oil pastels on paper

wanted to do some abstract.. was very curious about oil pastels.. looks like they are very delicate chalks with an oily composition...did some rough strokes and filled the areas with colours...

one more acrylic on paper

this one was a simpler motif.. wanted to see how graceful white was on saffron. very graceful indeed.... i'd say

water based acrylic on paper

just wanted to give a try as to how it'd be painting on paper
randomly picked a tulip.. wanted to draw a bilaterally symmetrical black and white but i never hit upon something to start that with..
so switched to a colourful flower (it was.. in the original :P) and here's the painting for your view

lamborghini embolado pencil sketch

well.. sketched this over the last weekend.. a muscle car i most fantasize, the Lamborghini Embolado Concept Car, a bull only Picasso could love.. so angular..

Wonderful Indian Temples Abroad

Venkateswara Swami temple , Riverdale near Atlanta , Georgia , US

Velmurugan Gnana Muneeswarar Temple , Rivervale Crescent Sengkang , Singapore

Sri Venkateswara Temple , Bridgewater , NJ , US

Shiva Vishnu Temple of South Florida Inc , FL , US

Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple , Helensburgh , Sydney , Australia

Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple of Greater Chicago - Aurora , Illinois , United States

Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple or Sri Perumal Temple , Little India , Serangoon Road , Singapore

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir , London ( Neasden Temple ) , United States

Sri Prasanna Venkateswara Swami Temple , Memphis , Tennessee , US

Sri Murugan Temple , London , UK

Sri Meenakshi Devasthanam - Pearland , Texas , US

Sri Lakshmi Temple - Ashland , MA , US

Sri Murugan Temple Batu Caves , Penang , Malaysia

Shiva - Vishnu Temple of Melbourne , Melbourne , Australia

Prambanan Shiva Temple , Central Java , Indonesia

Lord Vishnu Temple , Angkor , Cambodia

Murugan Temple , Sydney , Australia

Mother Temple of Besakih , Bali , Indonesia

Shiva-Vishnu Temple , Livermore , California , US

Malibu Hindu Temple , Malibu , California , US

Ekta Mandir , Irving , Texas , US

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir - Toronto , Canada

Arulmigu Sri Raja Kaliamman Temple , Johor Baru , Malaysia - The only Hindu Glass Temple abroad

Original Sai Baba Photos

Photo of Chawdi taken in 1905.

Some rare original Sai photos taken from net.

ran out of ideas on paper.. so turned to the wall..

Of the many crazy things i've started doing of late, this one will find a place in Artomania. I felt that someday when i build a dream home, i'll take a room for myself and paint it with different things that capture my attention and add to the room's life... mickey mouse, abstract art, ladybugs and bright motifs. And then it hit me, why wait for the dream home when i already have one? Yes... :) Started painting on my wall.. dunno how permanent these will be.. but that'll just be another excuse for me to do it again. A painting on my wall... used acrylic colours...
P.S. No... my Dad din't have any complaints :)

Yelagiri Trip

This is in continuation to my previous post. Some more snaps showing the park. The household sparrow a rare sight in the city (slowly becoming extinct due to the changing style in the buildings, from old terraced house to apartments).

Another coincidence, the school children in the picture were from a school near our home. They had come on a one day excursion to Yelagiri.

Our recent trip to Yelagiri Hills

About a month back we made a trip to Yelagiri hills. Quite a scenic spot. Nature still survives the human influence. The tourist inflow is much less when compared to Ooty or Kodai . We took the Brindavan Express, got down at Jolarpet junction and took a taxi to the resort at the Yelagiri Hills. You can take a taxi at a cost of Rs.400-600. Nice place to visit.

a tribute to Bill Watterson

I've recently started sketching calvin and hobbes...
Here's one..



This is from the cover of the collection titled "The Days are just packed"
This sketch is a tribute to Bill Watterson who had the great gift of looking at the world through a child's eyes and casting sarcasms at the then current affairs... he also captures many routine activities like school, assignments and competition. But in the end, his main emphasis i believe is the limitless aspects of a child's imagination...