Portraits : Pencil and Pen & Ink

Normally for my pen & inks I use the pen lightly to make a rough drawing before going in further to add the shading and edges.  While it is relatively easy to recover from the minor errors, others will have you wanting to start afresh.  After reading a few books on drawing with ink, I [...]

Mr Bean at an Art Class

Mr Bean has never been one of my favourite shows and I usually avoid watching it. I preferred Rowan Atkinson in the Black Adder series and even in the Thin Blue Line.  All these I have watched because of a husband who is fond of Rowan Atkinson and his brand of humour. One of the [...]

Opinion : Illustration Friday

In my opinion there’s a bit of George Bush, Alfred E Newman and traces of a beard in this sketch.  All not wanted and unintentional. Posted in 2008, Challenges, IF, Illustration Friday, ujwala      

Shubha Mudgal Concert

Shubha Mudgal burst into the Indi Pop scene in the late 1990’s and was a big, big hit.  The albums Ab ke Sawan and Pyar ke Geet are still amongst my faves.  I heard her first as an Indi Pop artiste and later learnt that she is a very good classical singer.  I’ve missed two of her concerts in the last [...]

Pretend : Illustration Friday

Pretend you’re happy when you’re blue It isn’t very hard to do And you’ll find happiness without an end Whenever you pretend Remember anyone can dream And nothing’s bad as it may seem The little things you haven’t got Could be a lot if you pretend And if you sing this melody You’ll be pretending just like me The world is mine, it can be [...]