Day-4 of Painting Challenge on Facebook . . .

Day-4 of Painting Challenge on Facebook

This is one of my early explorations of #watercolor #painting during my college days at #VRSEC, #Vijayawada. This is based on a painting by Thomas Moran, an American Artist, published in SPAN magazine I bought on the footpaths at Alankar theatre, #Vijayawada. I didn't know any techniques, didn't even know the basics of #colortheory. All I had was a limited set of poster colors and a strong desire to learn from #masters printed art works.

Details

Mediums: Camel Poster Colors on Paper

Inspiration: A Painting published in SPAN magazine

Size: 11" x 14" (28 cm x 36 cm)
Signed and Dated: Oct 21, 1987

Day-3 of Painting Challenge on Facebook . . .

Day-3 of Painting Challenge on Facebook

Another #painting based on an illustration by #Telugu Artist "Uttam Kumar" in Telugu weekly magazine #Andhrabhoomi. This is one of many I did in just #BlackAndWhite.

Most of my paintings that I did during my engineering college days at #VRSECnever went out of my hostel room. But, this is the only painting that got onto the "Literary Club News Board" and was displayed there for a week or so. One of my batch mates and a good friend of mine, Kiran Kakarlamudi made this happen with a caption of the following lines taken from a song:

"నీ నును పైటను తాకిన చాలు
గాలికి గిలిగింత కలుగునులే

నీ కనుచూపే సోకిన చాలు
సూర్యుడు వెన్నెల కాయునులే

నీ పాదాలూ తాకిన చాలు
శిలలైనా విరబూయాలిలే...."

Even as on today, if I happen to listen that Telugu song, this painting comes in and remains in the background.

Details

Mediums: Camel Poster Colors on Paper
Inspiration: A illustration by Uttam Kumar in Andhrabhoomi Telugu magazine

Size: 8" x 10" (20 cm x 25 cm)
Signed and Dated: Nov 26, 1988

Day-2 of Painting Challenge on Facebook . . .

Day-2 of painting challenge on Facebook

This is also one of the early milestones of my journey with #watercolors that boosted my confidence. I was so happy with this outcome and was so proud of it for many days at my home in #Kavali where I did this one.

This is based on a photograph from a Calendar of beautiful pictures that I got from my uncle Sudhakar Jaladanki. The original picture was a lake in beautiful #Kashmir in #India.

Details

Mediums: Camel Poster Colors on Paper
Inspiration: A calendar picture of a lake in Kashmir, India

Size: 8" x 10" (20 cm x 25 cm)
Signed and Dated: Aug 4, 1987

Day-1 of Painting Challenge on Facebook . . .

Day-1 of Painting Challenge on Facebook

Accepting the nomination for a 7-day Painting Challenge from one of my good Art Friends Mridula Satyamurti, I will be posting one painting each day starting from today for next 7 days. I chose to post my college days Paintings rather than recent ones in this challenge. These are the Paintings that I did when I was in my #EngineeringCollege #vrsec in #Vijayawada.

This very first #Painting is a mere copy of "Uttam Kumar"- a fantastic #TeluguArtist of those years who worked as an Illustrator for #Telugu weekly magazine #Andhrabhoomi, the one and only one Artist from India who later worked with thousands of other Artists for Hollywood animation movies. As I always say, his Paintings inspired me in my college days to hold a brush and start painting.

This is based on one of his paintings he did as part of his series in #Andhrabhoomi magazine under the title "Uttama Naayikalu". This one is one of my early watercolor paintings done with #CamelPosterColors. Needless to say that one of my best came out at the very beginning of my journey with #Watercolor Painting.

"Imitating Masters always gives an Artist a jump start with learning". Hope my Facebook friends enjoy this series. Thanks to Mridula Satyamurti for nominating me to take part in this 7-day challenge.

Details

Mediums: Camel Poster Colors on Paper
Inspiration: One of Uttam Kumar's Paintings published in Andhrabhoomi Telugu magazine

Size: 8" x 10" (20 cm x 25 cm)
Signed and Dated: Dec 11, 1988

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)

Art is Autobiographical...

The Telugu Legendary Actor N.T. Rama Rao as Krishna
from the Telugu Movie: "Dana Veera Soora Karna"

We miss many things in life. Some- we don't miss at certain time, but later wish to go back in time to experience it again. Those are the ones that we feel like we missed forever. Some- we don't get a change to do at that time in life, but always love to do. These are the ones that get added to our wish-list. The wish-list keeps growing with us.

Childhood memories are sweetest of all. One of my childhood memories that I recollect very often was my joyful experience of watching the movie- Dana Veera Soora Karna with my Dad & my Brother. Also, the movie posters designed by Artist Gangadhar are still fresh in my memories. I used to simply stare at those posters by observing the finest Art work went into the poster designs. Thus it got added to my wish-list in my childhood. I am happy to do this portrait of Legendary Telugu actor Sri. N.T. Rama Rao from the movie Dana Veera Soora Karna. Just by doing it, I took my-self back into my own childhood ;)

All Artists take their interests that are near to their heart into their Art. Over a period of time, the works of an Artist become his/her own autobiography.

"All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster's autobiography." - Federico Dellini, Film director and Writer (2- Jan 1920-1993)

Happy Painting! Enjoy Art!!

Details
Title: NTR

Mediums: Ink & Watercolors
Category: Portraits
Inspiration: Childhood memories

Size: 14" x 11" (35 cm x 28 cm)
Surface: Canson Watercolor Paper, 140 lb Cold Press

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)

Art mixed with "Values"...

Lord Ganesha - natural clay

Anything practiced for a longtime becomes a custom. A custom slowly becomes a tradition. Traditions later become "Values".

Trying to keep up the tradition of making Lord Ganesha with natural clay for seventh year in a row since I adopted this form of celebration of the festival "Vinayaka Chavithi".

Art mixed with "Values" is "Invaluable" in Heart!!!

Lord Ganesha - natural clay

Details

Material: Natural Clay
Category: Sculpture
Inspiration: "Values of Life"

Weight: 9 pounds