Wednesday, December 29, 2010

An attempt of Taco's portrait

This sketch of Taco - a cavalier king spaniel was not that successful :(
I should have spent more effort on this project esp. since I had set Suchi's expectations and then her face fell when she saw the sketches.
Lets see, I had for reference, couple of his pictures on facebook and then I googled cavalier kings online. I managed a combo of all pictures and used a combo of pencil and charcoal mediums. Taco has this energy and enthusiasm in his eyes when he wants us to throw his toy and he will run to fetch it. The intention in both the sketches was to capture exactly that.

Sunday, December 05, 2010

A Zentangled attempt

Patience has never been my virtue (ask Ram!) but when I read about this art form, I was tangled into doing it. Zentangle is described as a form of meditation and a light-hearted way of relaxing, and basically repetitive patterns creating beautiful images! I had this huge thermocol board lying in the garage and I ambitiously started the project with a sharpie pen. After 10 minutes, I was bored and wanted to inroduce an element of interest to keep me on the project. So you will see Ganeshas (the Elephant God representing removal of obstacles) interspersed in between. It is almost a game of "Can you see Him?" for one needs to know how to look for him in every pattern just like we search for the absolute Truth in everything.

The piece is bigger than the photo insert. I may never do this again but I must say the end result is rewarding!