Two birds together . . .

"Two Birds"

Watercolors onPaper (5" x 7")

"Art reveals beauty."

~ Giridhar Pottepalem

Making Video -

చుట్టూ చెంగావి చీర . . .

 

చుట్టూ చెంగావి చీర...

Ink and Watercolors on Paper (5" x 8")

Tribute to S. P. Balasubramanyam

Making Video -

The making of this painting

Back on track...

Ink and Watercolors on Paper (8.5" x 11")

It's been a while since I did any serious Painting. Not that I don't want to do, or don't find time to do it. Sometimes, there is no motivation to do it, that's it. I have so many paintings now, and I started giving away to those who like my Art for Free. I don't make a living from my Art. It's just a passion. Those who got my original Painting, got a piece of my Soul with it. The more my Soul goes out through my Art, the more longer I live.

Art lives longer than it's creator. True Artists are self-motivators.

Making Video -

మనసున్న మంచి తెలుగు సినిమా...

అనగనగా...

చాలా రోజులకి మళ్ళీ ఒక "మంచి తెలుగు సినిమా" చూశా

హృదయం ద్రవించి కన్నీటి ధారలై స్రవించింది...

వెకిలి సినిమాలు విరివిగా వస్తున్న ఈరోజుల్లో మంచి మనసులు

కొన్ని కలిసి మనసుతో తీసిన మంచి మనసున్న తెలుగు సినిమా...

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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

Making of Lord Ganesha - 2019...

A tradition of Making Lord Ganesha I adopted 9 years ago goes on this year too.
This is the 10th year of making it for the festival "Vinayaka Chavithi"...

Details
Video Credits: Bhuvan Pottepalem
Mediums: Natural Clay 5lb (2.26 kg)

Enjoy the outcome..

Oil on Canvas - work in progress

Video Credits: Bhuvan Pottepalem

Several people have been saying to me lately that it's easy for me, and I do Paintings just like that. No, that's not true. In fact, nothing is easy for me in life. There is only sheer hard work behind every result and every success of mine.

"The fruit of your own hard work is the sweetest." - Deepika Padukone

Happy Painting!
Work hard and enjoy the outcome of it!!

అత్యుత్తమం, అత్యద్భుతం!

ఒక్క పాటలో ఇన్ని హావభావాలా...పద పదం తో, ప్రతి సంగీత తరంగంలో కలసి... కేవలం కళ్ళతో, నవ్వుతో ఇంత అందంగానూ, ఇంత అద్భుతంగానూ పయనించొచ్చా?  అసలు కళ్ళు పాడగలవా...నవ్వు నాట్యం చెయ్యగలదా...ఇది సాధ్యమా?

నవ్వు ఒక్క మనిషికి మాత్రమే అందిన వరం. చిరునవ్వుకే కొత్త అందాల్ని తెచ్చిచ్చిన ఈ అమ్మాయి ప్రతిభ కి ఎల్లలు లేవు. ఒకప్పుడు ప్రదర్శించే వీలులేక ఎన్నో వెలికి రాని, వెలుగు చూడని నైపుణ్యాలు. ఈ స్మార్ట్ యుగంలో, సొషల్ మీడియా అందించిన హద్దులులేని విశాల వేదికలు.

ఒక్కసారి ఈ పాటకి ఈ అమ్మాయి అభినయం, కళ్ళతో చిరునవ్వు కలసి చేసిన నృత్యం చూస్తే, ఎవరైనా మళ్ళీ మళ్ళీ చూడక మానరు, ఈ పాట మిమ్మల్ని చాలా కాలం వెంటాడకా మానదు.

అసలీ పాట వినని, విన్నా గుర్తులేని తెలుగు వాళ్ళెందరో! ఈ పాటలో ఓ ప్రత్యేకతా ఉంది. రెండు చరణాల ట్యూన్ భిన్నంగా ఉంటుంది, దేనికదే సాటిగా. అసలీ పాటని ఎంచుకోవటమే గొప్ప. ఎంచుకున్న పాటకే అందం తెస్తూ, జీవం పోస్తూ సొగసు వన్నెలద్దిన ఈ అమ్మాయి అభినయం అత్యుత్తమం, అత్యద్భుతం!!

Hats off to this naturally Beautiful Telugu Talent !!!

"A really great talent finds its happiness in execution."

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

( ఒరిజినల్ సాంగ్ "అల్లరి బుల్లోడు" అనే సినిమా కి బాలు, సుశీల పాడగా కృష్ణ, జయప్రద అభినయించారు. వేటూరి రచన, చక్రవర్తి సంగీతం. )

Disclosure: I usually don't post unknown poeple's videos/images on my blog. But this one is an exceptionally beautiful. The only purpose is to share such an extraordinary Telugu Talent.

Work in Progress...

Video Credits: Bhuvan Pottepalem

Painting with favorite music is always relaxing, and is the way to get the best out of you.

Made much progress working on it for few hours today, the experience is fantastic and happy for my making dreams come true with Oil Painting. Getting better and faster, looking forward to finish it soon!

Progressing...

More progressed...

"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success."

- Edward Everett Hale

Happy Painting!

Details
Title:  Woman with Pot
Mediums: Oil on Canvas
Inspiration: Passion for Arts...

Size: 36" x 24" (91.5 cm x 60 cm)

Surface: Stretched Canvas board

Practice is the only way...

Sketching - Eyes

Keep practicing to get better. Practice is the only way!
Happy sketching!

Here is an inline few seconds glimpse of my sketch while progressing (video credits: Bhuvan Pottepalem):

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/BQnZDxN4sow

Details
Title: Eyes
Inspiration: Desire to improve my skills
Reference: My college day paper collections
Mediums: Ink pen
Surface: Heavyweight (80#) Sketching Paper

Size: 11" x 81/2" (28 cm x 21.5 cm)

Drawing like a Painting...

Portrait of Bhanupriya - Ballpoint Pen on Paper

I heard some Artists saying- don't paint like a drawing. That's true! When you are painting, don't paint like a drawing. But, what if I am drawing and I want to draw like a painting? That's an interesting thought and exactly what I questioned myself before I started drawing this.

In Painting, there is always a set of colors to choose from and different values of single color to get the composition and all the shades desired. The surface chosen to Paint also helps and plays an important role along the way. In drawing, you don't have all that luxury of choices and help. Typically, all you have is the surface and one medium like pencil, ink, charcoal etc that you choose. Of course, each medium comes with it's own challenges. All you depend on is, just your own skill.

Painting doesn't require accuracy, but drawing does.

In Art, in my opinion, there are no boundaries, and no hard and fast rules. Just go with no rules and boundaries and do you what you enjoy doing. When you enjoy and love what you do, nothing else matters much!

Happy Drawing and Happy Painting!

Here is a snapshot of work in progress:

Drawing in progress...

Here is a few seconds glimpse of my drawing while progressing (video credits: Bhuvan Pottepalem):

Youtube link to video: https://youtu.be/Sd0WzgL0xgg

Details
Title: Portrait of Bhanupriya
Inspiration: Desire to test & improve my skills
Reference: A paper cutting from my college-days (portrait of Telugu actress Bhanupriya)
Mediums: BIC round stic Grip fine Ballpoint Pen
Surface: Utrecht Smooth 2-Ply Plate Finish Acid Free Paper

Size: 11" x 14' (28 cm x 36 cm)

Crispy Sketching with Ballpoint Pen...

Woman in Towel

Sketching with Pen is very common. Ballpoint Pen offers more crisp and sharp lines than Ink Pen. Artists often use Pen in their sketching.

Though I started doing a rough sketch as a reference for my Painting, it took me on the finer path and helped me doing more detailed study.

Woman in Towel - work in progress

First time ever, I tried to capture a video while sketching (video credits: Bhuvan Pottepalem).

Youtube link: https://youtu.be/3st6OVfyhOw

Happy Drawing ;)

Details
Title: Woman in Towel
Mediums: Ballpoint Pen on Paper
Surface: Heavy weight 80# Sketching Paper

Size: 11 x 8 1/2" (27.9cm x 21.6 cm)