Fetching water.. just an excuse to see Him

Indian Ink used to be my favorite medium for the longest time in my childhood and Appa handmade the pens for me to use with the ink(which I still have and treasure) I recently discovered the ink pot sitting there incognito with my paints!

I used a wash with the ink for most of the painting of Radha and Krishna except for the finer details when I used my fine brush and the handmade pen-nib. It was interesting to note that I resisted the temptation to use a Sharpie. I have come to realise that 1. Sharpie drawings have this kind of metallic shine when viewed from an angle and 2. One cannot use a wash over a sharpie. 3. There is a charm in using Indian Ink! No it is not the same as Black Paint - acrylics or poster or oil :) You will know once you use it!

Radha is fetching water just as an excuse to see Krishna. For me, painting Him is just an excuse to experience Him also :)

Resting in Silence

I have always seen Buddha in meditation or walking in grace but then I saw him resting... and felt rested. The original photograph of this resting Buddha is a statue and I have attempted to give it a similar feel in the pencil sketch. On retrospect I figured that a Banyan tree in the background would have been apt. Hmm.