Pencil Sketch - Krishna

A close to heart pencil sketch!!

Krishna - the one obsession I had since my childhood. I remember how I used to keep talking silently n smiling at the Krishna idol in our home every time. 

Until I was caught once and asked "Whom are you smiling at every now and then?", I had not realized it was so evident!!! 

I was a little girl back then... But when I look at you, I still feel am the same... the same little girl .. madly fond of you!!!

When Vedu was inside me, had wanted to do something special for you...as an offering! And I started sketching the Krishna picture that my mom had gifted to me... Had completed more than 90% before Vedu came to this world. But the swirl I got into after that, did not leave much time to complete the art until this lock down!!!

Am so happy to see you in fully finished form finally!! Hope you all liked it too!

School time Paintings - Crane in Watercolor

The discovery of my tenth standard art book during my last visit home, was indeed a heartening one!
Probably after 10th, we did not have art class in school curriculum.. that the frequency of spending time drawing and painting became less frequent and dependent on my mood.

But whenever I did re-connect to explore and experiment, those are remembered as moments when I did go deeper into myself...and enjoyed the positive bliss of it thoroughly!

Painted on: 28 July, 1997

Pencil Sketching: Finding Solace in Valleys

Peeping into my blog after a loooong break.

When free time to spend on hobbies become a luxury, any chance to grab that time without guilt is a blessing...In a way, the Covid-19 lock down is also one in disguise...!

The panic it has created.. the fear it has rolled out even in tender minds...needs to be first won over!

With my little one, one way that did help to channelize her positive energy was making her try out different pencil shading tricks...Am no expert, but was trying to learn few shading techniques from a book that was bought at least 10 years ago...

This picture mainly has the hatching, cross hatching and little bit of smudging techniques applied. 

The experience of immersing myself in finishing this sketch was indeed a satisfying one!!

Also look forward for few of my old school time sketches and paintings I recently unearthed from home. 

Stay positive and get in touch with the missing self!!!

Pencil Sketch of Mountain Landscape