The Ballerina

Finally my first piece of art for the year! I managed to go above and beyond my lazy phases and started working on this sketch. I have never sketched human figures before. I have painted loads of them but never really ventured to sketch them. I decided to do a ballerina after recalling the ballet performance that I was a part of at school. At the end of the training and performance I ended up with a ligament tear! That probably explains why this sketch is not as good... This is my first attempt at doing a stick figure. The details are minimal and the sketch has been kept as simple as possible.

Pup on the rocks

After eons here is something from me. Blame the stress....times are bad! This one is inspired from a cute yellow Labrador pup playing over some rocks. A colleague who adores dogs showed me a picture of this guy a few months ago. This is my first attempt at using charcoal pencils.They are kinda messy so now I need to look for some kind of fixative to preserve the sketch. I hope there aren't too many delays before my next sketch. In the meantime your views on this one are welcome.

The Rose - Up close and personal

The queen of all flowers, beautiful beautiful in all its colors with the power to make every woman smile. Its sweet smell has the powers to soothe the soul and its praise has been sung by many a poet. When I came across this arial view, I couldn't resist transferring it to my sketch book. It seemed to me that every petal of the blooming rose contained a secret or a story to share!

Lord Ganesha - Chubby and Fabulous!

I wish I had sketched this much earlier. This is my first sketch of India's most loved God. In the past I have done two paintings starring him. He was the first God I caught on canvas!Almost everyone I know love him and he seems to pop out everywhere; in the form of beautiful statues, cute curios, key chains etc., I sketched this Ganesh during the week of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations. What I liked about the original was that it was not the run of the mill picture of the chubby God. Lord Ganesh has also gone cool with the times and I hope I can celebrate the occasion with more grandeur next year. Ganapathi Bappa Moriya!

And the cow jumped over the moon!

Well I tried with this one... The sight of cows grazing peacefully in green meadows always holds a happy,peaceful and relaxed image for me. I am sure most people would kill for the kind of life that is portrayed in the California Happy cow commercials. I used 2HB, 4B and 6B pencils. I am going to impose a temporary halt to this phase of barnyard animals with Miss Cow here. I hope to post more colorful sketches or paintings in the future. I hope you enjoy viewing this sketch. As for me I am off to buy me some Laughing Cow cheese :-)

Barks and Neighs!

I have never sketched too many animals before. Better late than never - keeping that in mind I tried my hand at doing these. I sketched the horse this afternoon. I found the photo of a beautiful brown horse on the net and the dog was after a friends dog. These are my first ever sketches of dog (with the exception of the dog that I drew for a painting competition when I was in the 3rd grade)and a horse..And its all here for you guys to view and comment.

Polly wants a picture....

I sketched this parrot after watching an Eddie Murphy movie that had a scene of a little kid with a colorful parrot that spoke. I had 2 green parrots growing up and it was a wonderful experience. I have not been able to locate the paintings that I did of my parrot in his various moods, so I wanted to do another one again (after all these years) and this is the result. I brought in the 4B along with the usual 2HB, 6B and HB pencils.

The Cherry Pair

I made this pencil sketch after a visit from one of my friends during the week end that just passed. She is fond of cherries and happened to mention them a few times during her stay. So the cherries lodged themselves firmly in my brains and I should say I felt much better after transferring this pair to my sketch book. I wanted to sketch this pair to try and recreate the dimensions of the cherry on the left. The the front and rear portions of teh fruit form a part of the picture which is in contrast to the the fruit on the right which is pretty much only one side of the fruit. I used 2HB and 6B pencils to create this sketch.

The lamp in the living room

Continuing my endeavor to produce better sketches, I sketched this lamp shade present in the living room of the apartment where I currently stay. The various shades that it produced on the stand when it was lit motivated me to take my pencils and capture it on paper. It took me a few hours of sitting on the couch (in the same position) to complete this. I was left with a back ache after completing this sketch but I think it was worth it, though it can always be better. What do you think??

Monochrome Tulips

I sketched these tulips on a rainy weekend. I was inspired by the various hues of these beautiful flowers and the happy feeling they always bring when I see them. This is however an exclusive pencil sketch that explains the absence of colors on this sketch.