Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Sketching @ Egmore Museum

On March 01, 2015, went to Egmore Museum for on location sketching as part of Chennai weekend Artists group.

Chennai Museum is one of the best place to sketch because huge open space, lot of old heritage buildings, collection old items kept outside the museum.

But there is some restriction inside the Museum as we can't take our bags inside. Only small sketch book and pen may be allowed.

I've taken my new wide sketch book and decided to do some wide panoramic sketch...
Searched and looked all the places of Museum and finally decide to do the Children's Museum and the giant dinosaurs in front of it.

Started the sketch with pencil to capture the perspective correctly, then pen , finally filled the color with water color.

As usual, had discussion with my other CWA members, always that will be exciting, since everybody will share their experience on the particular day of sketching.....



Thursday, February 26, 2015

Group Exhibition - Flash Back



I have got an opportunity to participate at the event with CWA "Flashback"- tracing the evolution of Cinema is being put together by the students of Department of Visual Communication, Ethiraj College and Department of Media Science, Anna University. 

This was held at Anna university media department. at Dec 13th 2013.

This was gone for 10days long celebrations showcasing the birth of cinema and legendary significance. More focus is on South Indian cinema. 


Took a theme of KamalHasan who is my favourite actor, I've exhibited 3 of my dry pastel works...
Felt so excited to see my paintings in the exhibition. 





The invitation



The Team



Me with paintings











Nice Moments


Nice meeting with Oviyar Maruthi
@Spaces Besant Nagar



With CWA team @ Guindy Childrens Park



Article about our CWA group in Decan Chronicle


At QMC College

At Semmozhi Poonga

At Anna nagar Tower park

At ICF Railway Museum

At Ramakrishna Math

At Vivekanandar Illam

At Island Grounds

At ECR Jaganathar Temple

At Madras War Cemetry

At Marina Beach

At NageswarRao Park

At Kailasanathar Temple

Model sketching at Dakshin Chitra



Dhruba Water color workshop



Step by step Pastel work

It is always to capture painting work step by step to see the progress and that will give idea
to others also, how the painting has been done...


Just I've captured the different stages of one of my pastel paintings...








Demo on Pastel Painting

I got a chance to give demo Pastel to my artist friends of Chennai Weekend Artists Group.

Pastel is very interesting medium and we can have fun with that...

  • Explained the various types of pastel
    • Soft Pastel
    • Semi hard pastel
    • Hard pastel
    • Grey pastel
    • Pastel Pencils
  • Various types of pastel application is explained
    • Blending
    • Smudging
    • Criss cross lining
  • Application of fixative after completing the pastel 

Finally explained the landscape painting to understand the tips and tricks of Pastel









Wednesday, February 25, 2015

On location Sketches

As a part of Chennai weekend Artists group, every week,used to go to different locations on every sunday morning.
It is always to fun to draw the sketches in the location and sharing knowledge with other artist friends. It's great inspiration too...
on the other hand, drawing on location is real challenge since one has to visualise, compose the object infront of us rather than sketching from already composed photographs.

Find some of the sketches on location...............

Mylapore tank
Pen + Water color

Anna Nagar Tower Park
Charocal

Nageswarrao park
Watercolor

During trip to Kodaikanal
Ball point Pen

kanchi kailasanathar Temple
Staeadler 8B pencil

kanchi kailasanathar Temple
Staeadler 8B pencil

Semmozhi Poonga
Soft Pastel

Ramakrisha Mutt
Pen

Queen Mary's college old building
Soft pastel

Egmore Museum
Grey Pastel

Beach Road
Pen + Watercolor

kanchi kailasanathar Temple
Pen + Watercolor

While waiting @ Egmore Station
Multicolor ball point pen

Vivekanandar Illam
Multicolor ball point pen

Vivekanandar Illam
8B Pencil

Vivekanandar Illam
Soft Pastel

Ennore Pier
Pen + Watercolor

Valluvar Kottam
Staedler 8B pencil

ICF Railway Museum
Soft Pastel

Guindy Childrens Park
8B Pencil

ECR jaganathar Temple
Soft Pastel

Madras War Cemetry
Soft Pastel

Thiruvanmiyur Marudeeswar Temple
Pen + Watercolor

Adayar Theosophical Society
Pen + Watercolor

Moore Market
Pen + Watercolor

Adayar Theosophical Society
Fine liner Pen

Ennore Pier
Pen + Watercolor

Ennore Pier
Pen + Watercolor

Lady andal School Auditorium
Watercolor