My cousin Goma found this beautiful piece of art depicting Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. The sketch being on black paper and drawn mostly with white gave an amazing effect. Myself and my sister Lakshmi …
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Straight From My Art – Workshop 20 – Shiva-Parvati
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Straight From My Art – Wooden Box Decoration
One of our dear friends’ daughter got married in the month of December. A group of friends and colleagues decided to gift her something special and wanted to put the gift into a decorative box. …
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Straight From My Art – Workshop 18 – The Goddess Durga
Slightly embarrassed with the timing of this post, but choosing to celebrate the art rather than dwell on how long it took me to finish this (not because it was complicated, but because I let …
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Straight From My Art – Workshop 17 – Our First Warli Painting
Warli art is a beautiful art form practiced in tribal areas of the state of Maharashtra in India. The joyful stick figures drawn on the walls of the village homes with white clay lend so …
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Straight From My Art – Workshop 16 – Lord Ganesha in Madhubani Style
Last year during the Ganpati festival in September, my niece came across this ornate and intricate drawing of our beloved Lord Ganpati in all His glory. She attempted it to coincide with the festival last …
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Straight From My Art – Henna Designing
As far as I can remember, I always loved applying henna on my hands. I enjoy the cool tingling on my palms that settles as the henna dries, absorbing your body heat and cooling you …
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Straight From My Art – Heart Dreamcatcher
As I mentioned in my last post, I got a unique opportunity to send my artwork to my sister. She was going to meet up with my niece as well so I further used the …
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Straight From My Art – Playful Ganpati
My sister’s favourite God is the gentle elephant-headed God who we invoke before we embark upon anything auspicious or important, be it an exam, a new job, a new house, or a wedding in the …
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Straight from my Art – Workshop 14 – The Hummingbird
While browsing through Pinterest, I found this beautiful hummingbird zentangle that I instantly wanted to attempt. I even sketched it out months ago but real life intervened and this stayed on the back burner for …
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Straight From My Art – Workshop 12 – Dancing Lady Mandala
A little late for the time of the year this usually falls in, but we came across this wonderful representation of a lady dressed up in traditional ghaghra-choli garb, dandiya in her hands, ready to …