I attempted this charcoal drawing of Lord Shiva as the Cosmic Dancer (in fact Lord Shiva is rarely depicted in a anthromorphic form but otherwise worshipped as a linga). This dance form has various significance regarding the cosmos and encompasses His characteristics like the Crescent moon on his locks, the snakes, the circle of fire, the dumru in his upper right hand, the agni in his upper left hand, the raised foot, the dwarf etc - everything that has a philosophical meaning of liberation and enlightenment . But I did not venture into all that but what I hoped to capture was his peaceful face - a sense of balance.
It was moksha for my charcoal pencils :) I had this set that my dad gifted long back. Charcoal gives the depth to the shading that is achieved only after long details and effort with 6D and 4D pencils.
