Sketching Practice

 Hi !!

Have been doing some free hand portrait practice this week with the help of few youtube videos... :)

I am not an expert in figure drawing so when I am bored with my regular folkart drawing I try to go out of my comfort zone :)

Using oil pastels

Water colours

Pencil sketch

I hope you will like them !!!

Have a lovely week ahead !!

Happy Dusshera !!!!

 

Hi !!!

Wishing all my readers a very Happy Dusshera !!! May Aadi Shakti bless us all with good health & gives us the strength to overcome this difficult phase of life.

With this thought I would like to share my new madhubani work of Maa Durga face on handmade paper size 20.5" x 14" This is a freehand drawing using marker pens & acrylic colours

Devi Durga

Do let me know your feedback in the comment section..

Till next time stay home stay safe :))

Moushumi

My new experiments :))

Hi !!!

Hope you all are doing good...:)

We have been enjoying rains  since two days..... & the climate in Delhi has suddenly become more pleasant... From extreme hot weather it has now become more bearable... Hope it stays this way for few more days..:))

Today I am going to share my watercolour painting & some embroidery using bullion stitch.

Firstly lets talk about my watercolour creation... I love watercolour very much but somehow practising it everyday doesn't seem possible... And after a while when I paint I feel i have forgotten the minute details, the shading part dark side lighter side etc... So by the time I am done with my painting that sense of surety is somehow lacking ... 

This is how it looks.... The drawing ref is from Pinterest... The original work is done in pencil shading which I have interpreted in watercolours. Hope you will like it .

Now coming to my embroidery.... I love it very much but its proving very taxing for my eyes....thats why nowadays I don't work much on needlework.. I am working on these designs for somebody who has asked me to make it for them..... 

Do drop in with your views on the above.:))

Till next time #stayhome #staysafe #becreative  :))

Moushumi

Madhubani Painting

Hi !!!

Hope you all are doing good..

This Sunday we celebrated Saraswathi puja. On this auspicious occasion we worship the Goddess of Knowledge & Music and get our books blessed.

Also known as Basant Panchami.... this festival signifies the beginning of Spring Season and that is the why on this day people wear yellow sarees / dresses..

As a small token of worship I made this A3 sized Madhubani Painting of Goddess Saraswati on pastel sheet, using black marker pens and acrylic colours.

Hope you all like this .....

Till next time keep creating.... keep exploring !!!!:))


Moushumi

Hi !!!

I have been facing some problem with my blog... because of which I have not been posting for quite some time. 

On the crafty end I have not been able to do much as I am busy with my summer classes .. Still somehow I managed to complete my bird drawing using watercolour  pencils. 

I also want to share my student's creation which they did during summer camp:)

These are clay murals done with shilpkar / m-seal clay on 10"x 12" canvas board :)

These are glass paintings which was done in the class :)

Hope you will like it ....

Kindly drop in with your comments ... would like to know what you think :)

Thanks & see you next time with another crafty project :))

Moushumi

Crochet Doily

Hello friends !!!

Hope you are all doing good :)

Short and easy doily patterns are my favourite. So after finishing off my table cover project which I shared in my last blog post I am back to crocheting doilies. 

I got this pattern from pinterest & the finished doily measures approx. 17" across. I have made few changes though on the edges as I was having difficulty in understanding the design in this section. To make this I have used Red Heart Mercerised Cotton & hook sized 1.75mm.

Would also like to share my art work which I have trying to practise on a regular basis..... 

This is still life using water colour pencils & dry pastels 

In this one tried to replicate actual leaf with coloured pencils. On the right hand side is the actual piece & the left side is the sketched one...

Do let me know how you like my work ...

Hopefully will see you next week with another crafty project. Till then have a wonderful time !!!:)

Moushumi

Welcoming Maa Durga

Hi !!!!

Its festival time once again :) Time to celebrate, enjoy and welcome Maa !!! 

I love this part of the year very much.... doing nothing and just lazying around :). My crafty instincts have also deserted me :)  and my mind is full of plans as to how I would be spending these 4 days. 

But I haven't stopped painting and still try to use my painting brush as often as I can. ... These are my art works which I have completed so far.....

Madhubani elephants

Goddess Durga in madhubani art form using pencil colours ... I had to make this otherwise puja would have been incomplete..

Landscape in watercolors

Landscape using dry pastels

Do drop in & leave your comments on the above....

Till next time have a nice weekend and Happy Dusshera !!!:)

My sketch book - Pencil Shading

Hi !!! :)

Sketching has slowly & steadily become a part of my every day routine. It is extremely satisfying to know that finally I am able to sketch with more confidence and clarity. Still... I have a long way to go before I reach a point where I can draw like a pro. :)

Today I am going to share a still life sketch, from my sketch book. This is in pencil shading medium. Let me know how it looks...

Also there are few WIPs  which I would like to share with you. This is a thread doily which I found in Pinterest. Usually, I like to follow written pattern, as it is easier for me to understand, but this pattern is in diagram form..... something that is cumbersome for me to decipher:) Maybe that is why I have been sitting on this project for toooo long.... Hopefully, I would be able to finish it off soon.

The second one is from my sketch book. Again a still life. Originally, in pencil shading, I am trying to do this differently,  in coloured pencil shading to make it more lively.

Will get back to you with complete picture. 

Till next time take care and have a creative week ahead!!!:)