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

Unless you fall in Love...

Watercolors on Paper

Hobby is not something that you can do just for the sake of doing it. You need to really fall in Love before you develop a passion for it. Once developed as a hobby, it doesn't go away, only stays with you forever. Anything that stays with you forever is the only one that you truly are in Love with. Hobby is one such thing in life.

Keep doing, keep creating and keep inspiring yourself!
Happy Painting ;)

Details
Mediums: Watercolors

Category: Portrait
Reference: A photograph of Telugu Actress Anushka

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

The Joy of doing...

Cute Baby Boy - Watercolors on Paper

The Joy of doing anything that you love lies in just doing it. You do not know how you can do it until you make a sincere attempt.

"The soul's joy lies in doing." - Percy Bysshe Shelley

Just keep doing and keep going. Be your own viewer, reviewer, critic, mentor, complementary, competitor and judge. After all nobody can judge you better than yourself!

Happy Painting!

LESSON LEARNED
As I was asked to do so, I mailed it to their Parents. Sad thing they didn't even acknowledge they've received by dropping a word to me. In addition to my efforts and time, it also costed me some money, whatever small amount that could be :( I would have been better off keeping it to myself.

Details
Title: Cute Baby Boy

Mediums: Watercolors
Category: Portrait
Reference: A photograph of a Baby boy found on Facebook

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

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

Your Passion is your Best Companion...

Indian Classical Dance - A Sketch

Life always takes turns. Just because it took a turn, don't lose your focus and direction. Turn every life-turn into an opportunity and keep going. After all, nobody travels with you in your life-journey. Your passion is your best companion!

Keep Painting and Happy Painting!!

Details

Mediums: Ink Pen and Watercolors on Paper
Tools: Sakura Pigma Micron Pen 005 & 03, Watercolors from my Palette
Reference: Random Pictures from my Collection
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

సాధన...

Line Sketch with Pen and Ink

It's been a dream for me to draw at least a small line like Great Telugu Artists: Bapu, Chandra, Gopi, Bali and many more who had complete control over lines and did wonders just with lines. This is one of my attempts to do a sketch with more controlled lines.

This is my own creation with a shout of joy at the end: నాక్కూడా గీతలు గీడం వస్తుందిరోయ్  ;)

Details

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

Size: 8 1/2" x 11" (21.5 cm x 28 cm)

Surface: Acid free Paper

Sketches...

Ink pen and watercolors on paper - random sketches

Details

Mediums: Ink Pen and Watercolors on Paper

Size: 8 1/2" x 11" (21.5 cm x 28 cm)

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)

తెలుగు బొమ్మల "చంద్రుడు" ని కలిసి మురిసిన వేళ...

Artist Sri. Chandra Garu autographing the book ఒక చంద్ర వంక for me:
'గిరి' కి చంద్రుడు 

One of the best moments in my life was meeting Legendary Telugu Artist Sri. Chandra Garu on Jan 23, 2017 at his residence in Ashok Nagar, Hyderabad, India. We spent few hours talking to him and listening to his journey with Arts, Artists, Movies, Books, People and many things of his life. I never imagined that I could meet him in my life. It was only made possible by Artist Anwar Garu whose Art I admire and is also a good friend of mine.

It was one of the happiest days for me meeting Sri. Chandra Garu along with two more great Artists of our age Anwar Garu and Moshe Dayan Garu. I was fortunate enough to share my experiences with Sri. Chandra's illustrations from my college days that got printed in the book released on his 70th birthday titled ఒక చంద్ర వంక (Oka Chandra Vanka).

Artists are generally humble by nature. I saw that quality even more in these three Artists I met.  It was all my pleasure meeting them and having Sri.Chandra's autograph in the book that I am going to keep for my life and pass it on to my next generations.

We always wish we could meet and be with people we like in life. Not everyone is fortunate to get that wish come true. I always wanted to meet Telugu Artists I used to admire since my childhood. I made serious attempts when I was in India long back but hardly met anybody. At last I could meet one of my favorite Artists Sri.Chandra Garu.

తెలుగు గర్వించదగ్గ  ఈ తెలుగు బొమ్మల "చంద్రుడు" పది కాలాల పాటు చల్లగా ఉండాలని ఆ భగవంతుని కోరుకుంటూ...
Thanks to Artist Anwar Garu.
Thank God for giving me that opportunity.
Now, I have this added to the moments I cherish for rest of my life.

ఒక చంద్ర వంక (Oka Chandra Vanka) - Book Cover page (Front and Back)

 

"చంద్ర" గారి బొమ్మలతో నా అనుబంధం, మనసు లోతుల్లోని నా మాటల్లో...

Mirabai and Krishna...

Mirabai & Krishna

A sketch done for a CD Cover, took sometime to color it on 1st day of this New Year, 2017.

Happy New Year and Happy Painting!

Details
Title: Mirabai & Krishna

Mediums: Watercolors
Category: Imagination
Inspiration: An opportunity to design for a CD cover...

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

Looking Back 2016...

Good Bye 2016

It's that time of the year, we look back to collect what we have achieved and try to recollect our memories with our achievements. When I look back to collect my memories with Art, this year I did less number of paintings compared to previous years. But I did not stop doing it. That makes me feel happy. It's my firm belief that, "When you stop doing something, you stop advancing with it". It applies to many-things in life, it applies more to Art.

When time folds one year as gone, it unfolds another year as to-go. As life goes on, more years get folded and deposited into "gone past". The deposited years are not available for withdrawal. They can only be withdrawn in the form of "memories". Memories that can only become more precious over time.

As this year moves close to the transition line of "the gone", I say my heart-felt "Good Bye" to 2016. Looking forward for another Artful and Peaceful New Year!

Good Bye to 2016 and Welcome to 2017!
Happy Painting!!

Nātyānjali-12: A Tribute to Indian Classical Dance...

Indian Classical Dance - Watercolors on Paper

My tribute to Indian Classical Dance continues with one of the classic bhangimas (poses) of Bharathanatyam, in this 12th painting of this series.

The only satisfaction in Arts is practice. Keep Practicing for more and more satisfaction!
Happy Painting!

Details
Title: Nātyānjali-12

Mediums: Watercolors
Category: Portraits
Inspiration: Passion for Indian Arts...

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

Nātyānjali-11: A Tribute to Indian Classical Dance...

Indian Classical Dance - Watercolors on Paper

My tribute to Indian Classical Dance continues with this 11th painting in this series. Tried little different in dark colors.

When you stop, you stop to progress, continue painting!
Happy Painting!

Details
Title: Nātyānjali-11

Mediums: Watercolors
Category: Portraits
Inspiration: Passion for Indian Arts...

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

నిదురించే తోటలోకి...

నిదురించే తోటలోకి...

Never give up anything you started!
Happy Painting!!

Details
Title: నిదురించే తోటలోకి...

Mediums: Ink & Watercolors
Category: Portraits
Inspiration: Morning thoughts

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

Tribute to one of the great souls of India...

Portrait of Jayalalitha

My tribute to one of the great souls of India.

When touching just one heart in life isn't possible for many souls, people who touch millions of hearts and sadden their day when they leave the world are truly great souls.

I pay my tribute to this great soul of India: Puratchi Thlaivi Jayalalitha.

Details

Mediums: Watercolors
Surface: Canson Artist Series 140LB 300G Coldpress watercolor paper
Title: Portrait of Puratchi Thalaiva Jayalalitha
Inspiration: Respect to a great should on her demise

Size: 11" x 14" (28 cm x 36 cm)