I stand alone

Seeing art is good. But too much of it can be a little distracting. At least that is what happened to me. Because of internet everyday we are able to see so many paintings in so many different styles by so many artists. And suddenly I wanted to incorporate all that into my paintings. I kept making one disaster after the other and just did not realize what was going wrong.

So I took a break for some time to clear up my mind. I just did not do anything related to art. And when I finally painted after this gap I realized that all the hangover was gone and I was not trying to force different styles into my painting. I was back to painting with my instinct, my colors, my style. And the outcome was good enough for me. I was satisfied.

The original photo was taken by a friend of mine Neeraj during his trip to Rajastan.

Title - I stand alone (taken from Godsmack :))
Size - 14 x 17 inch
Medium - Watercolor on paper.

Off for a few days

Thank you so much everyone for wishing me good health. I am 90% now. I have missed a lot already and will have to do so for a few more days as I am off to my hometown for a few days. In the meanwhile I hope you enjoy this one.

About a month back I had been out on a small trip to a small hill and the country side in general and taken many pictures. This is done from one such photo.

Title - Off Dabaspet
Size - 15 x 22 inch
Medium - Watercolor on paper

Here are some exhibition pics... I fell ill immediately after the show.. Hence the delay in this post.

Invitation

Here is the invitation to our upcoming show named 'Confluence'. Inauguration happens on 30th June at 11 AM. We'll be displaying about 60 watercolor paintings with themes mostly covering landscape, cityscape, villagescape and scenes from day to day life. Please grace the occasion and in case you have any questions please drop me a mail.

p.s. For all my blogger friends - I have suddenly got busy these days. I am not able to spend time on blogs as of now. So you'll be missing me for a while :). At least till the exhibition is over. Till then happy painting.

Exhibition announcement

After rambling about my upcoming exhibition I realized that I have not announced it here yet. So I left many a people confused. Sorry for that. So let me announce about it.

Three of us (Ramesh, Praveen and I) are doing a show at Karnataka Chitra Kala Parishat (Gallery 4) from 30th June 2010 to 4th July 2010. The timings are 11 AM to 7 PM daily. Please do drop by if you can. :)

Title - Lost glory
Size - 15 x 20 inch
Medium - Watercolor and gouche on paper

Foothills Hotel

Hotel at the foothills of Himalays lined with some Basmati rice fields and a village in the distance makes a pleasant view.. A great place for vacation too.

Title - Foothills hotel
Size - 14 x 19.5 (inch)
Medium - Watercolor on paper

Exhibition dates are coming closer. Still a lot to do. Invitations to be sent, posters to be put up, gallery plan to be made, painting to be chosen and framed etc etc and etc..

War memorial - RIMC

This is the war memorial at my school. This monument is shaped like a mother holding her child in her arms. Seen from here are the dormitories where I lived five great years of my life.

Title - RIMC War Memorial
Size - 11 x 15 inch
Medium - Watercolor on Paper