Illustration Friday..."Reflection"

Reflection

I am a reflection of the surroundings,

as much as,

The surroundings are a reflection of me.

Illustration Friday ..."Moustache"

"mooch" 

Hindi for moustache.

Regal, intimidating, prestigious, powerful

yet

whimsical and playful

Illustration Friday...."Popularity"

The popularity spiral, like a whirlpool,

Takes you to the height of delight,

And to the depths of despair.

Illustration Friday...."Prepare"

Prepare wisely,

Life will leave you unprepared mostly.

Search sensibly,

What you search for may be spontaneous usually.

Dream carefully,

That cherished dream may be meaningless finally.

Illustration Friday......"mesmerizing"

Mesmerizing.....

from a world beyond.

Intriguing.... a face that seems to haunt.

Illustration Friday...." Influence"

 

"The Influence of a warm smile is hard to resist.."

The Little Dot and The Smile

A Little Dot,
No form or face to define,
Took a little adventure trip,
Wondering what it would find.

It plunged in an arc,
And curved up again in a while,
That Little Dot,
Had created a wonderful Smile.

Illustration Friday...."Shadows"

"Emerging from the shadows... softly..."

Illustration Friday..... "Cultivate"

The face you see,

Is not the face of the real me,

I have cultivated a style,

The way I speak, the way I smile,

To impress and to dazzle,

And it is a strange puzzle,

Don't think I've lost my mind,

But my real face I cannot find.

Extra Ordinary or Ordinary?

It is strange, sometimes there is a moment so ordinary that it could miss you all together or just linger as suddenly as it manifests.A few mornings ago, out in my garden, the sun seemed deliciously warm and I chanced to look up at the sky. Before me was a simply seamless expanse of deep blue. The green leaves of the champa tree stood out majestically against the deep blue as cotton white clouds floated by in silence.

It was so simple
It was so powerful
It left me breathless.

 Bringing out the form with the help of a strong background is what I find exciting. Here the blank whiteness takes form as I fill my background. Strong browns and soothing hues of green interact to frame the face, which I leave devoid of much detail...it feels poetic to me to let a few lines define the obvious.