Sour : Illustration Friday

When things turn sour, dark clouds and thunderstorms are never far behind.

Sadly, the first image that came mind when i saw this weeks topic I had already illustrated for the topic citrus and so i decided to go with the next one.

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Fierce : Illustration Friday

Fierce or menacing? You choose.

pen & ink (ballpoint) in my sketchbook.

photo ref copyright Anil Advani. used with permission.

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Electricity : Illustration Friday

I’m sort of stuck on this one. Not a new experience at all :D  I was fiddling around with the image and trying out a few possibilities. The first photo is of where the painting is at now. The second one is a crop that I thought might make it look better as the empty spaces seem too evenly spaced in the first. And the 3rd is based on this weeks Illustration Friday topic “electricity”. I’ve created a kind of spotlight effect on the subjects. I’m leaning towards the 3rd as it fills up the space better but I’m not sure I can paint that effect

What do you think? Any preferences? Any other suggestions?

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Heavy : Illustration Friday

Sometimes, when there is a heavy load to bear, you have to walk alone.

This painting has been inspired by Tagore’s poem “Ekla cholo re” (walk alone) and is one of 10 paintings that go on display at the “Friends and Faces” exhibition starting tomorrow and continues till the end of the month.

If you happen to be in Dhaka, please drop by at the Art Gallery, Ground Floor, Standard Chartered Bank, Gulshan Avenue anytime between 9am and 8pm (except on holidays) and do leave us you comments. Look forward to seeing you there.
“Ekla cholo re” 24″ By 36″ acrylic on canvas

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Garden : Illustration Friday

Imaginary gardens and dreaming up wonderful fragrances all the while standing at one of the busiest crossing in Dhaka directing traffic. He was taking a break and a deep breath when I spotted the traffic cop waiting at the crossing. It was the tilt of his head, the flared nostrils, the closed eyes, the feeling of calmness that made me feel he was smelling something specially wonderful.

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Leap : Illustration Friday

It’s quite a leap for me to have signed up for the 30dayartist. Need to produce and post 40 pieces of work in the next 31 days. Wish me luck!

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Multiple : Illustration Friday

Multiple layers = herd of stampeding ( thanks to velvet’s comment ) baby elephants?

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Theory : Illustration Friday

I’m a firm believer of the theory that copying from the Masters will help in learning to draw and paint better. I’m participating in the Jan/Feb Van Gogh MOM over at WetCanvas! This is a copy of Van Gogh’s pen & ink “A Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin”

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Choose : Illustration Friday

I choose people as subjects for my paintings and drawings. Nothing else seems to compare.

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Tales and Legends : Illustration Friday

The dragons referred to in tales and legends were actually dinosaurs?

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