we stopped and had our lunch. It was such a beautiful spot on the highway, just on the border of Asanur forest area. On our way back, we missed seeing this spot as the weather was bad and it was raining!

A Bright Morning

2011-01-03T18:55:00.000-08:00

Watercolor on Paper

15 x 11 in.

Winter Morning

2010-12-30T07:30:00.001-08:00

Watercolor on paper

11 x 15 in.

Wishing all of you a Very Happy New Year 2011. May the dawning of this New Year, fill your heart with new hopes, open up new horizons and bring for you promises of brighter tomorrows :)

Maples

2010-12-24T22:10:00.000-08:00

Watercolor on paper

11 x 15 in.

SOLD

A Merry Christmas to all my friends here :)

Tomatoes anyone?

2010-12-19T02:36:00.000-08:00

Watercolor on Paper

11 x 15 in.

This man seemed happy to pose for a photograph in the local vegetable market and I too found this a nice subject for painting :)

A memorable trip

2010-12-15T10:34:00.000-08:00

With Shri Milind Mulick and fellow blogger Sandeep Khedkar

Gorai Beach, Mumbai

Parimal Garden, Ahmedabad

Lake Palace, Udaipur

With fellow blogger Anurag Mehta

Hi all, I'm back from my trip. Yes...It was a long trip (a little more than 2 weeks) and a really memorable one! I travelled to Pune, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and finally Udaipur. I met some of my blogger and facebook friends for the very first time during this trip and it was such a pleasure. They were all so friendly and helpful. This was my first visit to Udaipur and needless to say, I was awestruck by its beauty and I was just there at the right time. The cold weather was bearable and this year's bountyful rains had filled up all the lakes and it was the beginning of the tourist season particularly for the foreigners. Udaipur is very famous for its beautiful lakes and is truly called the romantic city of India (Ah...I missed my wife :) Anurag Mehta, who lives in Udaipur was kind enough to show me around his beautiful city. Thank you so much Anurag :)

I now have loads of photographs...should start working on them! More photographs on my FB page, here.

Last but not the least...many thanks for your generous comments on my last post. The result is out...the portrait format wins :))

Creek

2010-11-26T00:36:00.000-08:00

'Creek 1'

Watercolor, 11 x 15 in.

'Creek 2'

Watercolor, 11 x 15 in.

While passing through Asanur, a forest area, on the way to mysore, I saw this creek. I have painted the scene in both portrait and landscape formats. Would like to know which one you liked more!

I'll be absent from blogosphere for a little more than 2 weeks as I'm leaving on a trip to pune, mumbai, ahmedabad, udaipur and jodhpur tomorrow.

Another good news which I would like to share is that my painting titled 'After Rains' is sold in Sydney, Australia via indianartcollectors.com.

Another WIP

2010-11-20T05:46:00.000-08:00

'A Rainy Evening'

Watercolor on paper

16 x 12 in.

Hi, posting another WIP of my recent work. Hope you like it. I have used masking fluid (for the first time!) in this for the bus's headlights and their reflection. Masking fluid is a liquid solution used in watercolor painting to preserve the white of the paper in some areas while giving an even wash of color in a large portion of the paper.

Have a great weekend :)

Wet Road and its WIP

2010-11-15T23:26:00.000-08:00

'Wet Road'

Watercolor on paper

15 x 11 in.

Wet Street

2010-11-10T19:23:00.001-08:00

Watercolor on paper

15 x 20 in.

Dear friends, hearing very little from you all nowadays...wonder why?

This is another from my rainy streetscape series. Hope you like this. All critiques and comments welcome :)

A Rainy Day

2010-11-08T08:48:00.000-08:00

Watercolor on paper

14 x 20 in.

Rainy Reflections

2010-11-03T10:07:00.000-07:00

Watercolor on paper

15 x 20 in.

Its monsoon season now in Tamilnadu. I love painting rainy scenes such as this one! This is a scene from my city and the colorful reflections made such an interesting subject!

Its also the time to celebrate our biggest festival, the festival of lights- DIWALI. So here's wishing all my friends a very happy and a safe Diwali :)

Kerala Landscape

2010-10-30T21:28:00.001-07:00

Watercolor on paper

11 x 15 in.

This was somewhere near Palakad in Kerala. The whole painting was done using wet in wet technique to capture the mood of the rainy and misty atmosphere.

Pink Bicycle

2010-10-25T02:56:00.000-07:00

Watercolor, 15 x 20 in.

Came across this interesting scene in fort Kochi...

Jetty at Cochin Marine Drive

2010-10-14T20:40:00.001-07:00

Watercolor, 11 x 15 in.
SOLD

The marine drive in Cochin, Kerala is a very beautiful promenade and a popular hangout place for tourists and the local people. Its built facing the backwaters and there are several boat jetties, like the one I have painted, along its walkway.

After Rains

2010-10-11T01:50:00.001-07:00

Watercolor, 15 x 20 in.
SOLD

Another one from my Kerala trip...The name of this road is Gujarati Road as there are many gujaratis living in this part of Cochin, known as Fort Kochi!

P.S. I am not able to post any comment on my blog...seems theres some problem. So I wish to convey my thanks to all of you for your valuable comments! They are much appreciated.

Chinese Fishing Nets

2010-10-07T21:03:00.000-07:00

Watercolor on paper

15 x 20 in.

A scene from Fort Kochi beach in Kerala. These fishing nets are a popular tourist attraction in Kochi ( Cochin). It is believed that these nets are chinese in origin and that the nets were introduced by the chinese explorer Zheng He. The nets were brought to Kerala between 1350 and 1450.

I did this from a photograph that I took during my recent trip to Kerala.

SOLD

2010-09-28T20:14:00.000-07:00

"Shimmering Water"

Oil on canvas

16 x 20 in.

Just sold this painting! A gentleman from Spain has purchased this. This is my first direct international sale and I'm so happy about it :)

Kitchen

2010-09-23T00:29:00.000-07:00

Oil on canvas

30 x 30 in.

Folk Artiste

2010-09-19T00:01:00.000-07:00

Oil on Canvas

30 x 30 in.

SOLD

This is an earlier work in oil. Its been quite a while since I painted in oil. I will be displaying this along with my other oil and acrylic paintings at Chitrasanthe in Mysore on the 3rd of October.

BBC Good Homes Sep.2010

2010-09-16T22:54:00.000-07:00

My painting featured in this month's issue of BBC GOOD HOMES INDIA magazine!

Jodhpur Street #4

2010-09-08T02:40:00.001-07:00

Watercolor on paper

20 x 15 in.

SOLD

Jodhpur Tongas

2010-09-05T02:48:00.000-07:00

Watercolor on hand-made paper

11 x 15 in.

Tongas or Taangas (horse drawn carriages) have become so rare nowadays. I don't see them in my town anymore! I spotted these taangas while I visited Jodhpur in summer. They make such a good subject!

Orange and blue

2010-08-31T22:14:00.000-07:00

Watercolor on paper

15 x 11 in.

Two Portraits

2010-08-25T00:23:00.000-07:00

Watercolor on paper, 11 x 15 in.

Charcoal & White Chalk on paper, 11 x 15 in.

I was so much fascinated by this image that I painted 2 different versions of it. The original reference was in B & W. Who knows, I may paint yet another version :)

Commission

2010-08-19T23:18:00.000-07:00

I was commissioned to paint my older painting "The Blue Bicycle" on a 5 feet canvas for a client in Mumbai! The original version is already sold. This one is done in acrylic.

Morning Rays

2010-08-16T06:19:00.001-07:00

Watercolor on paper

20 x 15 in.

(Photo reference courtesy Shubhangi Athalye. Thanks Shubhangi.)

Kolkata again!

2010-08-06T05:12:00.001-07:00

"Tramway tracks"

Watercolor on paper

15 x 20 in.

Kolkata Street

2010-08-02T03:29:00.001-07:00

Watercolor, 15 x 20 in.

Hi all! Had been to kerala last week. And what a proper time it was to visit such an exotic place...i.e., during the monsoon! Its truly God's own country! I've captured many pics of rain drenched streets and the backwaters and the beach. Enough to keep me busy for now! Will post them here as soon as I paint. Have shared some of those pics on my Facebook page which could be viewed by FB users here.

For now I'm posting one of my personal favorite watercolor paintings. This is a street scene from Kolkata, capital city of the state of West Bengal and one of the metropolitan cities of India. The reference photograph for this was provided by Shubhangi Athalye. Thanks so much Shubhangi!

Blue Building

2010-07-23T05:02:00.001-07:00

Watercolor, 20 x 15 in.

Another scene from Jodhpur. The architectural design of this long blue building caught my eye! The famous Mehrangarh fort is seen at a distance, above.

Jodhpur Street #3

2010-07-20T06:25:00.000-07:00

Watercolor on paper

20 x 15 in.

The colorful streets of Jodhpur are a delight to paint!

Study for "Ploughing"

2010-07-19T02:31:00.001-07:00

Watercolor, 11 x 15 in.

Morning Toil

2010-07-15T07:35:00.000-07:00

Watercolor on paper

15 x 20 in.

Market Street

2010-07-11T10:25:00.001-07:00

Watercolor on paper

15 x 20 in.

A street scene from my town...I loved the soft morning light falling on the street and the pavement. Some shops had opened and some were about to and people going about their business in the street. Very soon the place would be abuzz with activity!

Bangalore Group Show

2010-07-09T06:55:00.000-07:00

My group show with Prabal and Praveen was great! I wish to thank both of them. They were very kind and helpful and I really had a wonderful time with them!

The show was inaugurated by Prabal's and Praveen's family members along with some senior artists who were also present there. Though there were lots of visitors at the show on all days, very few were interested in buying. Also we felt that our show wasn't very well promoted and we couldn't reach out to many people. Anyway, as this was our first show in this city, we learnt a lot from this experience. Planning to do some more shows together! During the show some of my favorite paintings got sold and I'm so thankful to my buyers.

Inaugurating the show by lighting the auspicious lamp

Prabal and me with senior artist Mr.Ramachandran

With other senior artists

Visitors at the show

My art collectors

Invite

2010-06-22T01:55:00.000-07:00

Hi! Pleased to announce my group show with Prabal Mallick and Praveen Chavan in Bangalore from June 30 to July 4 at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat. Our show is titled "Confluence" since its a coming together of 3 artists from 3 different parts of India. Around 60 watercolor paintings will be on display with various themes like landscapes, streetscapes and portraits. So if you're anywhere nearby, do stop by and have a look!

Barn

2010-06-16T09:46:00.000-07:00

Watercolor on paper

15 x 20 in.

Rural Landscape

2010-06-13T06:00:00.000-07:00

Watercolor on Paper

15 x 20 in.

I came across this lovely place while on the way to my son's school on the outskirts of my town...

Sanjay Gandhi National Park

2010-06-07T00:01:00.000-07:00

Watercolor on Paper

15 x 20 in.

Hi, I'm back! It was a wonderful trip and I had a great time at the wedding! The first thing I did after I got back was check my blog and it was lovely seeing so many comments from you all. Thank you so much! Now I'm busy preparing for my forthcoming show in Bangalore. There are still a lot of things to do! Time's running out...!!

Water Lilies

2010-05-24T11:43:00.001-07:00

Watercolor on paper

15 x 20 in.

Leaving tomorrow on a trip for ten days to attend my cousin's wedding.Till then...happy painting!

Some more sketches

2010-05-20T06:05:00.000-07:00

Sketches

2010-05-16T01:30:00.000-07:00

Quick and loose sketches in watercolor on rough handmade paper (10 x 14 in.)

My art featured in BBC GOOD HOMES (Indian edition)

2010-05-05T00:56:00.000-07:00

Annual Affordable Art Show

2010-05-02T09:24:00.000-07:00

I am participating in the Annual Affordable Art Show at the Vinnyasa Premier Art Gallery in Chennai. The show will be on view from 5th May to 30th June, 2010.

Morning Ride

2010-04-27T09:16:00.000-07:00

Watercolor on Paper

15 x 20 in.

Shade

2010-04-21T01:43:00.000-07:00

Watercolor on Paper

15 x 20 in.

A scene from my town...

Found the pattern of the shade very interesting!

Parade

2010-04-11T23:10:00.001-07:00

Watercolor on paper

15 x 20 in.

Another scene from the Sanjay Gandhi National Park...

Stick No Bills

2010-04-06T06:53:00.000-07:00

Watercolor on Paper

15 x 20 in.

SOLD

Hey...No one came up with some suitable titles for my last painting except Nithya!

Seems that most of you skipped the text part in my last post :(