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. 

Thanks for visiting!

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.

Radha Krisna Odissi dance

Medium : Watercolor on paper

Medium : Acrylic on canvas

Two paintings, one subject in two different mediums, two different effects .  First one I did it using watercolor and done at home. The other one in acrylic, done in artville live painting festival in bangalore. 

Photo reference : Photo by my friend Satyabrata Mohapatra.

Happy Kartika Purnima

Kartika purnima

Water color on paper

 I have done this on the occasion of Kartika purnima festival. 

Kartik Purnima is a Hindu holy day celebrated on the full moon day or the fifteenth lunar day of Kartika. 

Kartika is considered to be the holiest month of the Hindu calendar. Devotees celebrated the Boita Bandana ceremony (boat worshiping ceremony). The day signifies an age-old tradition that is observed in the memory of those ancestor sailors who left for distant lands from Odisha. 

Early morning fishing in Chilika lake

Early morning fishing in Chilika lake

Size : 13x19 inches  

Water color on paper

Chilika Lake of Odisha a Beautiful Place to visit once in a Life Time. Specially in winter season (October to March) it is so charming. Gathering of birds from distant lands makes chilika Noise full with Cackle of Birds.
This is a showpiece for tourists but also a lifeline for fishermen.

Odissi

Odissi

13x19 inches

Water color on paper

This ia little challenging for me. I used a different paper. Before I did three paintings using this paper. But I was not satisfied with the result. This is the first time I am satisfied with the outcome.


Odissi is the traditional style of dance which originated in the temples of the state of Odisha in Eastern India, where it was performed by the devadasi for Lord Jaganath.

     One of the most characteristic features of Odissi dance is the Tribhangi. The concept of Tribhangi divides the body into three parts, head, bust, and torso. Any posture which deals with these three elements is called Tribhangi. This concept has created the very characteristic poses which are more contorted than found in other classical Indian dances.

    Mudra is also an important of Odissi dance. It is a hand position which suggests things.  The use of mudras help tell a story.

Dhauli hill

Water color on paper.
Dhauli hill of Odisha..

Singha dwar (lion gate) of Jagannath temple

Water color on paper.
Singha dwar (lion gate) and Aruna stambha of the Jagannatha Temple, Puri.

God

Watercolor on paper.

Lord Balabhadra, Subhadra, Jagannatha

Pipili crafts

 

Pipili crafts: A colorful Odisha crafts.. distinctive style of Applique embroidery.

Water color on paper

Sun Temple

Water color on paper

Famous sun temple in Odisha.The temple takes the form of the chariot of Surya( the sun god).