The Idol Maker 2

My fascination continues.......Every year before and long after the Durga Pooja festivities are over, my mind still linger over the making of the idol in its various stages...

Bodhisatva

GAJANANA

Wedged Mountains...

 

Wanted to start off again with my watercolor schedule...thought the best would be to start with a basic mountain landscape....

Morning Glow

Tried to capture the morning glow but its still incomplete as I wish to enhance the light....lets see when it happens..:)

Testing my Patience

I am always amazed by the details created by the yesteryear's painters...especially when it comes to still life...wonder of their patience.....so, I thought of trying out their style ..........but as I am. unlike oil, my medium had to be transparent watercolor.........:)

The Monsoon Splash...

Come Monsoon and people throng the Gateway of India just to get wet as the sea splashes, sprays and plays around.........and I am fascinated..so, when I came across a photograph, I simply couldn't resist myself...just that I couldn't seek the photographer's permission as he/she is unknown to me...apologies............

Raindrops.........

Come rain and everywhere its a riot of green and the pearly raindrops, are delight to the eye......the magical monsoon is here to stay..................

The Seeping Light....

Often I've noticed sunlight seeping through the wet leaves and creating a mesmerising effect....I simply tried to create it but need more practice I must say.....

Holi Hai

The festival of colors, the colors of spring and happiness, fun and frolic, sometimes madness is just round the corner. Everywhere color filled packets, color sprouts and guns( a la machine gun style) have captured the market and every Indians thoughts. Just when I too was engrossed in preparing for that special day's agenda...I came across a photograph of this fest, it was so lively that I thought of giving it a try in my own way.........HAPPY HOLI

The Bend and the Road Sign......

The mists around the Tea plants..roads bending and disappearing in the fog to the unknown and the chill felt has an unearthly romantic feel.....only the Road sign standing bright and tall brings you to the real world.................

Undulating Flowers....

Twisted and Turned

While trekking in the jungle of Matheran, I noticed this old tree with its branches twisted and turned of its age yet standing tall and distinct amongst others....it looked like a grand old person beaming with the light of their wisdom and eperience.........

Beginning with a Bloom....

Its as if I started afresh.................................Spring's long gone....windy and scary rainy days are behaving like the nagging kid staying next door.....mind's full of sultry and misty thoughts too....then I thought of refreshing myself with this bloom........with a bright and sunny palette, I decided to come out of the needless, surrounding gloom......

Tranquility....

As I get impatient with myself, I get pacified by the look of the tranquil face of Buddha.......

The Flow of life

Gushing water always remind me of the twists and turns of life....as each rock on the way of its journey reminds of the lessons of life.....the beautiful foams, the joy and the steep fall, the sorrows....that's why I call the flowing water...THE FLOW OF LIFE....

The Boat and its Fisherman....

Often I've seen a lone fisherman alone in his boat....ragged and crumpled as himself...tilted with his known weight....carrying his catch to an unknown destination.......The vastness of the river engulfing his thoughts.....and I wonder while passing by.......could he have enough catch today to fend for the mouths he has left ashore.....!!!!

A Floral tribute to yesteryear....

I was wondering whether I could create the yesteryear's...to be precise Renaissance period's color pallette and tried this out....A feel good stuff...I hope it appeals to the eyes .....:)

A beautiful mood...

Sometimes we wander through some trivial thoughts and smile within....a sweet little smile with a little twitched lips...and...we remember a lovely moment...a loving someone....in a beautiful mood...............

Canopy Walk....

The calmness and the cool shadows of towering deciduous trees with sun playing hide and seek amongst the canopy of leaves is what I seek......and the bright naked sky at the end of the rim of the canopy reminds me of the routines of the day to day life.....