Showing posts with label Natyanjali. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Natyanjali. Show all posts

Sunday, April 9, 2023

A piece of my Soul found a new home . . .

Nátyánjali - My tribute to Indian Classical Dance Oil on Canvas 16" x 20" (40 cm x 50 cm)
Nátyánjali - My tribute to Indian Classical Dance
Oil on Canvas 16" x 20" (40 cm x 50 cm)

Soul lives beyond life. My Soul is my Art.

We, a small group of Indian Artists started our group Kalakruti's association and our journey with Learn Quest Academy of Music in 2015. Since then our presence has been there every year at their Annual Event, "A 3-Day Festival of Indian Classical Music".

I still remember all the hard-work we did to make the room look better, the very first year when Learn Quest organizers gave us the room called "Black Room" to display our Art works, wherein the Musicians and Singers come out into, during breaks to meet their fans. Year after year, it got so better and our Kalakruti's presence over there has become an integral part of this event.

After a three year break that the Pandemic had given to the Planet, human-life started getting back to normal, so as several events, gatherings and energies too. This year we had our 6th presence in a row at their "15th Annual Music Conference in Boston", and we filled the "Black Room" again with our Art energies. It was nice and great feeling to be around with Artists and Art lovers.

I had my 3 Paintings displayed this year. And, one found a new home. Many thanks to Dr. Megha Joshi and her husband who bought this painting taking it as a gift to her Sister-in-law's Dance School in California. Also, thanks to Learn Quest Organizers. This is an Oil Painting I did back in 2018. I was very happy that a-piece-of-my-soul found it's new home to live longer.

Original Art goes with a "piece of life" in it. It's not merely a physical a piece of work. It is a piece of work that has a piece of life-time, skill and effort put in the creation of it. Unlike a machine made work, it has life in it and brings back life in any room at any place.

"Life expires, Soul doesn't." ~ Giridhar Pottepalem
 

Sunday, February 21, 2021

Nátyánjali...

 
Nátyánjali
Watercolors on Paper (11.5" x 15")  
Happy Painting!

"Dance is the hidden language of the soul of the body." ~ Martha Graham


Details 
Reference: Dance of Karronya Katrynn
Mediums: Watercolors on Paper
Size: 11.5" x 15" (29 cm x 38 cm)
Surface: Arches Watercolor Paper

Sunday, February 14, 2021

లయకే నిలయమై నీ పాదం సాగాలి...

"లయకే నిలయమై నీ పాదం సాగాలి"
Watercolors on Paper (16" x 20") 

Love your passion, love your life!
Happy Valentine's Day! 

"Where there is love there is life." ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Happy Painting!

Details 
Title: లయకే నిలయమై నీ పాదం సాగాలి...
Reference: Picture of Karronya Katrynn
Mediums: Watercolors on Paper
Size: 16" x 20" (41.6 cm x 50.8 cm)
Surface: Arches Watercolor Paper

Sunday, January 31, 2021

సిరి సిరి మువ్వ...

"సిరి సిరి మువ్వ" 
Pen and Watercolors on Paper (8.5" x 11") 

నీ కదలిక చైతన్యపు శ్రీకారం కానీ ..
నిదురించిన హృదయ రవళి ఓంకారం కానీ ...

"Know yourself to improve yourself." ~ Auguste Comte

Always (im)prove yourself!
Happy Painting!!

Details 
Title: సిరి సిరి మువ్వ
Reference: Picture of Baby Karronya
Mediums: Ink and Watercolors on Paper
Size: 8.5" x 11" (21.5 cm x 27.9 cm)
Surface: Artist's Loft Sketchbook 75 LB

Friday, December 11, 2020

Don't know what to do...

 
Indian Classical Dance
Watercolors on Paper (8.5" x 11")

Sometimes, we get into the state of "don't know what to do, but want to do something". Not knowing that something is what gives an opportunity to explore. There is always something to explore. Never stop exploring your skill and see what more you can do with it.

"Sometimes, not knowing what you're doing allows you to do things you never knew you could do."
~ Nell Scovell

Details 
Reference: A dance video of Karronya
Mediums: Watercolors on Paper
Size: 8.5" x 11" (21.5 cm x 27.9 cm)
Surface: Artist's Loft Sketchbook 75 LB

Sunday, October 11, 2020

కంఠేన ఆలంబయేత్ గీతం...

గీతం కంఠంలో పలికించాలి
అర్ధం చేతిలో ప్రదర్శించాలి
భావం కళ్ళల్లో గోచరించాలి
తాళం పాదాల్లో కదలాడాలి...

ఇవన్నీ కలిపి అనుభూతి పొందుతూ చేసేదే నాట్యం...
అన్న అర్ధం తో ఈ బొమ్మకి చక్కగా అమరిన శ్లోకం...

"ప్రతిభ" కి అద్దం పట్టే చిత్రం

ఈ "చిన్నారి" కి ఆశీస్సులతో...

Portrait of Chi. Karronya Katrynn 
Ballpoint Pen on Paper (8.5" x 11")

Details 
Reference: Portrait of Karronya Katrynn
Mediums: Ballpoint Pen on Paper
Size: 8.5" x 11" (21.5 cm x 27.9 cm)
Surface: Artist's Loft Sketchbook 75 LB

Saturday, October 10, 2020

హస్తేన అర్ధం ప్రదర్శనేత్...

Portrait of Chi. Karronya Katrynn 
Ballpoint Pen on Paper (8.5" x 11")

కంఠేన ఆలంబయేత్ గీతం
హస్తేన అర్ధం ప్రదర్శనేత్ 
చక్షుభ్యాం దర్శనేత్ భావం
పాదాభ్యాం తాళం ఆచరేత్


Details 
Reference: Portrait of Karronya Katrynn
Mediums: Ballpoint Pen on Paper
Size: 8.5" x 11" (21.5 cm x 27.9 cm)
Surface: Artist's Loft Sketchbook 75 LB

Sunday, July 12, 2020

Day 8 of 10 - Simple, Special and Beautiful...

Simple, Special and Beautiful
Pencil on Paper (5" x 7")     

Back to 1988...

స్వర్ణకమలం - కాలేజి రోజుల్లో నన్ను అమితంగా ప్రభావితం చేసిన సినిమా. ఇప్పటికి ఎన్ని సార్లు చూశానో నాకే తెలీదు. "భానుప్రియ" పాత్రని "కళాతపస్వి శ్రీ కె.విశ్వనాథ్" గారు మలచి, తీర్చిదిద్దిన తీరు, దానికి సరిగ్గా తగ్గట్టు ఆమె చూపించిన అభినయం "స్వర్ణకమలం" అనే ఓ గొప్ప తెలుగు పదానికి నిండు రూపాన్నిచాయి. ఏ తెలుగు డిక్షనరీ లోనైనా ఈ పదానికి విడమరిచి మరీ అర్ధం చెప్పాలంటే ఈ సినిమాలో ఈ పాత్రని చూసి అర్ధం చేసుకోవాల్సిందే అన్నంతగా ఆ పాత్రని పోషించి, దానికి జీవం పోసి, ఆ పాత్రని ఎప్పటికీ సజీవం చేసిన నాటి మంచి నటీమణి, అంతకి మించిన మంచి నర్తకి "భానుప్రియ".

నా బొమ్మల్లో ఇప్పటికీ "భానుప్రియ" దే అగ్రస్థానం. దాదాపు 25 పోర్ట్రెయిట్స్ దాకా వేశాను. నా బొమ్మల్లో భరతనాట్యం మీద నా ఆసక్తి కి బీజం "సాగరసంగమం". ఆ మూవీ చూశాక, అప్పట్లో ఆ సినిమాలో "కమలహాసన్" డ్యాన్స్ స్టిల్స్ ప్రతిదీ పెన్సిల్ తో వేశాను. అలా నా బొమ్మల్లో డ్యాన్స్ కి "సాగరసంగమం" సినిమా బీజం అయితే, అది మొలకెత్తి చిగురించి ఎదిగింది మాత్రం "స్వర్ణకమలం" తోనే.

అలానే ఇప్పటిదాకా ఒక సబ్జెక్ట్ మీద ఎక్కువగా పెయింటింగ్స్ వేసింది ఏదీ అంటే అది "భరతనాట్యం". "నాట్యాంజలి" అని మొదలెట్టి 1,2,3...12...21...అని ఇలా లెక్కపెట్టుకుంటూ పోతూ, ఎక్కడో లెక్క తప్పి, లెక్క పెట్టటమే మానేశాను. బహుశా అన్నీకలిపి ఓ యాభై పైనే వేసుంటానేమో ఇప్పటిదాకా ఈ సబ్జెక్ట్ మీదే. ఈ సబ్జెక్ట్ కి స్ఫూర్తి కూడా అలనాటి నటి "భానుప్రియే"!

"భానుప్రియ" ని ఎప్పుడు TV లో చూసినా నువ్వే గుర్తొస్తావ్ గిరీ అని ఇప్పటికీ కొందరు ఫ్రెండ్స్ అంటూనే ఉంటారు. అసలు "భానుప్రియ" ఎవరో తెలీకుండా, ఆమె సినిమా చూడకుండానే ఆమెకి అభిమానినయ్యాను.

Back to few more years, 1984...

"ఆంధ్ర లోయోలా, విజయవాడ" లో ఇంటర్మీడియట్ రోజులు..."నీలాచలం" అని ఒక ఫ్రెండ్ Bi.P.C. గ్రూపు, "తాడికొండ రెసిడెన్షియల్ స్కూల్" నుంచి, అందుకేనేమో సహజంగా "కొడిగెనహళ్ళి రెసిడెన్షియల్ స్కూల్  నుంచి మా బ్యాచ్ లో ఉన్న మా ముగ్గురితోనే ఎక్కువగా సావాసం చేశాడు. చాలా సౌమ్యుడూ, నెమ్మదస్తుడూ. హాస్టల్లో ఎప్పుడూ మాతోనే మసలేవాడు. నన్ను `గిరిధర్` అని పిలిచే అతి కొద్ది ఫ్రెండ్స్ లో అతనూ ఒకడు. నేనేసే బొమ్మలు చూసి బాగ మెచ్చుకునేవాడు, నీలాచలం మాటలు నాకిప్పటికీ గుర్తే. "గిరిధర్ , నువ్వు `సితార` సినిమా చూడాలి, అందులో "భానుప్రియ" అని కొత్తనటి, ఆమె కళ్ళు చాలా అందంగా ఉంటాయి, కళ్ళతోనే యాక్ట్ చేస్తుంది. మంచి డ్యాన్సర్ కూడా. నువ్వు ఆసినిమా చూస్తే తప్పకుండా ఇష్టపడతావు, ఆమె బొమ్మలు చాలా గీస్తావు." అని ఎప్పుడూ నా పక్కన భుజం మీద చెయ్యేసి నడుస్తూ అంటూనే ఉండేవాడు. అలా అతను అనేకసార్లు చెప్పీ చెప్పీ, తర్వాత `సితార` ఫొటోలు పత్రికల్లో చూసి, నీలాచలం చెప్పేది నిజమేనా అనుకున్నాను.

కానీ "నీలాచలం" నన్ను చూడమంటూ పదే పదే చెప్పిన `సితార` సినిమా చూసే అవకాశం చాలా సంవత్సరాలదాకా రాలేదు. అప్పట్లో ఆ సినిమా చాలారోజులు ఆడి సెన్సేషన్ సృష్టించి థియేటర్స్ లోనుంచి వెళ్ళిపోయింది. తర్వాత వచ్చిన "ప్రేమించు పెళ్ళాడు" సినిమా నాకెంతో నచ్చింది. అదే నేను చూసిన "భానుప్రియ" మొదటి సినిమా. సితార ఫొటోల్లో చూసి నేననుకున్న సింప్లిసిటీ ఈ సినిమాలోనూ కనిపించింది. అందులో "భానుప్రియ" కళ్ళతోనే చేసిన అభినయం, నృత్యాలూ చూసి "సింపుల్"  గా అభిమానినయ్యాను. తర్వాత వచ్చిన "అన్వేషణ" కూడా ఒక సంచలనం క్రియేట్ చేసింది.  ఆ సినిమాలో డైరెక్టర్ వంశీ గారు చాలా ఫ్రేముల్లో కళ్ళతోనే అభినయం చేయించారు. కమర్షియల్ సినిమాలో గ్లామరస్ గా అనిపించింది. "విజేత" లోనూ బాగా నచ్చింది. "ఆలాపన" లో ఒక పాటకి చేసిన నృత్యం ఎప్పటికీ మరచిపోలేను. "మంచిమనసులు" సినిమాలోనూ ఒక పాటలో ఎంతో హృద్యంగా  చేసిన నాట్యం ఎప్పుడు చూసినా నన్ను కదిలిస్తూనే ఉంటుంది.

తర్వాత వచ్చిన "స్వర్ణకమలం" అయితే ఇక ఇంతకన్నా "భానుప్రియ" కి గొప్ప సినిమా రాదేమో అన్నంతగా నన్నూ నా బొమ్మల లోకాన్నీ ఆకట్టుకునేసింది. పేపర్స్ లో వచ్చిన డ్యాన్స్ స్టిల్స్ కట్ చేసి పెట్టుకున్నాను, బొమ్మలు వెయ్యటంకోసం. చికాగో లో ఉన్నపుడు ATA Conference లో నా Art Works 5 display చేస్తే, అందులో "స్వర్ణకమలం" లోని ఓ డ్యాన్స్ స్టిల్ ని పెన్సిల్ తో వేసిన బొమ్మ చాలా నచ్చింది, కొనుక్కుంటాను అంటూ నాకొచ్చిన ఫోన్ కాల్ ఎప్పటికీ మర్చిపోలేని ఆనందం. "స్వర్ణకమలం" లో "భానుప్రియ" డ్యాన్స్ స్టిల్స్ చాలా వేశాను. ఇంకా చాలా ఉన్నాయి, వెయ్యాలి, వేస్తాను.

వికీపీడియా లో "భానుప్రియ" ప్రొఫైల్ పేజి లో ఇప్పటికీ నేను వేసిన డ్రాయింగ్స్ ఉన్నాయి. వికీపీడియా  "స్వర్ణకమలం" పేజి లోనూ నేనేసిన బొమ్మ ఒకటి ఇప్పటికీ ఉంది. గూగుల్ లో ఎవరైనా సెర్ఛ్ చేసినా బహుశా నేను వేసిన బొమ్మలే ఎక్కువగా కనిపించొచ్చు. ఆ మధ్య ఒకసారి TV9 చూస్తున్నపుడు "భానుప్రియ" చెల్లెలు "శాంతిప్రియ" పై ఏదో ప్రోగ్రాం వస్తూ చూపించిన కొన్ని ఫొటోల్లో నేనేసిన "భానుప్రియ" బాల్ పాయింట్ పెన్ స్కెచ్ చూసి చాలా థ్రిల్లింగ్ అయ్యాను.

"భానుప్రియ" కనపడకుండా నా బొమ్మలలోకం లేదు, నా బొమ్మలు చెప్పే కబుర్లు పూర్తి కావు. అలా "భానుప్రియ" నా బొమ్మల్లో అప్పుడూ, ఇప్పుడూ, ఎప్పుడూ సింపుల్, స్పెషల్ అండ్ బ్యూటిఫుల్ గానే మిగిలి ఉంది, ఉంటుంది...

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Saturday, April 18, 2020

ఆ నటరాజు నర్తించనీ...

"ఆ నటరాజు నర్తించనీ"
Multi-talented Dancer and Telugu Actress Karronya Katrynn 
Watercolors on Paper (9.5" x 12")

Give your best efforts when you want to see the best result.
లీనమై సాధన చేస్తే ఏ కళ అయినా ఖచ్చితంగా పరిణతితో రాణిస్తుంది.

Happy Painting!

Details 
Title: ఆ నటరాజు నర్తించనీ...
Inspiration: Talented Dancer & Telugu Actress Karronya Katrynn
Mediums: Watercolors
Size: 9.5" x 12" (24 cm x 30.5 cm)
Surface: Arches Watercolor Paper, Cold Press, 140 LB

Sunday, March 15, 2020

The Language of Soul...

Multi-talented Dancer and Telugu Actress Karronya Katrynn 
Watercolors on Paper (8.5" x 11") 

You soul is your true self. Know the language of your soul, speak to it, feel it and be with it.
Just be you, be with you and refresh your soul!

Every Painting is a challenge to the Artist. Apart from the usual challenges, the main challenge I had in this painting was to show true age of the girl most probably entering her teens.

"Dance is the hidden language of the soul, of the body." ~ Martha Graham

Happy Painting!
Happy being you!!

Details
Title: Natyanjali - my tribute to Indian Classical Dance
Face Reference: Talented Dancer & Telugu Actress Karronya Katrynn
Mediums: Watercolors
Size: 8.5" x 11" (21.5 cm x 27.9 cm)
Surface: Artist's Loft Sketchbook, 75 lb/110 gm2 Acid-free Paper

Saturday, March 7, 2020

Nothing is easy...

Nátyánjali - My tribute to Indian Classical Dance
Watercolors on Paper (11" x 14")  
  

Nothing is easy and nothing comes free either. The more the efforts, the better the result. Any work that requires skill is always challenging. Ones own skill levels vary depending on the mood and surroundings.

Arches watercolor paper is not my preferred surface, but have been trying on this lately to keep challenging myself on surfaces that I think are harder for me. To make it even harder, I tried it on the reverse side of the paper which is usually not recommended. After all, if everything is so easy, what's the point of doing it again and again. Easy ones are the ones that are routine. Harder ones are the ones that make us learn and grow.

“If it was easy, everyone would be doing it. That’s why they call it artWORK!” 
~Lee Hammond

Happy Painting!
Enjoy hard-work!!

Details
Title: Nátyánjali - my tribute to Indian Classical Dance
Mediums: Watercolors on Paper
Size: 11" x 14" (28 cm x 35.5 cm)
Surface: Arches Watercolor paper 140 lb/300 gsm2

Sunday, February 2, 2020

Challenges...

Nátyánjali - my tribute to Indian Classical Dance
Watercolors on Paper (11" x 14") 
  

Challenges make you better and grow. If everything is so easy, then everyone does everything so well. If everyone can do everything, there is no fun and no frustration.

“Painting is a never-ending process of challenges and learning.”
~Daniel Greene

Happy Painting!
Enjoy challenges, never give up!!

Details
Title: Nátyánjali - my tribute to Indian Classical Dance
Mediums: Saunders Extra White Watercolor Paper
Size: 11" x 14" (28 cm x 35.5 cm)
Surface: Saunders Extra-white Watercolor paper 140 lb/300 gsm2

Saturday, January 25, 2020

Creativity has no absence...

Nátyánjali - My tribute to Indian Classical Dance
Watercolors on Paper (12" x 16") 
  

There is no absence if you have presence of your creativity. Artists never get bored and creativity never gets tired, I keep saying that to everyone. When there is no presence of oneself in time, one gets bored and be absent from it. So, just have a presence in your time and you live in it, not others.

Happy Painting!
Happy Presence of Yourself!!

“There is never a lack of subject matter; just absence of creativity.” ~Lee Hammond

Details
Title: Nátyánjali - my tribute to Indian Classical Dance
Mediums: Saunders Extra White Watercolor Paper
Size: 12" x 16" (31 cm x 41 cm)
Surface: Saunders Extra-white Watercolor paper 140 lb/300 gsm2

Saturday, January 18, 2020

Be what you are...

Nátyánjali - My tribute to Indian Classical Dance
Watercolors on Paper (8.5" x 11") 

It's not easy to be what you are. Being what you are, you meet your best friend in the world- yourself. The same applies to Art. The most self-enjoyed art-work by an Artist is the Art that one makes for oneself, one's self enjoyment and experiment with paints and brushes. The result will be a soul-satisfying experience and memory!

This year, my Art-resolution is: "Not to compromise on the quality of output". If it is bit hard to get there, I should be doing bit more hard work. After all, I am a strong believer of hard-work, and if I don't challenge myself, there is no fun and enjoyment in doing Art for myself ;)

“Be the artist you are.” ~Cherie Haas

Happy Painting!
Happy being yourself!!

Details
Title: Natyanjali - my tribute to Indian Classical Dance
Face Reference: Talented Dancer & Telugu Actress Karronya Katrynn
Mediums: Watercolors
Size: 8.5" x 11" (21.5 cm x 27.9 cm)
Surface: Artist's Loft Sketchbook, 75 lb/110 gm2 Acid-free Paper

Sunday, December 8, 2019

Stay Talented...

Bharathanatyam - Indian Classical Dance
Watercolors on Paper (8.5" x 11")   

Talent put into constant practice keeps you stay talented. Once talented doesn't mean talented forever. Like anything in life including relationships, once started losing touch, talent fades away slowly with time. All top talented people are constant practitioners.

Be a constant practitioner of your talent in privacy and stay talented in public!

"A career is born in public - talent in privacy." - Marilyn Monroe

Happy Painting! Happy Practicing!!

Details
Inspiration: Rukmini Vijayakumar - classical dancer
Mediums: Watercolors on Paper
Size: 8.5" x 11" (21.5 cm x 27.9 cm)
Surface: Artist's Loft Sketchbook, 75 lb/110 gm2 Acid-free Paper

Saturday, November 30, 2019

Expressive efforts...

Nátyánjali - my tribute to Indian Classical Dance
Watercolors on Paper (8.5" x 11")    

You get nowhere without putting in efforts. The more efforts you put in, the more successful you will be. There is no exception to this fact.

This painting is done after adding in more efforts to get it to what it looks like now. Few months ago, I actually did a fast pencil sketch but did not promote it to be a painting with more efforts. The main reason was, I never wanted to paint a female with no smile on her face. I was so sure that a smile on the face in this gesture looks odd. However, Indian classical dance is more than a dance, and is very expressive. Not only the face, but also the body expresses the meaning of lyrics and music.

Art is very expressive. The expressiveness of a Painting goes into it through the efforts of the Artist and comes out through the eyes of the viewer.

Make your efforts expressive! Happy Painting!!

“Much effort, much prosperity.” - Euripides

Details
Mediums: Watercolors on Paper
Size: 8.5" x 11" (21.5 cm x 27.9 cm)
Surface: Artist's Loft Sketchbook, 75 lb/110 gm2 Acid-free Paper

Saturday, November 9, 2019

Be Graceful and Beautiful...

Nátyánjali - my tribute to Indian Classical Dance
Watercolors on Paper (8.5" x 11")    

Talent is born with you and stays hidden within you, until you identify and put-in efforts to bring it out. Identifying and bringing it out is enough to be talented, but not enough to stay talented. Practice makes you stay there. Those who practice their talent become and stay talented.

So, first identify your talent, then practice to become and stay talented!!

This is a very classic pose in Indian Classical Dance. I made minor changes from the reference picture I took to make it look more like my favorite dancer, who was so delicate, graceful and beautiful by all means in dance. People who know me enough, know very well who that dancer is ;)

Also, this is one of my favorite paintings in recent months. I got what I wanted, 100% in this painting. My initial base pencil sketch went through several erases while progressing towards "Grace and Beauty" that I was aiming for. But keeping up with what I got in pencil-sketch all through the next painting stage was a BIG challenge. The supportive vertical black split-lines I added enhanced it further. But, I spoiled it at one point by adding a drop of orange color to the mix. Like life, painting is a process that takes you through ups and downs. At the end what matters is, how we arise from a downfall and get going towards our goal. I was happy with what I did with colors further to turn what I thought I spoiled into improved.

Best Compliment
One of the best compliments I got in recent years was from an Artist friend on Facebook. His words made my day! He read my heart in this Painting. Click to read his compliment.

Happy painting! Turn down side up!!

"Be graceful and beautiful in what you do, than in what you say." - Giridhar Pottepalem

Details
Title: Nátyánjali - my tribute to Indian Classical Dance
Mediums: Watercolors on Paper
Size: 8.5" x 11" (21.5 cm x 27.9 cm)
Surface: Artist's Loft Sketchbook, 75 lb/110 gm2 Acid-free Paper

Sunday, July 28, 2019

Quality comes by quantity...

Dancing with Colors...
Watercolors on Paper (8.5 " x 11")    

I missed many things in life. Along the way of busy/lazy life (my synonym for busy is lazy), I also missed my passion: Art for many years. Not anymore, I am back with it now. When we miss somebody or something for a longtime and meet again, we feel like catching up. That's what I am doing with my Art. Catching up with time, time that went way ahead of me. I have many years to catch up. The only way to do so is to be with it, more and more.

I strongly believe in work, hard-work rather. Success comes by quality, but quality comes by quantity. All successful Artists are the ones who did tonnes and tonnes of art works. The more we work, the better we get at anything.

Don't get trapped by misleading and very discouraging words, "it's quality not quantity that matters". In reality, both matter. After all, quality can never be achieved without quantity, especially in Arts. Just go and do it, whatever you feel like and whenever you feel like. Transform it into a habit, one day you will get there, where you want to.

There are two erased pencil outlines underneath this painting. I wanted to do this Indian classical dance pose very differently. Started by doing a simple line sketch, erased and started doing more realistic, erased again and started to do just shadows. Happy with the outcome.

When my brush dances on the paper, my soul dances in colors... ;)

Happy Painting!
Dance with your soul!!

"Quantity and persistence will get you the outcomes you need." - James Altucher

Details
Title: Dancing with colors...
Mediums: Watercolors on Paper
Reference: A photograph collected from Narthanam
Size: 8.5" x 11" (21.5 cm x 27.9 cm)
Surface: Artist's Loft Sketchbook, 75 lb/110 gm2 Acid-free Paper

Sunday, July 7, 2019

Learn to be...

Nátyánjali - My tribute to Indian Classical Dance
Watercolors on Paper 16" x 20" (41 cm x 51 cm)   

Patience is one among many that passion teaches us, as long as we are open to learn. I like doing anything fast(er). I never used to like slow in (m)any thing(s) in life. My passion for Painting is my teacher these days. One of the best things I learned and am still learning from it is patience. When I do things patiently, the results are very different.

Indian Classical Dance is another form of Art that I admire most, I do not know why. The only way I can pay my tributes to this Art is through my Paintings. A dancer with Konark Temple backdrop has been there in my dream-list for a long time, since 2010. This is my attempt with watercolors, patience and hard work. I am happy with the outcome. I will repeat the same in Oil on a huge canvas for my new dream home.

"I've learned that anything in life worth having comes from patience and hard work."
- Greg Behrendt

Happy Painting!
Have patience!!

Details
Title: Nátyánjali - My tribute to Indian Classical Dance
Mediums: Watercolors on Paper
Reference: A Dancer photograph from my collection and Konark Temple pictures
Size: 16" x 20" (41 cm x 51 cm)
Surface: Arches Watercolor Paper

Sunday, May 26, 2019

Inside Journey...

Natyanjali - my Art with Art
Ink and Watercolors on Paper (8 1/2" x 11")  

Life is a journey, we all know that. But most of it just goes with the flow, the flow of routine daily schedule. There are certainly days that go against the daily routine. We register those days as the best days of life. Those are the days that change our routine for good. If that change goes on and continues for a long time, that becomes a journey. When it turns into a journey, it brings in experiences that become memories. Good memories are memories that we often try to recollect as they make us feel happy and great.

No one is alone in this world. Even a lonely person has a companion all the time, the companion of oneself. Oneself is the best companion, and is the only one, one travels most with. The travel with oneself must not be a routine like the travel with others. It must be something special, a special that one can register, remember, recollect, reflect, refresh and restore. The inside journey, is the journey that is more important journey in life. Make it great, make it memorable and make it cherishable!

"The only journey is the journey within." - Rainer Maria Rilke

Happy Painting!
Happy journey with yourself!!

Details
Title: Natyanjali - my Art with Art
Mediums: Ink and Watercolors on Paper
Reference: A photograph from Narthanam - a picture collection of Indian Classical Dance
Size: 8.5" x 11" (21.5 cm x 27.9 cm)
Surface: Artist's Loft Sketchbook, 75 lb/110 gm2 Acid-free Paper