A real life picture of this scene was posted as a challenge in our sketching group web-site here. And I was immediately excited to paint it. But when I got ready to attempt it I was lost. It was a night scene with figures. I had never done a night scene before in WC and figures are always scary for me. But somehow it came through in the end and I liked it.
This is a scene of 'Aarti' that happens in Varansi on the bank of Ganga everyday. More on that is here.
Aarti
22 x 15 inch
9 comments:
Superb!
Really Neat...You caught that fire so well. Awesome!!
This is so full of atmosphere, Prabal.
The intense look on the priest's face as the incense burns, the way you have made your colours swirl and fade to the second priest. This is a masterful painting and I love it x
Sometimes we can really surprise ourselves when we try something new. This is fantastic! I love night scenes :0)
Oooh I love it! Powerful piece, and yes just what Pat said, so atmospheric. :) I don't know why figures frighten you, you are soooo good at them crazy. ;)
I see a very successful night scene, Prabal...Excellent painting!!!!
Fantastic painting!
Wonderful! you've captured it just right. Btw, I am trying to learn watercolors so I had a query. What kind of paper do you use and where do you get it in Bangalore?
Fabulous... Ganga arti is grand and captivating. Anybody who has witnessed can't agree more.. This absolutely wonderful :)
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