This is Sneha, the 3 year old daughter of our friends in Reading..a happy child with a sunny smile and sparkling eyes!...
I painted this today but the subject is from my archive...A photo I took on my last trip to Rishikesh.The sadhu was soaking in morning sun on the steps near the Ganges.He happily posed for me.
A fine youngman chasing around the pigeons in James Park ..I would have liked a close up but he wouldn't stand still!
Feeding the ducks and ejoying every minute of it...
It is a male Mandarian Duck. They originate from asia ( China, Russia nad Japan),are frequently featured in Oriental art and are regarded as a symbol of conjugal affection and fidelity. A Chinese proverb for loving couples uses the Mandarin Duck as a metaphor: "Two mandarin ducks playing in water".
I have been trying to post this image for last half an hour..I painted this rose yesterday in watercolors and wanted to share it today but somehow the image is coming vertical , not the original horizontal!...I haven't been able to figure out why.So , pls forgive me for this little annoyance and enjoy the rose....I painted this earlier in oils,too.So it may look familier.
Hi Everybody....I am back, writing this post from London. I am here on a month long vacation and I hope that I would paint and post some paintings and a lot of photographs of this beautiful place! To start with, however I have only two-- one is the rose bush that I saw yesterday in a frontyard of a home while going to the super market, and second is the scene outside my window --its raining ,off and on since morning -- and you can see the rain drops on the window pane. There are a lot of trees in our backyard and I like the the view.
Since I am also a mother, I was presented with this beautiful Mother's Day Card today; by my son Arjun.( I guess this is the farthest a boy would go!) I loved the card and hope you also enjoy it. A lot of smilies hearts...
Here is my tribute to Mothers' day. A sketch of my mom, who has been the guiding force since my early days.We lived in a small town where art education was not available, but she always pushed me to do better, encouraging me to share my art with the world ( I being the shy one)...Each woman who is a mother knows what does it take to be one. It means having her whole life altered so that she can provide a better life and a happy childhood to her offspring!When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. 
This is my entry for the Different Strokes from Different Folks Challenge managed by Karin Jurick . This is a scene from the corner of 39th and Madison Avenue in New York City..The famous yellow cabs make it alive.I did this with different types of water colors.. a quick study and a small painting.
Purple is one of my favourite colors....tried to do justice to these little guys!
Another attempt at oils....I took its refrence from a photo of a brilliant Russsian photographer .But its not a copy, just an interpretation.I hope I am not violating any copyrights here!....You can check her out at --http://mechtaniya.deviantart.com/gallery/#_featured--2My earlier posting - Spring Fever, a red flower among mass of green is up at the artist challenge for april. You are welocme to view the page...enjoy.
After a real long time, here am I-- working in oils again!..I hate my habit of being too thorough and I am trying to break away from it. No , I haven't really succeeded here. But I am trying...and soon I will learn to let myself loose ...!I am not happy with this, but I guess it has been hard work, at least; so I should post it.
