బుట్టబొమ్మ...

"బుట్టబొమ్మ" - Portrait of Karronya Katrynn

Watercolors on Paper 16" x 20"

Excellence is nothing but qualities of a person. It's not one quality that can be attained by practice. It's a quality of many qualities. Possessing attitude, gratitude, giving, learning, hard-work, smile, values, forgiveness, appreciation and many such good qualities put together is "Excellence".

"Next to excellence is the appreciation of it." ~ William Makepeace Thackeray

Happy Painting!

Appreciate Excellence!

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Title: బుట్టబొమ్మ...
Inspiration: Talented Dancer & Telugu Actress Karronya Katrynn
Mediums: Watercolors
Size: 16" x 20" (40.6 cm x 50.8 cm)

Surface: Arches Watercolor Paper, Cold Press, 140 LB

Super Star...

Super Star Krishna

Watercolors on Paper (11" x 14").  

ఎప్పుడూ కృష్ణ, బాలు పాటలు వింటూ బొమ్మలేసే నేనీరోజు అవే పాటలు వింటూ అలనాటి "సూపర్ స్టార్" ని ఇంతాకాలానికి వెయ్యగలిగాను.

Happy Birthday to my Childhood Hero: Super Star Krishna.

Happy Painting!

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Title: Super Star Krishna...
Mediums: Watercolors
Size: 11" x 14" (28 cm x 35.5 cm)

Surface: Arches Watercolor Paper, Cold Press, 140 LB

Every detail matters...

Portrait of Kamal Haasan from the movie Sagara Sangamam

Watercolors on Paper  (11" x 14")    

Some how, I missed the mark last time. I did it again to correct myself. Sometimes you need a second chance, and there is always a second chance in life.

I am sure, this time I am closer to my target by a considerable margin. I learned the fact that every detail matters, especially when painting portraits.

Now, I can check it off from my to-do list ;)

"When life gives you a second chance, give your best shot." ~ ???

Happy Painting!
Learn from mistakes!!

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Title: Kamal Haasan...
Inspiration: My favorite movie Sagara Sangamam and Balu, the character Kamal played
Mediums: Watercolors
Size: 11" x 14" (28 cm x 35.5 cm)

Surface: Arches Watercolor Paper, Cold Press, 140 LB

No time to waste...

Portrait of Kamal Haasan from the movie Sagara Sangamam
Watercolors on Paper  (11" x 14")    

When I don't know what to do, I go back to my childhood and live in there again through my paintings. That's the best way I can spend my time in both present, past and live twice.

Now I clearly know what I want to master in Painting. Portraits is something I have been enjoying and will enjoy most than any other subject. My celebrities list is long, will get one by one out from my brush...

"I have no time to waste." ~ Giridhar Pottepalem

Happy Painting!
Do what you want to do and live the life you want to live!!

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Title: Kamal Haasan...
Inspiration: My favorite movie Sagara Sangamam and Balu, the character Kamal played
Mediums: Watercolors
Size: 11" x 14" (28 cm x 35.5 cm)

Surface: Arches Watercolor Paper, Cold Press, 140 LB

"అందానికె అందని అందం"...

"అందానికె అందని అందం" 
Portrait of multi-talented Dancer & Telugu Actress Karronya Katrynn
Watercolors on Paper (12" x 16")

"మంచి మనసుకి రూపం...

కళ్లల్లో చల్లని వెలుగైతే

పెదవులపై తెల్లని నవ్వైతే

అందానికె అందని అందం..."

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Title: అందానికె అందని అందం...
Inspiration: Talented Dancer & Telugu Actress Karronya Katrynn
Mediums: Watercolors
Size: 12" x 16" (30.5 cm x 40.5 cm)

Surface: Saunders extra-white rough Watercolor Paper, Cold Press, 140 LB

అటు తిరిగిన అందమా...

"అటు తిరిగిన అందమా"    
Watercolors on Paper (11" x 14")

బొమ్మతో పెనవేసుకునే ఆలోచనలల్నీ, భావాల్నీ అక్షరాలుగ మార్చి జతచేసి తోడు చేయందే నా బొమ్మేదీ పూర్తి కాదు. ఈసారెందుకో తోడుగ వచ్చిన అక్షరాలన్నిటినీ పట్టి అందంగా పేర్చాలని ప్రయత్నించాను. భావాల్ని అక్షరాల్లో పొదగడమే "కవిత" అయితే, నా ఈ ప్రయత్నమూ కవితే. కుంచె అంచు చిలికిన రంగుల అందాలూ, కలం నుంచి ఒలికిన పదాల భావాలూ రెండూ నావే, నాలో స్ఫూర్తిని నింపుతూ నాకు తోడయ్యేవే...

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రంగులొలికిన  హరివిల్లా
సొంపులొదిగిన విరిజల్లా

జాబిలి అద్దిన వెన్నెల వెలుగా
సొగసు దిద్దిన వన్నెల జిలుగా

మెరుపై విరిసిన మేఘమాలికా
చినుకై కురిసిన నాట్యకదలికా

వంపుల వయ్యారి వాలు కురులా
కులుకుల మయూరి అందెల సడులా

కిలకిల కోయిల చైత్రపు పాటలా
గలగల పరుగుల సెలయేరులా

విరబూసిన లేత గులాబి ఎరుపా
ముత్యమైన స్వాతి చినుకు మెరుపా

చుట్టిన ఎర్రటి అంచున పచ్చని చిలుకా
దట్టని తెల్లటి మంచున వెచ్చని పలుకా

చిత్రమై అటు తిరిగి నిలిచిన అందమా
నిజమై ఇటు పిలుపుని విని కనుమా...

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Happy Painting! Happy Writing!!

"I have never started a poem yet whose end I knew. Writing a poem is discovering."

~ Robert Frost

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Title: అటు తిరిగిన అందమా...
Inspiration: A random picture I came across
Mediums: Watercolors
Size: 11" x 14" (21.5 cm x 27.9 cm)

Surface: Fabriano Watercolor Paper, Cold Press, 140 LB

Talent inspires Talent...

నుదుట దిద్దిన "జాబిలి"

Multi-talented Dancer and Telugu Actress

Karronya Katrynn

The secret of happiness is using your Talent and creating something that you get inspired from. Talent never runs out of creativity. Inspiration exists in Talent, and Talent always inspires talent. Put your Talent to work and create happiness.

"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working." - Pablo Picasso

Happy painting!
Do something and keep yourself happy at pandemic times like this!

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Title: నుదుట దిద్దిన "జాబిలి"
Inspiration: Talented Dancer & Telugu Actress Karronya Katrynn
Mediums: Watercolors
Size: 8.5" x 11" (21.5 cm x 27.9 cm)

Surface: Fabriano Watercolor Paper, Cold Press, 140 LB

Kick your way to...

"Kick"
Ballpoint Pen on Paper (8.5" x 11") .   

Any given day is yours if you kick it in your way and start it.

It's been a while since I did a drawing with ballpoint pen. No one dislikes going back to childhood. Today, I wanted to take myself into my childhood, especially into my teens when I used to do more realistic free-hand-drawings straight with ballpoint pen. I kept my paints & brushes away and picked a ballpoint pen to take myself into my teens.

Drawing is always fun. Ballpoint pen gives a special joy of fine hand movements that Artists enjoy. Sometimes, in Art, it's good to go back and take shots at some basics. It only makes the foundation stronger.

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” ~ Wayne Gretzky

Happy Drawing!
Kick your day, you way!!
Kick Carona!
किक करोना !

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Title: Kick...
Reference: A Random picture 
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

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!!

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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

Presence in Absence...

"Presence in Absence"   
Watercolors on Paper (13" x 4.5")

Darkness disappears when light appears. Presence of light is the absence of darkness and vice versa. Have your presence even in your absence through your works and through your soul.

Make your Soul grow and glow in what you do!

"In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present."

~ Francis Bacon

Happy Painting!
Happy Soul!!

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Title: Presence in Absence...
Reference: A picture of Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai
Mediums: Watercolors
Size: 13" x 4.5" (33 cm x 12.5 cm)

Surface: Saunders Extra-white Watercolor paper 140 lb/300 gsm2

Let your Talent blossom..

"The Portrait of Talent"

Portrait of Karronya Katrynn - Young talented Dancer and Telugu Actress

Watercolors on Paper (10" x 8") 

Having talent is only one thing. Putting it to work is everything. Let your talent be working, and working hard for your success. If talent is a flower, success is its fragrance. Blossom your talent like a flower with the fragrance of success.

"If you have talent, then success will come to you." ~ Kartik Aaryan

Happy Painting!
Happy working with your Talent!!

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Title: "The Talent with Flower"
Reference: Talented Dancer & Telugu Actress Karronya Katrynn
Mediums: Watercolors
Size: 10" x 8" (25 cm x 20 cm)

Surface: Arches Bright White140LB Cold Press Watercolor Paper 

Champion your Talent...

"The Portrait of Talent"

Portrait of Karronya Katrynn - Young talented Dancer and Telugu Actress

Watercolors on Paper (16" x 20")

Talent is a built-in and unique ability. Knowing that built-in ability, recognizing it, turning it into a quality, and letting it out is more than talent. It requires constant practice with no boundaries and limitations.

This portrait of talent is done in a unique way by mixing both slow and fast paced watercolor painting styles. Each style comes with its own challenges. With fast-paced style, dealing with color-flow and water control on the surface (paper) is a challenge. With slow-paced style, dealing with mixing colors as they sink in and dry fast into the surface is a challenge. After all, dealing with all those challenges, fixing any mistakes is another big challenge. Every watercolor painting is a new challenge.

Practice is the way, and in fact, the only way to overcome challenges and champion anything. Your talent is your friend, and is also your rival.

"Be a champion of your own talent, champion it with patience and practice."

~ Giridhar Pottepalem

Happy Painting!
Champion your own Talent!!

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Title: "The Portrait of Talent"
Reference: Talented Dancer & Telugu Actress Karronya Katrynn
Mediums: Watercolors
Size: 16" x 20" (41 cm x 51 cm)

Surface: Arches Bright White140LB Cold Press Watercolor Paper 

With Loyal Friend...

"With Loyal Friend..."
Watercolors on paper (12" x 16")   

There is no best friend than a book. Reading is good for mind, body and soul.  A good book leaves a long lasting impact on us. When we read a book, we travel with the writer in our own way.

Reading a  painting is no different than reading a book. One who looks at a painting travels into it with the Artist. A painting is nothing but an Artist's colorful journey with the subject. A colorful journey that viewer can experience as well. At the end, experience is what we carry with us. Be Loyal when you travel with somebody or something. Loyalty is what leaves us with a good experience!

"There is no friend as loyal as a book." ~ Ernest Hemingway

Happy Painting!
Be Loyal to good friends!!

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Title: With Loyal Friend...
Mediums: Watercolor Paper
Size: 12" x 16" (31 cm x 41 cm)

Surface: Fabriano Watercolor paper 140 lb/300 gsm2

Beauty of the Soul...

"Beauty of the Soul"
Watercolors on Paper (11" x 14")    

It is said that eyes are windows to soul. Soul can be seen and heard from eyes as soul reflects and speaks through eyes. Eyes know the language of soul, expression.

I ended last year with the painting of a sad eye reflecting an unhappy soul. There might be reasons for a soul to be un-happy. But there are no reasons for a soul to be not-happy. Keep your soul happy and let the happiness of your soul be reflected bright in your eyes. Everything in the world looks clearly beautiful for a happy soul through a happy eye.

Connecting last year's last painting with this year's first painting, I took the same subject, Eye. This painting depicts a clear, bright and beautiful eye. If you can look straight into it, you will see the beauty of soul it reflects in it. An eye looks beautiful only when the soul is kept happy. So, keep your soul happy and let the world see it's beauty through your eyes.

"Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical."

- Sophia Loren

Happy Painting !
Happy Soul !!

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Title: Beauty of the Soul
Inspiration: My Soul
Mediums: Watercolors on Paper
Size: 11" x 14" (28 cm x 35.5 cm)

Surface: Saunders Cold Press Watercolor Paper, 140 lb/300 gm2

Face (of) the Future...

"తెలుగమ్మాయి"
Watercolors on Paper (9" x 12")    

Today is tomorrow's yesterday. But, that yesterday can meet tomorrow again today by our actions. What we do today impacts and influences tomorrow. So, live today fully. When today becomes yesterday, don't leave yourself in there. Meet yourself again in your future with your past!

As I always learn from my own works and mistakes, this painting taught me many things. The initial pencil sketch came out so good with no eraser used. But it looked odd and bit small on the size of the paper I chose. With no other thought, I had to erase and redo a bigger sketch. I wasn't happy with this sketch as I was with the one I erased, but decided to start painting and fix it along the way.

The reference picture I chose looked just cute. But, an Artist eyes see something that ordinary eyes don't. My eyes saw the charming smile and innocent looks. I just wanted to capture those two beautiful features as my eyes saw. I was quite happy with my efforts. With my never-give-up efforts, this goes into the list of my favorite paintings.

Now, when I look at this painting on any day, I meet myself in the past. When a very satisfied past meets the future, it makes it happy. My past not only meets my future, but makes it happy!

"One faces the future with one's past." - Pearl S. Buck

Happy Painting!
Influence your tomorrow, today!!

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Title: తెలుగమ్మాయి
Reference: Niharika - Telugu Actress
Mediums: Watercolors on Paper
Size: 9" x 12" (22.9 cm x 30.5 cm)

Surface: Canson Cold Press Watercolor Paper, 140 lb/300 gm2

తేట తేట తెలుగులా....

తేట తేట తెలుగులా...
Portrait of Talented Dancer & Telugu Actress Karronya Katrynn
Watercolors on Paper 9" x 12" (22.9cm x 30.5cm)

"ఈ తెలుగు టాలెంట్

వెండితెరపై ఎదగాలి

తెలుగంత ఉన్నతంగా"

శుభాకాంక్షలతో...

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Title: తేట తేట తెలుగులా....
Reference: Talented Dancer & Telugu Actress Karronya Katrynn
Mediums: Watercolors on Paper
Size: 9" x 12" (22.9 cm x 30.5 cm)

Surface: Canson Cold Press Watercolor Paper, 140 lb/300 gm2

Happy Birthday Bhuvan...

Happy Birthday Dear Bhuvan!
Watercolors on Paper (8.5" x 11")    

Happy Birthday to my Dear Bhuvan!

A gift coming through the heart is a gift that touches the heart. My Art is my heart, and when it comes out from it, it touches two hearts...

"The most important mark I will leave on this world is my son." - Sarah Shahi

Happy Painting!
Happy Memories!!

Details
Occasion: Bhuvan's Birthday
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

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!!

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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

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

Draw into Painting...

Watercolors on Paper (8.5" x 11")    

Drawing is essential to become an Artist or a Painter. It's my opinion that painting is nothing but drawing with brush. One who can draw can paint as well. Unlike pencil or pen used for drawing, brush gives wider, greater and multi-dimensional flexibility.

A successful painter is the one who knows how to use all dimensions offered by the brush. So, first draw, draw until you become good at it, then draw yourself into painting. Painting is certainly challenging, but drawing eases those challenges. I think, I found an intermediate ground where in I blend drawing into painting and painting into drawing, both done with brush on paper where I get to meet challenges offered by both and deal with those.

“Drawing is absolutely essential to becoming a successful artist.” - Mary Whyte

Happy Drawing! Happy Painting!!

Details
Inspiration and Credits: Amrapali Boutique
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