Saturday, June 29, 2013

Still-lifes with brass, copper, wood and drapes

Pastel on paper,   18" X 10"

Pastel on paper,   8" X 10"

Pastel on paper,   11" x 14"

These are some more still-lifes  that I made recently. 

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Kishore Kumar

Pencil sketch 8" X 10"

Drawing a portrait after a long time! This is a sketch of Kishore Kumar, one of my favorite play-back singers from Bollywood.

Friday, June 14, 2013

Ghoti

Pastel on paper,   11" x 14"
These are all old traditional household utensils commonly used by Indian people. The pot on the left, called "Ghoti" in Bengali,  holds a special sentiment in my heart because my grand father, used to drink water from it. He drank lots of water, and whenever he called me, I thought he would ask me to get him some water to drink. Mostly, I was right.  That was a long time back, but this ghoti always brings back such fond memories.

Monday, June 10, 2013

Wooden Vase and apples

Pastel on paper,   11" x 14" 
I have had this wooden vase with me for a while, waiting to be painted. I particularly like the shadow that it casts on the wall. You will certainly see more of this vase in my future paintings!

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Copper Utencils

Pastel on paper,   11" x 14" 
I haven't been blogging for a while. In the mean time I painted a few still-lifes with different types of metals. This one is one of my favorites, an assortment of copper vessels. I got these utensils on my last trip to India, simply love them! I will upload the other paintings soon. Thanks for visiting my blog!