That sketchy business

Finally got down to some sketching today, after what seems like eternity. With orders mimicking the monsoon downpour I was feeling a little inundated the last couple of weeks. I love the side projects I undertake, the paintings or sketches I do just for my own jollies!! It's these seemingly insignificant things that gives me peace of mind and the chance to switch off from purchase orders, shipment pickups and the usual paraphernalia associated with selling my artwork. It's what keeps the engines running even when the fuel tank is low.

There's something mesmerising about roosters that draws me to them and that's the reason why I've sketched and painted them, so many times in the past, their colourful plumage gives me the leeway to go wild with my colour palette. But it's not just the obvious, there's a hint of arrogance in their strut and way they announce their presence to the world at the crack of dawn. Or maybe the root of this fascination is a mix of the above, along with all the storybooks I've read in my childhood, I have no clue! This one isn't as colourful but has a whole lot of detailing, had a blast pouring my self into it completely.

My starlit paradise!

Last week was gruelling, with a sudden surge in orders, a backlog of work that couldn't be finish thanks to the rain Gods gifting me with brilliant weather, as well as an unwelcome and unhealthy does of the sniffles. With the pressure building up, on Saturday evening I decided to throw caution to the wind and just forget about work for one evening and do what I wanted to do, which was sketch instead of finishing work.

With my room  filled with the warm reassuring twinkle of fairy lights, some country music playing in the background and every shade of colour at my disposal, guess it turned out to be the perfect solution. Pssssttt yes I did have to work my butt off on Sunday but it was totally worth it!!

Cheers to making your own paradise and more evenings like this!!  

Introducing Ernie the owl!!

A wise owl sat on an oak ,

The more he saw the less he spoke,

The less he spoke the more he heard,

Why aren’t we like that wise old bird?

-Edward Hersey Richards.

Introducing Ernie the owl,he’s worldly- wise,a suave,sophisticated charmer nonetheless.

This very detailed,eclectic illustration is the first of the series of whimsical artwork by Pyjama Party

Illustration  by Rithika Kumar

I heart what i do!!

For the love of it!!Burn the midnight oil without a second thought,because minutes melt into hours and hours into days, when you do what you love and love what you do.Time and its constraints have no place here

Art is never finished,

Only abandoned

-Leonardo Da Vinci