Challenging preconceived notions
Any new medium challenges preconceived notions and set patterns. It is the same for this new learning on the iPad using @procreate. Everything works differently, and yet there is familiarity.…
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Theyyam using Procreate
This one took a little more than an hour to do. It was fun and almost meditative. After finishing it, I realised I did 90% of the rendering on one…
1st attempt using Procreate
Not bad for a first-time serious use of the @procreate app. This is a few hours’ worth of work. I could go on refining it, but I think I learnt…
Pursue creativity
I pursue creativity in as many and all things as I can. Not to show you who I am, but to share with you how I see the world. “It…
Don’t learn to paint- Paint to learn.
He looks so happy, and that makes me happy. I find I keep sneaking peeks at him as he sits pinned to my studio wall. His smile is so infectious…
The Multi – coloured Turban
‘Finding myself… I seek an understated restraint, balance, tension, rhythm: an essential stillness. As @SueLawty describes learning to weave, though I could just as easily ascribe these words to my…
Naseebo
Naseebo 11×12.5 inches Approx. Mixed media on paper . He was such a joy to paint. I love that I got his toothiest grin. This one almost painted itself. It…
Smiling Sadhu
Smiling Sadhu 11×13 inches Approx. Mixed media on paper I do love this new series. It is special.❤️ Some paintings just paint themselves. It is not like there was no…
Art tip – Use a mirror
Have you ever wondered why some people say they don’t like themselves in photographs? We look at ourselves in the mirror and associate ourselves and the way we look with…
Ebony
Ebony ???? 13.5×15 inches Approx. mixed media on paper She was supposed to be ebony, but the paper would not let me go that dark. I decided to let the…
Sabr | Shukr | Sukoon
I am fascinated by faces. And a Sardar looking directly at you is a sight to behold. I am half a Sardarni (the other half is a Maharashtrian Brahmin), married…
Being creative
There is a big difference in my ability to process day-to-day stuff when I have been creating regularly vs. when other people, things, and tasks take preference. The creativity could…