IF: Juggle (Jena 6 Racism)

Homework, Relationships, Racism......too much for school kids to juggle

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Democracy Now
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IF: Citrus

11X14
Charcoal and Pencil
2007
The yellow glow is from the lighting

I miss power failures. In India, as I pored over books during my school days I would heave a sigh of relief when the electric supply failed. It would be time for the Lemon shaped chimney lamp to come out of the cupboard. I would have fun with shadow play and would feed bits of paper (torn off the edges of textbooks) into the flame to amuse myself!

IF: Neighbour - This is my NEIGHBOURhood

In a recent post one of the visitors wondered what the result would be like if I tried sketching the same subject with both my right and left hand. So, yesterday, I sat on the steps of my apartment and sketched this scene. That is my neighbour walking...

I first sketched with my right hand (dominant hand) and then drew the same with my left. Dear viewers, I am eager to know which one of these sketches you like and why.

Update: The top one was done with my left hand.
I am clarifying because I see that my writing has been a bit misleading here (as I can see from the comments)

IF: Green

I love the green of rain washed sycamore barks. This painting is one among a series on barks. This is a 24X36 acrylic on canvas. Please click on the label "Bark series" below to see other related works.

IF: Snap

This sketch was made in a snap - less than half a minute. I was on the "2" train as it left Manhattan to enter Brooklyn. I was already doing a couple of sketches inside the train when bright sunlight flooded the train as it emerged from the tunnel. I looked out of the window and was struck by the sight of skyscrapers and bridges against the jetblue sky and water. I sat gazing at the beautiful landscape when I realized that I had just a few seconds (before the train got into the tunnel in the next borough) to put down the details on paper and made this hurried drawing.

I will be posting the other sketches made in NY over the next few weeks.

Shore Temple, Mamallapuram, near Chennai(Madras)

8 X 10
Acrylic on Canvas

Please check out my earlier treatment of the same subject and let me know which one you prefer and why. Thank you.

IF:gravity - Music Levitates Us

IF: Invention

Illustration Friday: Sticky

Sticky web between sticks.....

Illustration friday: Rain

Childhood: Fleeting as the paper boat in rain.

Collage, Ink.

Illustration Friday: (Wedding)Cake

Illustration Friday: Sorry

Please click on the sketch for a bigger view.

Illustration Friday: Angels and Devils

ANGELS



DEVILS