Heal

An injured and depressed Mother Nature is healing herself; Water is clearer and grass is greener. Good for her that the dark forces and demons are locked up for some time. This is a conceptual artwork. 
Medium- Soft pastels and FC Pitt Pens on A5 pastel matt paper.

Dream

World has everything for those who dream and keep hope afloat. This conceptual work conveys that no matter how dark it is, even if time has lost its pace and days and nights pass like sand in fist, even if dust on the windowpanes make it difficult to look far ahead, one can still dream. Be it a desire to be in snow capped mountains or in a quiet country cottage, of a river in a pine forest or lying under starry open sky, just remove the dust of hopelessness for the fire of hope gives light and warmth from within.

Medium: Soft Pastels and White gel Pen on Black Card paper

Ocean

'
The Ocean has its silent caves,

Deep, quiet, and alone;

Though there be fury on the waves,

Beneath them there is none'

--The Sea is History by Derek Walcott

This work is done in Camlin Soft Pastel on black Brustro A5 Pastel Matt Paper.

A Pastel Portrait

This is a soft pastel portrait of my friend.

This work is done in Derwent pastel Pencils on toned Brustro A5 pastel Matt paper.

Haruki Murakami

Haruki Murakami is a famous writer from Japan.

This work is done in Derwent soft pastel pencils on a Brustro toned A5 paper.

Earth

Medium- Color pencils and soft pastels on black card paper.

Landscape in Soft Pastels

Camlin Soft pastels on Brustro pastel matt A5 paper 

Cherries in a Cup

In Derwent Soft Pastel pencils

Sparrow

The ubiquitous little chirpy thing, the house sparrow has become a rare sight these days. Thanks to all the fast urbanization and factors like cell phone towers, lack of trees and greenery, more concrete, widespread use of pesticides and many others, sparrows are fast becoming extinct. I miss them so much. 

Medium- Soft pastels on A5 pastel 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

Fisherman

Done with Camel soft pastel bars. This medium is fun but messy and finished works give a

 'blurred' look as sharp lines are not possible unless one is using pastels in pencil form.

Scenery in Soft Pastels

Tried creating something with Soft Pastels (Chalk Pastels) today and it was such a task! 

This medium is not only messy but cumbersome as well.