Indian village street

A Village scene in South india. Now a days practicing more landscape painting. I learnt one thing for any good painting drawing should be good. Daily sketching improves on perspective, composition and many more things. Keep sketching, keep improving !!! 

Beauty of old Temple Original watercolor painting

Ruined Temple 

A3 size 

Watercolor on paper

This is done from a photo reference taken by a friend Babita. She is also a wonderful artist. She is so kind to allow me to paint.

I love the old architectural buildings. When I see this kind of scenery I try to put it on paper. 

Red Poppies Original water color painting - II

                             

Red Poppies - II

A4 Size

Watercolor on paper

This is another painting of Red Poppies. Its always good to try same subject multiple times. So that you can see how different results getting for same subject. For me some time I get good some time not. Hence trying multiple time will help me to know the mistakes, improve it, and get the hold of it.

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Red Poppies original water color painting

Red poppies

A4 size paper

Watercolor on paper

Flowers  are always my favourite subject to paint. I tried to do this in loose style, with minimal strokes 

Materials Use:

Fabriano cold pressed paper

colors used: vermilin red, sap green, cadmium yellow,  ultrammarine blue, brunt siena

Eveneing Lights, Jeypur, Koraput original painting

                                            

Eveneing Lights, Jeypur, Koraput

A3 Size

Watercolor on Paper

Photo reference: @malaypatra2507 thanks for allowing to paint.

I have tried multiple times to paint the distance hills. Every time I feel its not good or its better to say not as i expected. Finally for this I am really happy. In watercolour its not guarantee that once you achieve this every time you are going to get the same result. And thats the beauty of water colour. But I believe if you keep on trying/doing something daily, you will improve on it. 

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Pottrait Painting of Indian woman

I am practicing portrait paintings with free flow few strokes. Trying to keep the freshness of color without apply more layers. I will be doing more portraits and will be sharing here. 

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Gupteswar, Koraput

Gupteswar, Koraput, Odisha

Photo reference: Malaya Patra

I have started painting regularly. Hope to continue the same and upload regularly here. This is a beautiful place in odisha.

Melody of life, Rajsthan

                                              Melody of life, Rajsthan 

Waterfalls

Gudguda waterfall

Watercolor on handmade paper

22 x 15 inches

Papanasam waterfall

Watercolor on handmade paper

22 x 15 inches

Painting of Munnar

This is from a photo reference taken in Munnar around 3 years back. While going through all the photos I found it and thought of trying this. Munnar is a beautiful hill station in Kerala.

While doing this after the first wash I didn't like it at all. Didn't feel like completing it. Stopped painting and kept in my drawer. After two days I thought let me finish it instead of leaving it half done. So I added few layer of glazing and some final dry strokes for suggestions. And when I look into the painting after done, felt it was not that bad what I was feeling at the first stage. I felt good that I completed.

Materials Used:

Paper : Chitrapat rough texture handmade paper

Colors : Viridian green, sap green, gamboge yellow and ultramarine blue and brunt siena.

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Happy Painting !

Paintings inspiratations from Shivanasamudra trip

Waiting for customers for coracle ride

An old bridge 

I visited to Shivanasamudra and Talakadu two weeks back. Though there was not much water in Shivanasamudra waterfalls but I still like the scenes around it. We came little down from that place and went for coracle ride. It was really nice. 

Whenever I visit any new place I get so much inspirations to paint :) I always carry my sketching kit with me, but somehow I missed to sketch or paint. I think I have to improve on that.  But I make sure to click lot of pictures for my painting reference. 

I know there is a lot of difference in painting on location and painting from a photo, but when I paint from photo of a place I visited I feel I am sitting in that place and I try to capture the mood what I experienced. I really enjoyed doing these paintings.

Hope you like them.

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Rose is rose

Title : Rose is rose

Medium : watercolor on paper

Size : 15 x 11 inches

Flower is a most beautiful creations in the world. Each flower has different beauty and it should not be compare to other one.
When I paint flower, sometime I worry that I will be able to make it beautiful or not. Many times I fail and few time I succeed (not as beautiful as flower but I am satisfied). But what is important, with each failure I learnt something, which I have not if I didn't try.

This is painting of Yellow roses. I used mainly tree colours : yellow, green and brunt siena 

Ship of Desert II

Title : Ship of Desert

Medium : Watercolor on paper

Size : 15 x 11 inches

This is another painting from my Rajasthan series. This is a scene from Puskar. He was resting quietly and enjoying the leisure time. I removed all unwanted objects around him, to make it look more calm. 

My painting in IWS Nepal 2016 Event

My painting "Serenity of Hampi" has been accepted and displayed in the International Watercolor Festival 2016 in Kathmandu, Nepal. I thank Mr NB Gurung and IWS Nepal for the opportunity.

Kausik Ghosh, Thanks for the photographs :)

Puskar Ghat

Puskar Ghat

Watercolor on paper

size : 22 x 15 inches

This is another painting from my Rajasthan series. This is a little complex subject for me. I always gets overwhelmed when I see so many objects in a landscape. But what I found is, it is really easy if you only see the shapes, light and shadows. That will make the things more easier. Hope you like this!

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Nandihill

Nandihill 

Watercolor on paper

size : 11x15 inches

When I thought of painting this subject I knew that its very difficult to get that effect. But I dared to attempt this. four glazing in wet in wet. I was afraid that it should not spoil the paper, but thankfully nothing happened. After the glazing completely dried I did the figures. And I am quite happy with the outcome :)

Colors used : Gamboge yellow, Orange, Brunt siena and Ultramarine blue
Paper : Bockingford paper
Reference Photo: by Vijay kanta Gupta

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Rajasthan Series : Melody of life

Melody of Rajasthan

Watercolor on paper

Size : 15 x 22 inches

I took this photo during my visit to Puskar (Rajasthan).While waiting for my cab I saw this man standing with ravanhatta instrument. When I was taking out my camera and thinking of taking his photo he came to know that I want to take his photo. Then he came near to me and posed nicely.

It was mid day and very sunny day. What I likes about this the strong shadow in his face. I am really happy with how it turned out. 

Rajasthan Series : Kathputli (puppets)

Puppets

Watercolor on paper

Size: 11x15 inches

Kathputli is one of the most popular performing arts of Rajasthan. On my visit to puskar Rajasthan, I saw these colourful puppets were hanging in a shop while walking down the puskar street. 

Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!

Water color on paper

Size : 15 x 11 inches

Wish you a very happy Ganesha chaturthi !

Prayer, the believe that..

Prayer, the believe that..

Medium : Watercolor on paper

Size: 15 x 11 inches

Reference photo : by Satyabrat Mohapatra

“Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.” 

― Mahatma Gandhi