Goddess for Nine Days

 

In mixed media on A5 paper

'Still I Rise' - A Portrait of Maya Angelou

Tried Derwent Pastel Pencils today. This is a pastel portrait of Maya Angelou, the great American writer and reformer. pastel pencils are far more easier than bar pastels for these provide much control and neatness.

Medium- Pastel pencils on Brustro 160 gsm A5 pastel paper. This paper is not smooth but is slightly dotted in texture which I think, is not very easy to work upon.

Her poem 'Still I Rise' is one of my favorite poems. Read more about Maya Angelou@ Wiki

Santorini Dome Church, Greece

Medium- Color pencils

Little Chickadee!

Medium- Sketch pen and white gel pen

Child Playing Violin

I have a certain liking for such kids! This child, oblivious of all the frivolities and distractions around, is busy playing her little violin. Art not only channelizes the energy of a child but also keeps him/her away from useless things like video-games, chatting and girlfriends/boyfriends.

Medium- Color pencils

Dr. Shashi Tharoor

Dr. Shashi Tharoor (born 9 March 1956) is an Indian politician and a former diplomat who is currently serving as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala since 2009. He was born in London to a Malayali family of Palakkad, Kerala. His paternal uncle was the founder of Readers Digest in India.

Read more@Wiki

Medium- Color pencil and white gel pen

My Favorite Works of 2017

Good Morning!

Color pencil and white gel pen on 130 gsm paper.

Bubble

Color pencils and white gel pen on 200 gsm black card paper.

Bubbles

We all are like soap bubbles as well! Some big some small, all made of the same matter, all shine in same yet different ways, all take their own random direction that cannot be exactly predicted and in the end, sooner or later, all are destined to vanish. 

FC Polychromos on 200 gsm black art card paper.

Hey Baby!

FC Polychromos on 130 gsm paper

Go Bananas!

FC Polychromos on 130 gsm paper

Michael Schumacher

Wishing Michael Schumacher a speedy recovery

Michael Schumacher (born 3 January 1969) is a retired German racing driver who raced in Formula One for Benetton and Ferrari. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers and regarded by some as the greatest of all time. In December 2013, Schumacher suffered a traumatic brain injury in a skiing accident. He was placed in a medically induced coma for six months until 16 June 2014. Then in September 2014, he was relocated to his home where he continues to receive medical treatment and rehabilitation privately. (Info- Wiki)

This sketch is my first work with ‘Faber Castell Polychromos’, I used ‘Staedtler Luna’ before that. The shades in Polychromos are different than those in Luna. I took me some time to pick ones suitable for skin tones. However, as these are oil based, these blend easily and do not pose the issue of ‘wax bloom’. 

R D Burman

Rahul Dev Burman (27 June 1939 – 4 January 1994) 

He was an Indian film score composer, who is considered one of the seminal music directors of the Indian film industry. Nicknamed Pancham, he was the only son of the composer Sachin Dev Burman. 

Read more @ Wikipedia

Medium- Color Pencil

Carey Mulligan as Bathsheba Everdene

Thomas Hardy’s ‘Far From the Madding Crowd’ is one of my favorite fiction works. The protagonist, Miss Bathsheba Everdene is a proud and independent woman who comes across as inspiring as well. This is also an important feminist character in English literature. This portrait is of British actress Carey Mulligan who played Bathsheba’s character in the movie based on this novel (by the very same name).

Medium- Color Pencil

Ref Pic

Richard Gere

Richard Gere as the charming Edward Lewis of the 1990 hit 'Pretty Woman' 

Medium- Pencil Colours

Al Pacino (Colour Sketch)

    Alfredo James "Al" Pacino, an American actor and filmmaker, was born in Manhattan on April 25, 1940 to Italian-American parents Salvatore Pacino and Rose, who divorced when he was two years old. His mother then moved to live with her parents who, coincidentally, had come from a town in Sicily named Corleone. Pacino is well known for playing mobsters, especially Michael Corleone films and often appeared on the other side of the law—as a police officer, a detective and a lawyer. Pacino won the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 65th Academy Awards for his performance. Prior to his win he had received seven Oscar nominations, including one that same year. Read more@ Wikipedia.
      
      Medium- Pencil Colours