My sketch book - Continued

Study from Milind Mulick

Study from Milind Mulick

My very own Water lilies in dry pastels - Inspired by Claude Monet ofcourse.

Peek into my sketch book -

One of the few things that define me and get me excited and jumpy is ART. In fact, that's what I do for a living - a part of it maybe :) I'm just going to post my collection here for now in the most unsorted haphazard manner possible as and when I find them and maybe someday I will sort them into some logical order and write about them. Here I go.

Sketching on the streets of unimaginable rustic and spectacular Venice. Such a haven for challenges in perspective drawings and study of light.

T-shirt for myself :)) Just plain avaricious

Renaissance fever after Italy trip - Bridge of Sighs from Venice

Renaissance style studies

Ditto

Narrow lane in Venice

M.F.Hussain

I did this Tanjore painting for a friend who was delivering a baby

Random sketches

Study of Milind Mulick's original

Random sketches

Work in progress...

Finished portrait of Ramana Maharishi that I gifted to a very special person 

A very good place to start - Inimitable Roma

Shall i compare thee to a summer's day?!! That's probably one of the first few lines that came to my mind when i set foot in Rome on a fine summer day. Quite frankly I have no clue where to start. I have been mulling over the idea of a blog every since I got back from a magnificent trip to Italy. Might as well do it before the fever settles down. So methinks a good place to start is with travel and art. That's what I mean when I named this page. This is not about me..nothing is. It is about so many things larger than life that I have been fortunate enough to experience. Have you ever noticed when you feel like your mind is brimming with thoughts and when you try to elucidate, they fail you? A moment to classify my thoughts here !!

That's me in a "This is serious" avatar. I seldom try to be.

 I have written this article in my mind a couple of times back and forth. Especially on the day I got back - as I cleansed the fatigue out of my system, I was hoping to retain these memories for ever. Walking alongside the Orsanmichele, gazing at the Gates of Paradise named by Michelangelo himself, gorging on delectable gelato at every opportunity, the splendid stained glass windows of the Gothic masterpieces, the sheer splendour that is Venice, I let out my biggest sigh when i realised my fantasy holiday had drawn to a close.

Detailed travel guide on Roman Holiday to follow with a whole bunch of tips and tricks that i picked up from friends, other blogs and some i cooked up on the way.