HAND SKETCHES

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HAND SKETCHES & PAINTINGS

ENCHANTING TRANQUILITY

IMAGINATION

ACRYLIC ON CANVAS

30"X 24"

2014 - A painting of SIDDHARTHA deeply absorbed in meditation under the BODHI tree right before he achieved enlightenment and became BUDDHA .

MIDSUMMER DAY'S DREAM

PORTRAIT LIFE DRAWING
INK ON IVORY

A3 SIZE

2002- Fastest Sketch I Made . My Cousin Who Dozed Off On The Couch Kept Switching Positions Every Minute .

VAMAN

OBSERVATIONAL
STAEDTLER ON TEXTURED PAPER
A3 SIZE

2001 - VAMAN is the 5th AVATAR Of Lord Vishnu Who Incarnates In The Time Of Crisis To Restore The

COSMIC BALANCE

THE GIRL WHO RAN AWAY TWICE AND HER

TRUE COMPANIONS

STILL LIFE OBSERVATION
STAEDLER ON IVORY
A3 SIZE

1998 - Graduated To CANON 600 But Still Have That YAMAHA Reel Camera From Nepal .

CARVED BY LIFE

PORTRAIT
PENCIL ON TEXTURED PAPER
A3 SIZE

2001 - An imaginary portrait inspired by KABULIWALA ,a short story I read in childhood , Written by RABINDRANATH TAGORE , the greatest author and philosopher of the Indian literature .

GENES

STILL LIFE
PENCIL ON TEXTURED PAPER
A3 SIZE

2006 - A handmade pottery by a village artisan caught my fancy in LUCKNOW MAHOTSAV ( annual fest in my hometown where the local artisans from various states display and sell their work ). The artisan though uneducated had his own take on GENETICS , how future generations are influenced by our DNA . This family of pots as created by him was imperfectly perfect .

BLACKWIDOW

CREATIVE
MIXED MEDIA (COBWEB , INK & PENCIL)
A3 SIZE

1999 - This illustration was a very wild imagination.A black widow spider transforming into a woman . I used real cobwebs to give it a realistic touch .

ANTARDWAND

REFLECTIONS OF A CHAOTIC MIND

CREATIVE
MIXED MEDIA

A3 SIZE

1998 - Candle, Smoke,Charcoal ,Foil ,Anchor Thread , Staedtler .

CONNECTED - DISCONNECTED

CREATIVE
FELT & ANCHOR THREAD APPLIQUE ON TEXTURED PAPER

A3 SIZE

2004 - Upcycled waste Felt Patches left After I made A Prom Dress Into A Collage Which Translates The Irony Of Digital World . Are We Really Connected Or Disconnected By The Tech .

NISARGH

CREATIVE
FELT & ANCHOR THREAD APPLIQUE ON TEXTURED PAPER

A3 SIZE

2004 - Nisargh Is A Sanskrit Word Meaning Creation Of Life , Which I Have Tried To Depict Through This Collage .

REFLECTION

SELF PORTRAIT
STAEDTLER AND PENCIL ON TEXTURED PAPER
A3 SIZE

1996 - My Reflection In Tinted Glassware & The Entire Thing Reflecting On a Glass Table .

LAKSHMI

STILL LIFE
PENCIL ON IVORY
A3 SIZE

2003 - Goddess Of Love , Wealth & Prosperity .

ADALAJ STEPWELL NEAR AHEMEDABAD

OBSERVATIONAL
PENCIL ON TEXTURED PAPER
A3 SIZE

2003 - An Observational Sketch I Made On My Visit To ADALAJ . Used For Bathing In Ancient Times By The Queens ,The Adalaj Step-well Is Five Stories Deep, & Is Built Using Sandstone. The Whole Structure Has Several Beautifully Designed Carved Pillars, Beams & Arches . The Air & Light Vents Are Placed In Such A Way That The Sunlight Does Not Fall On The Steps .

SHOE JUNGLE

STILL LIFE
STAEDTLER ON TEXTURED PAPER
A3 SIZE

1997 - This Shoe Collection Was From My Childhood My Love For Footwear Is Evident From This Sketch . It Was My Weekend Ritual To Clean , Shampoo & Polish All My Shoes & Stack Them Nicely .

TRIPPY

CREATIVE
INK ON PAPER

A3 SIZE

2003 - A Freehand Psychedelic Reflection Of A Dream I Saw Of A Running Horse . The Little Perfection In The Geometry Was Achieved After 20-27 Rejections By My professor . No Stencil Or Scale Was Used In This Project .