Madhubani Painting

Hi !!!

Hope you all are doing well :)

Made this madhubani painting of Lord Vishnu in  Kurma avataar in Godna style.

 

Hope you will like it !!

Do let me know how does it looks in the comment section  :))

Moushumi

Madhubani hand painted coasters / warli painting

 

Hi there !!

I have done it again :)) 

No posts for a month .. Well this time I am not going to give any excuse :))) 

These insta handles, fb are so addictive that Once you post your work you get hooked to your phone to see how many likes, comments you have received & you end up wasting days/ week. I don't know about you but with regard to my case its true. The desire to win more and more likes /followers I sometimes feel that I have become a slave to this litle handsets. :)) And the feeling I assure you is not so good ((:

Well enough of my mindless chatter. I have done few projects in the past few weeks  which I would like to share with you

These are madhubani coasters size 4"in dia " handpainted & varnished 

I have also done a warli painting potraying Gautam Buddha

This is on A3 size black sheet using white acrylic colours. This painting is inspired from pinterest and I have interpreted it in my own style.

I hope you like my work . Do leave your thoughts in the comments section.

Till next time take care and have a lovely  day :))

Moushumi

Back to blogging !!

Hi !!

Its been two years since I did my last blogspot...

Life had taken an unexpected turn In 2020. From Corona looming over  to my husband suffering heart attack,  these past two years has been quite rough. I was drained both emotionally & physically.. 

I think my drawings and my art work kept me sane during this difficult phase of life... 

But things are getting better now .. and I feel I am in the right state of mind to restart my blog...:))

Today I would like to share my madhubani painting of Maa Sharada Also known as Maa Saraswati , she represents knowledge , music & art.

Since this is a traditional art form I prefer  doing it freehand..So I haven't used any kind of scale or marker to draw the lines This is on A3 size Brustro Water colour paper and I have used acrylic colours to colour it.

Do drop in with your comments :)

Till next time take care :))

 

 

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

More of my paintings.....

Hi !!!

Its very hot in Delhi... Light showers are also not helping either ((:...

Life has got more and more busy ... With cooking, cleaning, dusting, washing etc. I get very little time to do my crafty projects... There are lot of things which I want to learn & create but my everyday routine does not leave me with enough time to do the same...

It took me around 15-20 days to finish my madhubani painting of Tibetan Goddess Tara.. This is on a full size handmade paper ... Did lot of detailing work and tried to make it as colourful as possible.... The outcome is beautiful and I like it very much...

Tibetan paintings are very rich and decorative that is why I have used lot of gold in this painting...

They say that white Tara is symbol of peace love and patience & I hope that in the present scenario it turns out to be true...:))

Do let me know what you feel about the above... :))

Stay home Stay safe :)))

Moushumi

My new painting...

Hi !!

I am back with my new madhubani painting... This painting is based on Rath Yatra... Not an apt subject with on going X-mas fever all around.... But still this has been on my wish list for long and have been trying to make this...

Have made this painting on full size hand made paper measuring 30" x 22.5" . Have used marker pens and acrylic colours and have tried to make it as colourful as possible .....

Hope you will like it...:)))

Have a nice weekend  and keep creating !!!:)

Moushumi

Post Diwali 2019

Hello friends !!!

Hope you all had a wonderful Diwali... I know I have been absent from blogging for few months. The reason being I was having few issues with my service provider as a result was not able to view my blog.... Now thankfully the problem is resolved and all the issues seems to be sorted.

All this while when I was far from blogging I was more on FB & Insta....

I have been experimenting with various mediums and art forms...

I made these small paintings on water colour paper using water colour brush pens and marker pens

Will be sharing my more of my drawings in my next blog post... :))

Hopefully this time round I would be more regular on my blog updates.....

Till next time happy creating !! :)

Moushumi

Madhubani Painting

Hi !!!

Hope all of you are doing good and having a wonderful weekend :)

Today I am going to share with you few of my Madhubani paintings which I have done on A3 size black cartridge sheet. 

I will be calling these as my "Black & White" series as most of the work is done with white gel pen.

This one is of Lord Jagannath Ji "Lord of the Universe" &

The second one is of "Maa Kaali"

I immensely enjoyed creating these..... I hope you will also like them :)

Have a nice day !!!!

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

My Mandala Drawing

Hi !!!

Hope all of you had a colourful and fun filled Holi.. :)

I am back with my mandala drawing. I usually love to draw freehand mandala,  but this time around I have tried to draw a proper mandala with scale and compass.

This mandala is on A3 sized cartridge sheet. I have incorporated saura tribal figures for the mandalam and have used water colours. Saura painting looks quite similar to Warli painting,  but the former art form is associated with Saura tribe of Odisha..

I also tried few knife painting tricks.... which didn't turn out so well. Will have to practise more to get  more neat look.

I have few crochet WIPs also. Hopefully will get time to complete them soon  & share with you too:)

Till next time happy crafting !!!:)


Moushumi
  

Bottle Painting

Hi !!!!

Bottle painting has become one of my favourite craft. Its creatively very satisfying to turn a simple plain bottle into a beautiful show piece.

This time I have tried Mithila art to decorate this wine bottle.

I have used metallic colours & 0 size brush to paint radha-krishna. Base colour is black enamel paint. 

Drop in with your comments on the same.

Happy crafting !!!

Moushumi

Its been quite a while .........

Hi !! :)

Hope you are all having a great weekend. Today is Karvachauth ...... so my best wishes to everyone for the same.:)

It seems ages since I last visited my blog. Actually lot of things were going on in the home front because of which I was not able to continue with my blog writing.

Summer holidays are usually very hectic for me. With kids at home I spend most of my time in the kitchen cooking meals for them. This time I had also done a small workshop on Madhubani painting for my drawing students. Even though only few kids participated but still I enjoyed doing it immensely:) Sharing few pics of the same

I also did a small workshop for Clay Ganesha moulding. Used shilpkar, acrylic colours and mirrors, beads for decoration.

Lastly my madhubani painting of Ganesha 

& my bottle painting

There are few more projects which I would like to share with you....maybe in my next post.

Till then enjoy and have a wonderful week ahead :)

Moushumi

Misc. Activities

Hi !!!!

Happy Monday to u all !!!. Its  been more than a month since I last blogged. My broadband has been giving me lot of problems with their erratic connectivity issues. But finally they have been able to sort out the problem & since yesterday its been working fine. 

During this period I tried my hands in dot painting & recycled another bottle . This is how it looks ... Have used 0" & 2" size brush & acrylic paints. 

Have to apply a coat of varnish on the same. Somebody told me that glass surface needs separate kind of varnish but the one I have is for clay work or wooden surface. If anybody knows about glass varnish do let me know & from where I can get it ...??

I have also started to learn macrame. After watching few videos on the same I was able to make this small mobile pouch using simple square knots. 

For this I have used malai dori which I had got from Pradhan Stores long time back . Still need to affix front button.😊   Need to try out few more projects to get acquainted with this art form.

I would also like to share my young student's work. They are in 4th & 5th grade and they have done these beautiful Madhubani paintings. Makes me feel so proud 😊😊

Do share your views on the above. 

Till next time have a creative crafty week. 👍

Moushumi

Happy Basant Panchami !!!

Hi!!!!

A very Happy Basant Panchami to all of you. 

Today we worship Goddess Saraswati (goddess of knowledge, music, art & learning). Seated on white Lotus she symbolises light, knowledge & truth. Holding Veena(musical instrument) in her hand Goddess Saraswati reinforces the importance of music & rhythm in life. Her bahon (vehicle) is white swan which portrays purity and perfection and her ability to distinguish between good and evil.

Coming on to my WIPs I have just completed my needlework project.

Even though some of my stitches have not come out so clean but for the time being I am happy with the fact that I have finally finished the same. Here I have used long & short stitch, chain stitch, fishbone stitch & french knots. I have also added crochet pompom edging to the same.. courtesy Pinterest.

I am also working on this madhubani painting. Outlining is finished & now it needs colour. Hopefully I will share the complete  painting in my next blogpost.

Do let me know how it looks ??????? 

Take care and have a great week ahead :))

Moushumi