New Works

Ratnagiri Railway Yard, Watercolour on Paper, 14" X 21"

Butibori Railway Yard, Watercolour on Paper, 14" X 21"

Secunderabad Railway Station, Watercolour on Paper, 14" X 21"

Few new paintings I did recently. The last painting "Secunderabad Railway Station" could make it through to the Art Society of India's Annual National Exhibition. :)

All comments and critiques are most welcome.

New Watercolours

I have been very lazy with posting new works on my blog lately. Here are a few new ones that I have recently completed.

Telangkhedi Morning, Watercolour on Paper, 14" X 20" 

Farmhouse in Maharajbagh, Nagpur, Watercolour on Paper, 14.5" X 21.5" 

Abandoned platform at Cherlapalli Station, Watercolour on Paper, 14" X 20" 

Cherlapalli Railway Yard, Watercolour on Paper, 14" X 20" 

Sunny Day Repairs, Watercolour on Paper, 20" X 14" 

The last three paintings in this post are done en-plein air. All critiques and comments are most welcome.

New Oils

A few new works in oils that I have recently completed. Please do leave your comments and critiques. They are most helpful.

Calangut Beach, Oil on Canvas, 18" X 24" 

Heavy Rain at Glen Head, Oil on Canvas, 13.5" X 24.5 

New Watercolours

I have been guilty of not updating my blog lately. :)
Here are a few new watercolours I have done recently.

After the rains, Watercolour on Paper, 14" X 20" 

Calangut Morning, Watercolour on Paper, 14" X 20" 

Metro Rail Station, Habsiguda, Watercolour on Paper, 20" X 14" 

Done en plein air

Moula Ali Yard IV

Moula Ali Yard IV, Watercolour on Paper, 14" X 20" 

I have painted several times at this very spot. However, since this is part of a railway marshalling yard, every time there is something new. Last time it was a track repair machine. This time is was an old abandoned guard coach. I also love this place because there is little disturbance due to passers by. 

I hope you are enjoying seeing my plein air efforts. Thanks for stopping by. All comments and critiques are most welcome.

Two New Watercolours

NFC Bridge, Watercolour on Paper, 14" X 19"

Inside the Woods, Watercolour on Paper, 20" X 14" 

I have been doing quite a bit of painting these days, just didn't get time to upload my new works here. Here are two new watercolours. The first one of the NFC bridge is a plein air piece and the second one has been done from a photo. 
Thank you so much for dropping by. All comments and critiques are welcome.

Shubha on Radhanagar Beach, Andaman Islands

Shubha on Radhanagar Beach, Andaman Islands, Oil on Canvas, 12.5" X 18.5" 

This painting is based on a photograph of the beautiful Radhanagar Beach, Andaman Islands I clicked during our visit four years ago. My wife, Shubha is seen here wetting her legs and taking in the fresh air :)
All comments and critiques are most welcome.

Tikkar Billa II

Tikkar Billa II, Another Game of Hopscotch, Oil on Canvas, 36" X 24"

This is perhaps one of my largest and most ambitious works yet. I have made use of several reference photos, a dozen pencil sketches and a couple of oil sketches done to resolve the facial features and the light and shadow. I am not exactly happy with the way her skirt has turned out. Perhaps I need to practise painting drapery more in my still lives. They say painting folds of cloth is a difficult job, now I know why ;)
Thank you so much for stopping by. Comments and critiques please ......
Please do point out the areas where you feel improvement can be made.

New Watercolours

Here are a couple of watercolours that I have done recently.

EMU Shed, Moula Ali, Watercolour on Paper, 14" X 10.5" 

Cherlapally Lake, Watercolour on Paper, 14" X 20"

All comments and critiques are most welcome.

Mallapur Morning

Mallapur Morning, Watercolour on Paper, 20" X 14" 

This is another place very close to my home. I did this from a photograph I took with my phone one morning. I love the wonderful orange that seems to fringe most objects at sunrise. I hope I was able to capture a bit of that in this painting. 
All comments and critiques are most welcome.

Rainy Day, Seminary Hills

Rainy Day, Seminary Hills, Watercolour on Paper, 14" X 20" 

Seminary hills is a lovely place in my hometown, Nagpur. It has a lovely forest-ish feel to it with dense vegetation and if you are lucky you might see a herd (is that the correct word ?) of antelopes crossing the road. This painting was done from a photograph taken on a rainy day :) I kept spraying water every once in a while to try and maintain the wet look.
All comments and critiques are most welcome :)

Moula Ali Yard III

Moula Ali Yard III, Watercolour on Paper, 20" X 14" 

I love painting trains and associated stuff and so I find railway marshalling yards very interesting. This place is very close to my house and mostly quite deserted. Therefore painting en plein air is not a problem. It took me about 2 hrs to finish this. There were a few passers by who stopped for a while to watch me paint, but without creating any disturbance. All in all it was good fun coupled with substantial learning.
All comments and critiques are most welcome.

Behind Hanuman Mandir

Behind Hanuman Temple, Watercolour on Paper, 11" X 15" 

We have a small Hanuman Temple in the premises of our workplace. Since phones, cameras etc are not allowed I had to do this from a small pencil sketch on a 2" X 2" paper and memory.I wish I had made the kalas (steeple) a deeper orange. 
All comments and critiques are most welcome.

Koradi River Evening

Koradi River, Evening, Watercolour on Saunders Paper, 15" X 22" 

Koradi river runs about 12 km from the city limits of Nagpur and gives its name to Koradi town on its banks. The town is the home to the 1080 MW Koradi Thermal Power Station. This place is very scenic with the beautiful river as it shimmers in the evening sun.
Thank you all or stopping by. All comments and critiques are most welcome.

Commissioned Work - Konkan House

Konkan House, Watercolour on Paper, 15" X 22" 

I was commissioned by a wonderful gentleman and art collector from Mumbai to make this painting of his beautiful ancestral house in Konkan. It is not often that the person who commission an artist has a clear idea of what he wants. Fortunately, this time there was no such problem. He was quite clear about what he wanted and yet open to my creative inputs. 

Its indeed a greatly satisfying thing to know that the collector is happy with his new acquisition. :) 

Thank you so much friends for visiting. All comments are most welcome.

Inside Hislop Campus

Inside Hislop College Campus, Nagpur, Watercolour on Paper, 14" X 20" 

Did this one yesterday from a photo I had taken inside the beautiful Hislop Campus in Nagpur. 
Thank you so much for visiting :).

Moula Ali Railway Yard

Moula Ali Yard, Watercolour on Paper, 15" X 11" 

I go out plein air painting every weekend with a friend to some place nearby. This is my sketch from today morning done at the shunting yard near Moula Ali railway station. 

We were a bit hesitant to lay out our stuff in such a place, as we thought someone might raise an objection. But to our surprise there was no disturbance whatsoever and we ended up with a peaceful and fulfilling outdoor session! :)

All comments and critiques are most welcome. 

View from the Fields

"View from the Fields", Watercolour on Paper, (14" X 20") 

I did this watercolour some time ago and then totally forgot about it. Yesterday while cleaning my room I found it. It is based on a photo I took in Kerala.
Thanks you so much for stopping by. I would be glad to know what you think of it. :)

Fishing Boats in the Sand

Fishing Boats in the Sand, Oil on Canvas , (18" X 14")

I love to paint boats, especially those that lay on land during low tides. They make such beautiful subjects for painting. I believe each one of them has a personality and a unique charm about themselves. I feel I am successful as an artist when I am able to capture that without ignoring the overall atmosphere of the place.

Thank you so much for stopping by.