Tried playing and exploring working with photographs and creating layers with the monk. Some cool results. Still learning and having fun. Miss the simple joy of pen and ink and the meditative state of drawing them. But also having a blast playing with color. The best of both worlds - who said I need to... Continue Reading →
The monks on the iPad pro
Tried my hand at some explorations with the Apple iPad pro and the apple pencil. Had some fun with color and textures. Still not got my hand at it fully. Here are the results.
A new painting is coming alive!
Here's some pics of work in progress just to give a feel if how I create my horses. Trying a 60 x 40 CM large format painting before I go mural size. This should be done by tomorrow.
Some painting have been framed!
Got many of the paintings framed. Some of them are up in my cabin and the pride of seeing your own art framed and occupying wall space is a feeling second to none!! Here are some pictures. The large format art is soon to adorn the walls at home and the rest get ready for... Continue Reading →
New pen and ink horses
A few new horses I worked on today. In the calligraphy on the single horse artwork I narrated the story of Alexander and his horse Bucephalus. I retold the story from the point of view of young Alexander and his connection with the horse. Here's a sneak preview of the new sketches in the collection.
The sunrise horses
New ones I attempted today
Gallop, 40 x 60 cm
Tried my first larger format painting. Stayed with horses. This time tried to see how I could get a sense of high speed movement and power. I painting it completely with a sponge and even did the textures of the mane with sponge textures. A silver pen added the element of fantasy and magic and... Continue Reading →
My zen moment today!
Todays illustration has a little preamble to its evolution. I was all day at a business coaching session. Rajesh, my coach who has inspired me over the last nine years worked with us today on an array of new business ideas. As I sat in the class today alongside many inspiring CEOs, assimilating the insights... Continue Reading →