Happy Birthday Bhuvan...

Portrait of my son - Bhuvan
Watercolors on Paper

This portrait of Bhuvan took my confidence level with Portraits to new heights. Never felt this happy in recent years with any of my Art works.

Born on the same day as my favorite Telugu Artist Sri. Bapu, he always makes me feel happy. He inherited my Art skill that I had inherited from my Dad. Hope he develops a passion for this skill and continues the legacy in the 3rd generation of our family!

"Someday when the pages of my life end, I know that you will be one of it's most beautiful chapters." - Unknown

Happy Birthday Bhuvan!
Love you!!

Details
Title: Portrait of my son, Bhuvan...
Mediums: Watercolors on Paper
Inspiration: Passion for Arts...

Size: 9" x 12" (22.9 cm x 30.5 cm)

Surface: Strathmore 400 Series, 140lb Watercolor Paper, Cold Press

Let your works be your memories...

Krishna with Flute
Watercolors on Paper

Days just come and go. What we do each day which is close to our heart is the one that becomes a memory. A diary is nothing but a record of memories. For an Artist, his memories are his Art.

"Painting is just another way of keeping a diary." - Pablo Picasso

Happy Painting!

Details
Title: Krishna with Flute...
Mediums: Watercolors on Paper
Inspiration: Passion for Arts...

Size: 9" x 12" (22.9 cm x 30.5 cm)

Surface: Strathmore 400 Series, 140lb Watercolor Paper, Cold Press

Run with Passion...

Runner - Ink and Watercolors on Paper

In everyday's life we run with time and most of the times we run out of time. When we follow our passion and run with it, we'll never run out of time.

Thanksgiving is that time of the year we get few days off from our daily routine running life. It is also that time of the year we become little lazy and feel like doing nothing but eating. ;) But our inner passion never stops from running. If we can find sometime, get up, and run with our passion, our holidays get truly fulfilled.

"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." - Will Rogers

Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Holidays!!
Happy Painting!!!

Details
Mediums: Ink Pen and Watercolors on Paper
Tools: Sakura Pigma Micron Pen 005 & 03, Watercolors from my Palette
Inspiration: Self Motivation and Passion for Arts, సాధన...

Size: 8 1/2" x 11" (21.5 cm x 28 cm)

Surface: Acid free Paper

Lord Krishna...

Lord Krishna - Ink and Watercolors on Paper

Details
Title: Lord Krishna (Imagination)...
Mediums: Watercolors on Paper
Inspiration: Passion for Arts...

Size: 9" x 12" (22.9 cm x 30.5 cm)

Surface: Strathmore 400 Series, 140lb Watercolor Paper, Cold Press

Reshape yourself...

Lord Ganesha - Ink-pen and Watercolors
GIFTED

Like each day gives an opportunity to reshape our-self, each attempt gives an opportunity to reshape our skill. Nothing goes waste and everything teaches something in life.

This is another attempt of Lord Ganesha in watercolors before I move onto Oils making a series of my own on this as a subject.

"Reshape yourself through the power of your will; never let yourself be degraded by self-will. The will is the only friend of the Self, and the will is the only enemy of the Self."

- Krishna, The Bhagavad Gita

Details
Title: Lord Ganesha
Mediums: Ink Pen & Watercolors on Paper
Tools: Micron 03 Ink Pen, Brush and Watercolors
Inspiration: Passion for Arts...

Size: 9" x 12" (22.9 cm x 30.5 cm)

Surface: Artist's Loft 140 lb / 300 g/m2 Acid Free, Cold Press watercolor paper

Soul to hand & Hand to soul...

Lord Ganesha - Watercolors on Paper

Art is a finest form of skill that comes from soul to hand.

The Hindu God- Lord Ganesha is a common subject among Indian Artists. Though I started an Oil Painting of Lord Ganesh, I never finished it. This is a very first sketch & painting of Lord Ganesha. Hoping to do few Oil Paintings of Lord Ganesha in future.

"The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts" - Marcus Aurelius

Find peace & see your soul in Arts. Happy Painting!

Details
Title: Lord Ganesha
Mediums: Ink Pen & Watercolors on Paper
Tools: Micron 02 Ink Pen, Brush and Watercolors
Inspiration: Practice & Passion for Arts...

Size: 9" x 12" (22.9 cm x 30.5 cm)

Surface: Artist's Loft 140 lb / 300 g/m2 Acid Free, Cold Press watercolor paper

Happiness is a state of mind...

Radha Krishna - A sketch with Ink and watercolors

With an intention to come back to Oil Painting, I chose "Dancing Krishna" as a theme for a series of Paintings. I did a painting of Lord Krishna about two years ago which was my second Oil Painting. It's just a coincidence that Krishna was dancing in that Painting too, but he was dancing alone.

This is a quick sketch of exploration and experimentation on Paper with the composition. Sketching is a way to experiment with the composition for a Painting.

I am happy with the outcome and now it will go onto the canvas to become my third Oil Painting.

I always sign on right-bottom-side of the Painting. This is probably the only Painting I signed on the "Left-side" instead. Yes, it left the right side!

"Happiness is a state of mind and has

nothing to do with the external world."

- Lord Krishna

Keep Painting and Keep your soul Happy ;)

Details
Title: Dancing Radha and Krishna
Mediums: Ink Pen and Watercolors on Paper
Tools: Sakura Pigma Micron Pen 005, Watercolors from my Palette
Inspiration: Self Motivation and Passion for Arts, సాధన...

Size: 8 1/2" x 11" (21.5 cm x 28 cm)

Surface: Acid free Paper

No words to express my joy...

A sketch with Ink Pen and Watercolors

After a good weekend of an Art exhibition, and having so much of Art energy flowing inside my heart, what should I do when I come home and nobody is there to share my joy? I pick up my brush and just Paint.

In joy, do more Painting...that's the way to celebrate with Art.
Keep Painting and keep the inner energy flowing, don't let it dry or die!

"If you could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint"

- Edward Hopper, painter (1882 - 1967)

Details
Mediums: Ink Pen and Watercolors on Paper
Tools: Sakura Pigma Micron Pen 005 & 03, Watercolors from my Palette
Inspiration: Self Motivation and Passion for Arts, సాధన...

Size: 8 1/2" x 11" (21.5 cm x 28 cm)

Surface: Acid free Paper

Happy Telugu New Year...Ugadi - 2017...

ఉగాది శుభాకాంక్షలు!
Ink and Watercolors on Paper

ఉగాది శుభాకాంక్షలు!

Nothing can beat Passion in life!
Keep going with your passion!
Happy Painting!!!

Details

Mediums: Ink Pen and Watercolors on Paper
Tools: Sakura Pigma Micron Pen 005 & 03, Watercolors from my Palette
Reference: Imagination
Inspiration: Self Motivation and Passion for Arts, సాధన...

Size: 8 1/2" x 11" (21.5 cm x 28 cm)

Surface: Acid free Paper

Nothing disqualifies for Art...

Ink Pen and Watercolors on Paper

Nothing disqualifies for drawing/painting in Art. An Artist can see Art in everything.
Keep Sketching and keep enhancing your skills. A skill unpracticed is like a tool unused.
Happy Sketching!

Details

Mediums: Ink Pen and Watercolors on Paper
Tools: Sakura Pigma Micron Pen 005 & 03, Watercolors from my Palette
Reference: Random Pictures from my Paper Cuttings
Inspiration: Self Motivation and Passion for Arts, సాధన...

Size: 8 1/2" x 11" (21.5 cm x 28 cm)

Surface: Acid free Paper

Keep Smiling...

Keep Smiling - Ink pen and Watercolors on Paper

Smile - the most beautiful gift humans are gifted with.
Keep Smiling, and keep doing things that you have passion for!

Details

Mediums: Ink Pen on Paper
Category: Random Pictures
Inspiration: Passion for Arts, సాధన...

Size: 8 1/2" x 11" (21.5 cm x 28 cm)

Surface: Acid free Paper

Fun doing portraits...

Portrait of Pawan Kalyan - Telugu Movie Artist and a Great Human

I always enjoy doing Portraits and it's fun. It's even more fun doing portraits of celebreties.
This is a sketch of Telugu film actor Pawan Kalyan and a great humanist.

Never give up what you believe in life!
Keep going forward!!

Details

Mediums: Ink Pen on Paper
Category: Random Pictures
Inspiration: Passion for Indian Arts, సాధన...

Size: 8 1/2" x 11" (21.5 cm x 28 cm)

Surface: Acid free Paper

Don't miss...

The Fearless Girl - Ink and Watercolors

I cannot let my weekend go without me doing some Art. It has become part of my life now. If I miss a weekend without it, I feel like I miss something. I need to get back to Paintings. But I do enjoy sketching. As long as you enjoy it, keep doing it...

This is a quick Ink sketch with the touch of Watercolors!
Keep sketching, don't miss life ;)

Details

Mediums: Ink Pen on Paper
Category: Random Pictures
Inspiration: Passion for Arts, సాధన...

Size: 8 1/2" x 11" (21.5 cm x 28 cm)

Surface: Acid free Paper

Sketching...

Ink pen on paper - random sketches

Details

Mediums: Ink Pen on Paper

Size: 8 1/2" x 11" (21.5 cm x 28 cm)

Keep doing like a kid...

Sketch with Ink Pen

There is no end to learning. But, it only comes to an end when you stop learning. Life gives many chances and opportunities to learn, learn from mistakes and improve upon. Each new day is nothing but another chance to learn in life. Just keep going, you don't to need impress anybody, other than yourself!

"A child's attitude toward everything is an artist's attitude" - Willa Cather

Keep doing like a Kid. Happy sketching!

Details

Mediums: Ink Pen on Paper
Inspiration: Morning silence

Size: 8 1/2" x 11" (21.5 cm x 28 cm)

Keep Going...

Ink - Sketching

Each day is a learning in life...so as each attempt in Art is!
Learn from others, learn from your own mistakes!!
Do not stop, just keep going!!!

Happy sketching!

Details

Mediums: Ink Pen on Paper
Inspiration: Morning silence

Size: 8 1/2" x 11" (21.5 cm x 28 cm)

Morning Practice...

Ink sketches - Morning Practice

Happy sketching!

Details

Mediums: Ink Pen on Paper
Inspiration: Morning silence

Size: 8 1/2" x 11" (21.5 cm x 28 cm)

Taj Mahal - a sketch 2...

Taj Mahal - a sketch

Happy sketching!

Details

Mediums: Ink Pen on Paper
Title: A busy Indian Market
Category: Landscape
Inspiration: Morning silence

Size: 8 1/2" x 11" (21.5 cm x 28 cm)

Let the time find you...

A busy Market in India

If you don't find time, let the time find you ;)

Happy sketching!

Details

Mediums: Ink Pen on Paper
Title: A busy Indian Market
Category: Landscape
Inspiration: Morning silence

Size: 8 1/2" x 11" (21.5 cm x 28 cm)

Taj Mahal - a sketch...

Taj Mahal on the banks of river Yamuna

Taj Mahal inspired Artists around the world for centuries and will keep inspiring many more. It's been my dream to start a series of Paintings on this magnifcient memorial monument -Taj Mahal. The time hasn't come yet, but will come one day for sure...Until then, I keep sketching it at least.

Happy sketching!

Details

Mediums: Ink Pen on Paper
Title: Taj Mahal on the banks of river Yamuna
Category: Landscape
Inspiration: Morning silence

Size: 8 1/2" x 11" (21.5 cm x 28 cm)