Melted Crayons

Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth

-          Pablo Picasso

I think the above quote describes this painting perfectly. Getting drenched with the rainbow colored rain seems dreamy and we know that it is impossible. But, that’s the beauty of dream, isn’t it? It is a means to escape from reality; at the same time to appreciate the reality!

The above painting is made by melting crayons using hairdryer. Did you like it?

Nature & I

Look deep into nature, then you will understand everything better.

- Albert Einstein

Art is God!

God has no religion.

Mahatma Gandhi

Art is God.

Locomente

Books - Soulmate!

“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” ― Jorge Luis Borges

Dancing to the Tune of Life

“Our biological rhythms are the symphony of the cosmos, music embedded deep within us to which we dance, even when we can't name the tune.” ― Deepak Chopra

A Gentleman's Kiss!

“Guys who kiss girls on the forehead are the sweetest and the best gentlemen you can ever have.”

― Moosa Rahat

Sisters.Friends.Soulmates

“True best friends never fail on understanding, forgiving, and being there for one another no matter what situation that they might be in or having with one another because of the fact of that no matter if it’s two males or females love should always be there as if brothers or sisters if their what we call best friends.” ― Jonathan Anthony Burkett, Friends 2 Lovers: The Unthinkable

A Snowy Night...

The beauty about painting or any form of art is that it acts as a medium that helps in making the dreams come true.

It’s a big dream for me to see snow. Snow covered roads, trees, buildings and what not. And those pearl-like snowfall that decorates your soul is a pleasure to watch, I assume. So it’s been in my bucket list for as long as I remember.

But when I painted this, I felt as if my dreams were coming true… That’s the magic of art, I believe!

Bottle Painting (Dreams come true!)

Today is Diwali – the festival of lights!

I hope we would be celebrating it noise-free and in an environmentally friendly manner. 

I am!

And I don’t think there would be better day than today to share my bottle painting.

This was my dream and like most dreams, this also came true J

Happy Diwali!!!! J

Love Forever!

My love for this guy never ceases…

It just grows… Soaking my soul with blissfulness!

Happy Ganesha Chathurthi - 2017

Whenever I paint this elephant God, I feel at peace…

What makes you feel at peace?

Reading? Writing? Dancing? Meeting people? Painting? Drawing? Travelling? Sleeping?

Oops! Did I miss something?

Between…

Happy Ganesha Chathurthi to all my dear readers! J

Rhythm of Life!

“Ah, music," he said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we do here!”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Ganesha - Watercolor

Meet my friend Ganesha…

The one who doesn’t bother about the surrounding…

The one who always spreads happiness and warmth….

And may his blessings follow us always...
Happy Vishu to all my dear friends and readers

Harbor

“To reach a port we must set sail –

Sail, not tie at anchor

Sail, not drift.”

― Franklin D. Roosevelt

Because I Love to Walk in Rain!

My 3^rd painting on a canvas…

A girl walking with an umbrella on a rainy day…

Because I love to walk in rain!

“I like it when it rains hard. It sounds like white noise everywhere, which is like silence but not empty.” ― Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

A Moonlit Night!

My mother says that as a child, I used to cry when the sunsets and darkness engulfs. I uses to be scared of the gradual darkness and repeatedly ask when it would be morning again. To console me, my parents used to take me out and show me the moon and the stars. She says that I used to smile and become happy.

When I painted this one, this little story was reverberating in my ears. And I saw myself in that little girl who is gazing at the crescent moon.

And of course, this cute quote by ― N.D. Wilson (Leepike Ridge) also…

“The moon was up, painting the world silver, making things look just a little more alive.”

Lonely Bird

 

All of a sudden, I am bitten by a new bug – Canvas Painting!

I am addicted to the process since last week and I can’t think of anything else…

The joy of mixing and blending colors is giving me an unknown joy…

It brings purpose to my day and makes me feel accomplished at the end of it…

This is my first painting on the canvas (I have done three so far!)

Each painting making me understand myself…

Aiming for perfection…

But a long way to go!

Hope you like it! J

Walking Ganesha

And He walked…

Looking ahead…

Giving hopes…

Spreading happiness J

I made this painting and gifted to a friend on his wedding… The joy of brining life to images is a very satisfying experience… It elevates the spirituality within…

Did you like it

Bottle Painting

A bottle painting competition was held in our office. The topic was “Old and New”. And, I was a part of a team with two others. Over 50 teams participated. We were among the top 10 bottles (5^th place to be specific) and won consolation prize. The entire process of planning and executing it was an experience that I am sure that would cherish forever.

So, here is what we intended in our painting:

The wide sky which spreads like a velvet blanket and the mighty sun that blazes above us remains the same; witnessing the sea of changes evolving underneath. From air to water, sea to sand, dinosaurs to tiny viruses, huge trees to green grasses, etc. everything has changed over years.

Mud houses are replaced with apartments…. Automobiles are used in the place of donkeys and bullock carts… Lush greeneries have become a part of parks and pets are estranged from their clan… Old parents are left to live by themselves as their children run to chase their destiny…  Their grandchildren grow up without knowing what it means to be with extended families and cousins. And, worli Painting (traditional art form) is used to depict the old and cartoons (modern art) used for present.

We don’t know if this is good or bad. All we know is that this is the reality - a change that we have taken for granted.

And thus, we presented our theme - Old Vs New – where old days of togetherness and living in harmony with the nature is replaced with isolation from people and nature in the name of changing times.

I am also presenting a glimpse of other bottles J

I LOOOOOOOOOOV this pattern.

I LOOOOOOOOOOV this pattern.

May be I know the reason too.

When my ammaji taught me fabric painting, this was one of the patterns she used to teach.

Later, when I thought I am good enough to do glass painting, I chose this again.

Further, I made a few more and gifted to my near and dear ones.

As I said, I LOOOOOOOOOOV this pattern.

Could be because of the color combination… Simplicity… Or just because I LOOOOOOOOOOV this pattern.