Pencil Sketching: Hibiscus flower

Today's earning: Hibiscus flower created using simple pencil shading :)

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My First Madhubani Painting (Completed)

"Waiting for you..."

Madhubani art is done either in black and white or in vibrant colors now a days. The outlining of design in Madhubani painting normally has double lines which are filled tiny straight lines or crosses.  I will make my next Madhubani art in vibrant colors. One thing to be remembered while coloring is that the colors should come flat on the surface, no shading required.

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My First Madhubani Painting (In Progress)

Madhubani is a style of traditional folk painting from the villages around the area of Madhubani and Mithila in northern Bihar, India. Legend has it that Madhubani painting originated in the time recorded in the Ramayan, the ancient Sanskrit epic, when artists were commissioned by King Janak to create these paintings to celebrate the marriage of Sita and Lord Rama. Madhubani paintings were originally wall murals but are now found on paper, cloth and canvas as well. Madhubani paintings have traditionally been done by women.

I wanted to start doing Madhubani paintings from a long time. Here I am sharing a sketch (in progress) of my first Madhubani Painting:

I will share the completed painting soon. Hope you like this sketch. Do post your feedback.

Thanks,
Jaya.

Pencil Sketching: Lady with Sitar

Got some free time today to make this beautiful lady with a Sitar. Click on the image to view bigger picture:

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Childhood archive 2

Watercolor paintings from my childhood archives:

Village Lady praying

Village boys playing football

 Group of women

Fetching water from well 

Watercolor: Tribal Women

Childhood Archive 1

Watercolor paintings from my childhood archives: