Huts in Andaman

Huts in Andaman, Watercolour on Paper, (7" x 14")

I love these huts that like along the edges of fields. I did this one from a photograph I took during our visit to the beautiful Andaman Islands. I did not like the upper portion and so decided to crop it to this size.

All comments and critiques are most welcome.

Low Tide #2, Watercolour

Low Tide #2, Watercolour on Paper (15" x 10")
Here's another boat painting! I am somehow not being able to get rid of the "boat" mood.
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Waiting for the Tide, Watercolour

Waiting for the Tide, Watercolour on Paper (11" x 15")

I have never lived by the sea of even by a river or lake, but I dont know why boats attract me so much. I guess I will never get tired of these lovely things.


Thanks for stopping by. All critiques are most welcome.

Chitrakut Falls.... Oil on Canvas

Chitrakut Falls, Oil on Canvas (24" x 30")

This is a painting of the beautiful Chitrakut Waterfalls in Chattisgarh. I did this from one of my wife's photographs. It has taken me nearly 2 weeks to complete this piece. The main problem I think was that if I do not paint for a couple of days, I would have to repaint everything to get that wet-in-wet continuity in the painting. Its been my  experience that oil paintings dry a lot faster in summer than they do in winter. Special note must be taken of this especially when working on medium to large sized works which require more than one session.


Have you also experienced this? Can anyone tell me how one can get around this problem? All critiques and comments are welcome.
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Sunday Sketching in Railway Colony!

Railway Colony Quarters I, Pencil on Cartridge Paper, (8" x 12")

Railway Colony Quarters II, Pencil on Cartridge Paper, (8" x 12")

I have been working on an oil painting for nearly a week now and its still not complete. So I had nothing to post of late. Today morning I felt like doing some outdoor sketching. I did these sketches in Railway Colony, one of my favourite places for sketching and plein air work in Hyderabad. 

It was so refreshing to do these sketches. I just love to do pencil on paper..... no hassles and endless pleasure! What do you think?

All comments and critiques are most welcome. I will be posting the oil painting as soon as it is finished.

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Nrusinhapur III - Watercolor on Paper

Nrusinhapur III, Watercolor on Paper, (11" x 15")

This is another painting of the beautiful Nrusinhapur village. I did it today from one of the many photographs I took of the place. This is going to be a wonderful week with 3 holidays for most of us here in India. I am looking forward to getting some painting done.

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Nrusinhapur II - Watercolor on paper

Nrusinhapur II, Watercolour on Paper (11" x 15")

A visit to Western Maharashtra and Kokan in particular is always full of visual delights. Nrusinhapur is one such place where the houses have tiled roofs and likely to have so for a long time to come. The village is a watercolorist's paradise.


P.S. I recently made my first international sale.

On Western Boulevard, Watercolour (11" x 15")

This is a small watercolour of Cape Town, South Africa, I did using google street view for the Virtual Paintout hosted by Bill Guffey. It was fun to paint thus.I wish I had handled the sky better.

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A Street in Lonavala

A Street in Lonavala,  Pencil on Paper (3" x 6")

This is a sketch of the lovely town of Lonavala.  Its is a beautiful hilly town in western Maharashtra which is at its best during the monsoons. And I almost forgot the chikkis. This place is also famous for its delicious dry fruit chikkis (a preparation of dry fruit, jaggery, sugar etc.)

Thank you all for stopping by. All comments and critiques are most welcome.

A Street in Port Blair

A Street in Port Blair, Pencil on Paper (6" x 6")

This is a sketch of the lovely town of Port Blair (Andaman) I did from one of the photographs I took during my recent visit. All comments and critiques are most welcome. Thanks for stopping by.

A Commissioned Work

Fishing Boat, Oil on Canvas, (18" x 24")

I was commissioned to do this painting by a gentleman from my home town. It took me about eight hours to complete this. I hope he will be happy with it.

All comments and suggestions are most welcome.