Indian Girl- Oil on Canvas board, 20 cm x 25 cm

This is a painting I walked in and out of for a long time. I started it one day when I was in the mood for drawing a " not pretty', common, Indian face. But because of my preoccupation with figure studies and outdoor painting,I abandoned it midway.I cleaned my oil brushes yesterday, and completed it!Am actually happy with the result.It does look like one of the many common Indian faces that we see!

Loomis Copy- Figure study

I do not usually do copies , but this is a practice sketch from an original one from Andrew Loomis.Figure study is a whole area in itself and you are left with no choice other than copies. I usually do not upload these practice sketches, but I decided to upload this, just for easy reference in the future learning.This is because I am gifting out the sketch to a friend of mine.

Man- carbon pencil sketch

A sketch of a celebrity made from a photo. It was interesting to try and capture the muscles.

Girl- Carbon Pencil Sketch

A quick sketch of a picture of a celebrity.

Caught Unawares

This is a quick pencil sketch of my 12 year old daughter, as she was reading something.

Sculpture Rapture

These are some "on the spot" pencil sketches of Buddhist sculptures engraved on the walls of Kanheri Caves in Mumbai. The experience made me realise and appreciate the sheer talent and perseverence of the ancient scuptors..I didn't do much shading here, but tried to capture the form and mood of the sculptures.

Cave Wave

These were done at location in Kanheri Caves in Mumbai..It was a delight to try to capture with water colour and inks, the beautiful architechture of the caves.