My Grandmother

Pencil on paper  8" X 10"

Chai-time

Pastel on paper 8" X 10"

Deserted

Pastel on La Carte paper 8" X 10"

Photo courtesy : Devajyoti Sarkar

Lata Mangeshkar

Pencil, 8" X 10"

This is a portrait Lata Mangeshkar, the legendary playback singer from the Indian  film industry.

Two pears

Pastel on paper 8" X 10"

Wasn't quite ready to move on from the pears. So I put them together to make a painting.

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. 

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.

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.

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!

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!

More Tulips

Pastel on Sennelier La Carte paper  8" X 10"

The Tulips I made earlier were still fresh, I decided to change the setting a little bit and paint them again!

Tulips and a plum

Pastel on Sennelier La Carte paper  8" X 10"

I was at the local farmer's market, these beautiful tulips caught my eyes. Couldn't resist getting them home to set up a still-life. Wasn't that easy to paint, the stems  kept turning and the buds were opening too fast. I wish my still-life would stay still! :)