Oct 2012 - 10

Water colour on paper
9.5" x 14"
A calm, cool and pleasant Evening. The Sun is soothing the earth with its last rays, as if saying good bye with an assurance of meeting the next day.
At this moment the peace is just beautiful. Sitting below a tree and just taking in the Peace, the Beauty of Mother Nature. Enjoying every leaf, every twig and every blade of grass. The breeze that passes on me, the clouds which merrily dance in the sky. Everything is just so perfect, just so calm.

Painting this scene put me in such a state. Loved every moment of it as if I was there enjoying the scenery, taking it in, living it.

Hope you get that feeling too.

Support

Water colour on paper
9.5" x 14"
My Heart goes out for the Kids who have to work. I am absolutely devastated when I see such scenes. And am more than devastated by the feeling that I cannot do a thing.
The other day while walking in the city a small girl approached me. One hand asking for some money and the other small hand clutching a big hunter. After some time she used to swing it around her body in such a way that it would make a noise. I know there is some trick in it and usually it does not hurt. But I am sure while learning it the small one must have had some stings.
And now even though the stings of the hunter might have seized but the stings of the empty stomach, the stings of roaming in the sun, the rains and the cold and the stings of life.... still remain and loom large over this small life.
Hope she gets all the support she needs and deserves.

Order Completion

Water colour on paper
9.5" x 14"
Every day after completing the house hold duties early in the morning The Lady sits just outside her modest home in Pune and gets on with it. First she has to cut out small, flat strips out of the bamboo. Then she starts weaving it carefully and beautifully to make various articles. Its wonderful to see the way her fingers move. Many times we are not able to notice the joints. Its amazing.
Small and sharp wood filings sting in the hands causing pain and irritation. I asked them how they remove it, got a reply with a needle......

Day End

Water colour on paper
9.5" x 14"

Abstraction

Water colour on paper
9.5" x 14"

The Bow

Water colour on paper
9.5" x 14"

Fluid

Water colour on paper
9.5" x 14"

Oct 2012

Water colour on paper
14" x 20"

Flags

Water colour on paper
12" x 18"

Oct 2012

Water colour on paper
9.5" x 14"

No Conflicts

Water colour on paper
9.5" x 14"

Only the Best

Water colour on paper
9.5" x 14"

For a Walk

Water colour on paper
9.5" x 14"

Approaching

Water colour on paper
14" x 20"

Moving On

Water colour on paper
9.4" x 14"

Misty Morning

Water colour on paper
9.5" x 14"

Ganesh Festival 2012

Water colour on paper
9.5" x 14"

Its how you look at it

Water colour on paper
14" x 20"

Chahul - Ganesh Festival 2012

Water colour on paper
9.5" x 14"

Shadows

Water colour on paper
9.5" x 14"

Tulshi Baug, Pune - Where else

Water colour on paper
9.5" x 14"

Vitthal Wadi, Pune

Water colour on paper
9.5" x 14"

The White Building

Water colour on paper
10" x 7"

Wild Flowers

Water colour on paper
9.5" x 14"

The White House

Water colour on paper
9.5" x 14"

Blue Sea

Water colour on paper
9.5" x 14"

Shrine

Water colour on paper
9.5" x 14"

Just about Winter

Water colour on paper
14" x 20"

August 2012

Water colour on paper
9.5" x 14"

The Fields

Water colour on paper
9.5" x 14"

Sunlit

Water colour on paper
9.5" x 14"

Pouring

Water colour on paper
9.5" x 14"

Fighting Spirit

Water Colour on paper
9.5" x 14"

Loose

Water Colour on paper
10" x 7"

The Pair

Water Colour on paper 9.5" x 14"

July 007

Water Colour on paper 9.5" x 14"

July 006

Water Colour on paper 10" x 7"

July 005

Water Colour on Paper 9.5" x 14"
An evening... alone on hat hut of mine somewhere in the mountains.
Thinking about nothing...  admiring the beauty of nature ... of life.
Planning to do nothing, go no-where.
Just an eve spent with ME.

Pouring

Water Colour on paper 9.5" x 14"
God blesses us in so many ways. Sometimes you actually see them coming. I did :-) 

Splash

Water Colour on paper 9.5" x 14"
As always, I have to do a sea scape after some time. As if the sea calls me and since I cannot go on the coast I paint :-)
Nothing more beautiful than a Splashing sea wave. How wonderful it feels just to observe. I remember once in Goa I had sat for more than a couple of hours on the beach just watching this display. Waves after waves coming in and crashing on the rocks. Neither the rocks complained nor the waves relented.

As if it is a Never Ending Love.

Propped

Water Colour on paper 9.5" x 14"
Every year during the monsoon, warnings are issued to Fishermen in the coastal region. They should not risk their lives and go in the sea. Some days ago there was an article in the news paper with a foto of the last catch on the last day.
I hope all the boats are propped or being propped and covered and all the fishermen are safe. 

Torrents

Water Colour on paper 9.5" x 14"
Completed this yesterday and had an amazing experience doing it.

Some years ago I had visited Velneshwar, a beautiful coastal town in Konkan. It was Holi season and many boats had lined up in the sea. It was a wonderful sight to see during the day, in the evening when the Sun was setting the silhouettes of the boats danced on the waves and in the night when the small lamps lit up on the boats...... it was divine.
I started working on this painting with the silhouettes of the boats, early evening, the Sun just setting and wonderful atmosphere. Slowly but surely the evening progressed and so did my painting.... The rain clouds appeared from no where. The Sun still hung around to witness the meeting of the sea and the clouds.
The clouds grew bigger and bigger and started coming closer .... as close as they could..... to meet the Sea. No longer could they hold and then the Torrents came down.
Torrents of emotion... Torrents of Love.... :-)

Seemed like I lived a whole Evening while painting the Torrents. Wow it was divine :-)

Tree

Water colour on paper 9.5" x 14"
Such a tree stands on the river side here in Pune.... Although I have played with the colours here... literally

Tulshi Baug, Pune

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Water Colour on paper 12" x 16"
In the heart of Pune City.... there is an old Temple complex called Tulshi Baug. There is an old Temple of Lord Ram and this painting is of a smaller Temple adjacent to the main temple.
There are many small shops around the Temple selling articles useful for Puja, Kitchen utensils, beautiful brass, bronze articles and many many more.
A unique place and a must visit location when in Pune

Near Nivara, Pune

Near Nivara, Pune
Water Colour on Paper 12" x 9"
One day while sketching I found this spot near Nivara Ashram Pune. This actually is a Electricity board warehouse (probably) and also had transformers and what not in front of it. Obviously I had to remove it and see what happens to the landscape ;-)?
Enjoy

Seattle Strollers 3

Water Colour on paper 9.5" x 14"
Ya ya I know there are no strollers out here.... But it is still from the same series,,,, :-)

Seattle Strollers 2

Water Colour on paper 9.5" x 14"

Seattle Strollers

Water Colour on paper 9.5" x 14"
I had been to Seattle many times during my stay in the Unites States between 2007 and 2010. I just, absolutely loved the place, the climate, the people and everything.
My aunt who stays there sent me fotos of their walk in Arboretum and I just could not resist painting from them.

Ghat

Water Colour on Paper 9.5" x 14"
I have tried to capture the mood and movement on a typical Ghat in India. The word Ghat has two meanings in Marathi - one is winding roads in mountains and the other is a place which has temple or temples near a river. Such area is sacred and many times holy ceremonies are also performed on the banks of the river. In this case maybe below the many umbrellas :-)
Hope you like this

May 2012 - 004

Water colour on paper 12" x 16"

Get out and away....