Cricket @ Lalbagh

Last Sunday I was at Lalbagh again with my painting group. But this time it was more fun as my friend Ramesh Jhawar who had come to Bangalore for a few days also joined in.

Lalbagh becomes quiet a busy place on Sundays with families coming for an outing, photographers coming in to do some clicking, birdwatchers, late joggers, tourists etc pouring in throughout the day. But still there is enough place for everyone under the shade of huge green trees in Lalbagh. And people are often seen playing badminton, freezbee and even gully cricket in the cool shade.

By the way it has been raining quiet a lot here. And it is equally sunny when it is not raining. How is the weatheron your side??

Do keep well... And dont forget to visit Ramesh's blog to see his version of Lalbagh.

En plein air - Cricket @ Lalbagh - 13 May 2012

Size - 11 x 15 inch

Medium - Watercolor on paper

Plein air and updates

26th January is the date when Indian became a republic. So 26th January is celebrated as the republic day and every year and on and around republic day a huge flower show is held in Lalbagh (Lalbagh is a huge botanical garden) in Bangalore. This year I went to paint there. And instead of seeing flowers I saw a lot of people everywhere. And then there were these F&B stalls where everybody was crowding around. So I decided to paint the people and the stalls. And I had good fun painting that day.

I attended Chitrasanthe yesterday. And thank you all for wishing me luck and also for visiting my stall. But I guess my luck was really bad this time and I did not sell anything. I wish myself better luck next time. LOL.

Next weekend I'll be displaying 6 of my paintings at a group exhibition at Alliance Francaise, Bangalore. It will be on the 4th and 5th of February. And the timing is 2 PM to 7 PM on both the days. A play will also be staged on those two days called Snakes and ladders. So you can, plan to visit the exhibition and watch the play too. My theme for the exhibition is Bangalore. I hope to see you around. Please note that it will only be an exhibition and there will not be any sales happening there.

Signing off now and wishing you a great week ahead.

Plein air @ Lalbagh flower show 26 Jan 2012

Size - 15 x 11 inch

Medium - Watercolor on paper

Plein air..

I did some plein air work this weekend and the last weekend too at Lalbaugh. I am posting the outcome. Some okay, some not so okay. Anyway here they are. But its always great fun to paint outdoors.

I also realized that for some tricky compositions I needed to have a view finder. Hopefully I'll have one next time. And being a not so organized person I always end up forgetting something or the other. I think a checklist will of help. Those, who do not score very high on being organized must have a checklist for plein air painting I guess. Imagine if you forget your pad or your brushes.

Happy painting..

Gulmohar walk

Bangalore is the home to one of the best botanical gardens of India in the form of Lalbagh. This is a scene of very early morning at Lalbagh where thousands come for a morning walk or jog or simply just to catch up. I was not so happy with this painting, but my sister liked it a lot.

Title - Gulmohar walk
Size - 14 x 19.5 inch
Medium - Watercolor on paper