Monday, January 23, 2012

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Art box DIY

This is my attempt to combine art and craft....Everyone at work seemed absolutely tired and deserved some (cheap) thrills... so I thought I would do it for some of my colleagues to keep on their desks!



It required me to take a simple sheet of square paper...whatever width sheet you take (for example 24 inches), divide it by 4. The number you get should be the dimension of each square (in this case it would be 6 inches). Just outline these 6X6 squares with a pencil.


And in each of these squares you can make a sketch that you like (keep in mind the folds of the balloon box!....I made quick basic human sketches (for my colleagues, I pasted a pictures of Drew Barrymore and George Clooney to keep them going).





Once this is done, the paper has to folded in a paper balloon style (refer to any origami instructions) and that’s all it takes.




I made some yoga posture sketches to remind myself of it...



I also tried to use the fold flaps to draw a lady under a veil and a cat sleeping under a desk.

Sunday, January 15, 2012

oil pastel sketch

trying to focus on a restless model!!!

Oil pastels and experiments

My quickest oil pastel sketch (8 mins)...with some photographic experiments... presentation does make a big difference....
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Portraitis

Quick 10 minute portraits .....some office colleagues

French manicure

I could not convince anyone to pose for me......so what better option than my own hand....

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Office sketch (After twelve years)




Till the year 2000 I was sure I would take up art as my profession, but suddenly something took over and I ended up in a complete different field to be a financial analyst today. I had completely lost touch of drawing lines and curves or for that matter even holding a pencil or a crayon. Then finally a month ago I went to my husband’s boss’s place, came across some pleasant art which was truly inspiring. I decided right there, to get back on track. Finally, one lunch break in office I decided to attempt sketch my office stance...it was a terrible, amateur attempt..But trust me...it was truly satisfying getting back.

Friday, January 13, 2012

Sahyadri school: Class of 96'

More



screen printing...

Some more photographic experiment



oil pastels




this is also an exciting medium

still life oil paintng

Oil paints



i love this medium..

Charcoal (i like)




This medium can make or break your work...am going to use this often now

Screen printing ...(was not so fascinated by it)


I wanted to take a break from the normal pencil/ water color medium..so here are a few experiments...

paint and click





Here is some of my experimental painting (actually experimental photography)......

still life





some more.....

still life






Still life :(i am not much of an object/ still life painting fancier. .. .though i love plein air painting or live human model sketching)

human figures (with colour)






My work in the art room was similar, but with colour.