"బాపు" గారికి కన్నీటి వీడ్కోలు...

Sri Bapu

"తెలుగు అక్షరానికి వంపుల సోయగం అద్ది
తెలుగుదనానికి రేఖల నిండుదనం నింపి
తెలుగు ముంగిట ముత్యాల ముగ్గులు వేసి
తెలుగు మదిన చెరగని రేఖలనెన్నో గీసి
ప్రాణ మిత్రుని చేర పయనమేగిన "బాపు"

గారికి కన్నీటి వీడ్కోలు..."

-గిరి

One of Bapu's drawings from my hand in 1982

"బాపు" గారి రేఖలని అలానే గీయాలని ప్రయత్నం చెయ్యని
తెలుగు చిత్రకారుడు ఉండడు, ఎన్నటికీ ఉండబోడు...

చిన్ననాట 1982, స్కూల్ లో నేను చేసిన అలాంటి ప్రయత్నం
ఈ రోజు "బాపు" గారి నీ ఆయన రేఖలనీ గుర్తు చేసుకుంటూ
ఆయన ఆత్మకు శాంతి కలగాలని మనసారా కోరుకుంటూ...
కన్నీటితో...
-గిరి

An Indian Festival full of Art - Vinayaka Chavithi

Hand-made Lord Ganesha made of Natural Clay

Ganesh Chaturthi a.k.a. Vinayaka Chavithi is an Indian Festival celebrated all over India. In fact, this is probably the only festival that special idols of Lord Ganesha are made or bought and worshipped for many days. The idols are immersed in lakes and rivers on the last day of the festival.

The idols are made in great many forms...there are no restrictions or limits to one's imagination of creating an idol of Lord Ganesha. Recently, making idols with eco friendly material has been gaining popularity in and outside India due to increasing environment pollution.

I also celebrated this year's festival by making an Idol from natural clay. Sculpture being another form of Art that I have been aspiring to do since my childhood, this festival gives me a chance to test my aspiration. This is my 5th year of celebrating this festival by making an idol of Lord Ganesha.

Happy sculpting and Happy Vinayaka Chavithi ;)

Vinayaka Chavithi Pooja

Natyanjali-3: Indian Classical Dance...

Indian Classical Dance

Indian Classical Dance - Happy to share this third Painting of this series.

In watercolor painting, as in life: "what you don't paint is equally important as what you do paint" - Steve Puttrich @StevePuttrich

Materials 

Mediums: Watercolors
Surface: Artistico Fabriano Watercolor Paper, 140 lb Cold Press
Size: 16" x 20" (40 cm x 50 cm)

Paints: Holbein Artist Watercolor (HWC) Cadmium Red,
Winsor & Newton Cadmium Lemon, Raw Sienna, Quinacridone Gold, Cobalt Turquoise and Neutral Tint

Brushes: Raphail Mop 8, Da Vinci Kolinsky Round Size 1 and 5

Natyanjali-2: Indian Classical Dance...

Indian Classical Dance

Indian Classical Dance - It's been one of my dream subjects. I always wanted to do a series of Paintings on this subject. Now, I am happy to present the Second Painting of this series.

Happy Painting ;)

Materials 

Mediums: Watercolors
Surface: Artistico Fabriano Watercolor Paper, 140 lb Cold Press
Size: 16" x 20" (40 cm x 50 cm)

Paints: Holbein Artist Watercolor (HWC) Cadmium Red, Yellow Ochre
Winsor & Newton Cadmium Lemon, Ultramarine violet, Raw Sienna, Quinacridone Gold, Cobalt Blue and Opera Rose

Brushes: Raphail Mop 8, Da Vinci Kolinsky Round Size 1 and 5

Natyanjali-1: Indian Classical Dance (Bharata Natyam)...

Happy Painting ;)

Materials 

Mediums: Watercolors
Surface: Artistico Fabriano Watercolor Paper, 140 lb Cold Press
Size: 16" x 20" (40 cm x 50 cm)

Paints: Holbein Artist Watercolor (HWC) Lavender, Yellow Ochre
Winsor & Newton Cadmium Lemon, Hookers Green, Raw Sienna, and Opera Rose

Brushes: Raphail Mop 8, Da Vinci Kolinsky Round Size 1 and 5