Illustration Friday..... "Immovable"

Tantrums! Tantrums! Every parent's nightmare...try moving this kid without dislocating your arm or losing your balance! No way...he's immovable!

Illustration Friday..... "Star Gazing"

 

A princess and her friend gaze at the stars

The stars and celestial bodies are of great significance in Hindu mythology. The seven stars of the"big dipper" were known as the "Sapt Rishis" or the seven learned sages who rule the skies and were keepers of the divine laws. They guide all beings on earth spreading knowledge and make the sun rise and shine.

Indian  stories and folktales are all about gods and goddesses, kings and queens, princes hunting game, princesses dancing in tropical gardens to the singing of birds . As the night falls and the moon rises, a thousand oil lamps light the palaces and the royal gardens come alive to the sound of  fountains and streams.

Illustration Friday..... "Caged"

This week's word is "caged". The first thing that comes to mind is a helpless bird in a cage. Being caged is losing your freedom.One interesting instance where being caged is actually liberating and positive is turning into a butterfly,which I have illustrated here.

Illustration Friday..... "Breakfast"

Well, this is the"revenge of the breads"...you never know when the tables may turn on you...and you may be served for breakfast....only you may not be quite as appetizing!!

Illustration Friday..... "Diary"

I have missed a few weeks of Illustration Friday.
But here I am with "Diary"....The old fashioned little book of all that's a blog today...

What kind of a diary would you desire....choose it!

An Art Blast for the senses!

There is something that tugs at the pit of the stomach quite urgently when I do not follow my heart. I'm dying to paint but obviously not dying enough to make that my priority, so my progress has been dismal.
June however presented a great opportunity to experience the timeless art treasures of Italy. The awe inspiring Vatican museums, Uffizi Gallery of Florence and countless other treasures. It was a grand experience for me, and an inspiration too.
Venice had a little treasure of a gallery - The Peggy Guggenheim Collection. From Picasso to Pollock, Dali to Kandinsky, it was a treat! If a collection half as significant as this were to tour New Delhi there would be pandemonium! It would be talked about in every forum, art club, in every tea party.
And similarly if the rich art heritage of India was to tour other countries what an experience it would be for art lovers there. A win win situation either way.

Illustration Friday..... "Linked"

The "Kikli" ..A popular dance/game indian girls play,interlocking their hands and whirling round giggling as they go. As the world spins round they go faster and faster almost merging into each other.

The illustration outlines another concept, the lines of the girls' arms,their skirts and their feet link together to form the womb, the link to life.The beginning of life is en-capsuled in the womb, that is the irrefutable truth.