Invitation to Group Show at Mumbai

Finally its Mumbai... Huh..

I am not only delighted , but also feel blessed to be part of this watercolor group exhibition in Mumbai, which features my idols and some other great artists.

Below is the invite and other details. 

I hope to see you in Mumbai

Exhibition Title - Fluid Expression

Venue              - Nehru Art Center, Worli, Mumbai

Time                - 20th to 26th October, 11 AM to 7 PM daily

Workshop Series

The subject matter for this series is quite unusual. Its nothing like anything that I have done before. I t was challenging, frustrating and yet lot of fun in the end.

Presenting my workshop series...

Workshop - I

21 x 14 inch

Workshop - II

14 x 10 inch

Workshop - III

21 x 14 inch

Workshop - IV

21 x 14 inch

At the Railway Station

The last time I painted in a railway station was probably before two years. There is something about the nature of railway stations that is always so interesting to paint. I really cant point what exactly it is. May be its the sound of a train approaching the station or leaving it, the burst in noise levels when a train arrives. People having reached their destination or people trying to get to their destinations. The hawkers becoming very active upon the arrival of a train and then just waiting for the next one. The wide open spaces, the wires hanging in parallel to the tracks which seem to be moving somehow. Whatever it is there is always so many interesting things happening in a railway station. 

After a long time I returned to the station and enjoyed myself absolutely. 

Plein air at Lingaraj Station 5th July 2015

14 x 10 inch

Plein air at Macheswar Station 18h July 2015

10 x 14 inch

Few More..

Here are a few more WC sketches as I had promised in my last post. A couple of them have resulted in very moody paintings. More on that later...

Watercolor sketches

I dont always do a watercolor sketch before doing a painting. But generally I do it if I am not very conversant with subject or I have not been able to resolve the subject in mind. And sometimes I do it just for fun.

I never use fresh paper for these sketches. I use the unpainted side of paintings which have not made the cut (which gives me quiet a bit of paper to play with. ;)). And I do them quick and sometimes in a couple in parallel. And these are never bigger than half of a quarter sheet.

Here are few WC sketches. I'll post a few more in my next post.

Winter Light III and IV

Here are the last 2 from my winter light (mini)series. While the last two had a dominant color, these two are mostly about the grays. The second one was a challenge as I was trying to depict the very first light of the day which hits the earth even before sun is visible on the horizon. The light is trying to break out of the haze of the winter morning. Such a difficult light to capture. But I was happy with how it turned out.

Winter Light - III

21 x 14 inch

Winter Light - IV

14 x 10 inch

Winter Light Series

The other series along with working class series that I was working on is now done. The series is called Winter Light. The winters here are the best time in the year in terms of temperature and humidity. The temperature is usually between 25 degree to 12 degrees. The quality of light is drastically different from how it is in summers. Its quiet soft especially in the mornings. In this series I have captured the light of different phases of winter mornings. Here are two of them. The rest I'll post in my next post. Thank for viewing. 

Winter Light - I

21 x 14 inch

Winter Light - II

10 x 14 inch

Another One

Adding one more from my working class series here. This one came out quiet different. The subject also I thought was really different from my usual subjects. I did quiet like the final outcome. Hope you guys like it too.

Working Class - IV

14 x 10 inches

Working Class Series

Its fun to work on a series. Its even more fun to work on more than one series in parallel. One of the series that I am working on right now is called Working Class. Posting all the work that I have done in that series till now. 

Happy painting.

Working Class - II

10x14 inch

Working Class - I

21x14 inch

Working Class - III

21x7 inch