Soft pastel landscape painting by Manju Panchal

A soft pastel painting created on

Canson Mi Teintes paper using

Camel, Mungyo, Kohinoor Toison Dor

and Sennelier soft pastels.

“ On the way to Coorg”

A soft pastel painting on Canson Mi Teintes paper

Size: 7” X 9”

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Pastel landscape painitng by Manju Panchal

" Choose only one master - Nature " Rembrandt

I decided to capture this scene, which I came across while we 

were traveling on the coastal roads of Goa,  using 

soft pastel medium. I primarily use

 Mungyo and Kohinoor Toison Dor

 in the initial layers and give the final

 touches of Sennelier pastels. 

( Purchased from Amazon.in ). 

"On the coastal road in Goa"

Soft pastel painting on Canson Mi Teintes Touch paper

Size 5" X 7"

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Step by step - A soft pastel painting of a landscape by Manju Panchal

"Colour is the pulse of the painting." Michele Cooper

The pastel painting as below is of a morning scene from 

Keoladeo Ghana National Park, in Bharatpur, Rajasthan.

I visited this beautiful Sanctuary in the month

 of November, some years back. 

 The morning sun rays  lit up the tall dry grass

 blades and the scene came up live and vibrant with colours. 

The warm colours  of the sunlit grass was such a contrast to the

 cool colours of the shadows in the surroundings.

The Morning Glow

Soft pastel painting on Canson MT paper

Size 6"X 8"

The soft pastel painting as above progressed in stages. 

I am posting two images below.

Step 1. Keeping the composition in mind, I drew a faint outline

and then blocked in the major shapes using the underlying 

dark colours keeping in mind the values.

( The sky and water were painted in similar colours )

Step 2. Started the second layer of colours, adding details and
strokes to suggest foliage, grass etc.Smudging only
if required, else I just leave original pastel strokes.

Step 3. In the final stage of the pastel painting, added highlights
and few other details.

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A morning at Matheran - A soft pastel painting by Manju Panchal

The soft pastel painting below has been inspired by an early

  morning scene from Matheran, a beautiful hill station 

 close to Mumbai. The sun rays  lit up the foliage as it perforated

 through the space  between the wild growth on either sides. 

A morning at Matheran

Soft pastel painting on Canson MT

Size 5"X 7"

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Soft pastel painting of a landscape by Manju Panchal

" If I create from the heart; nearly everything works, if from head

almost nothing." Marc Chagall

The soft pastel painting below has been inspired

by my early morning visit to Karnala Bird Sanctuary.

The sunlit pathway and the surrounding thick

vegetation growth made for a good composition.

The light and contrast in the scene appealed 

a lot to me.

The Morning Rays

Soft pastel painting on Canson Mi Teintes paper

Size 7" X 9"

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Soft pastel painting of a landscape by Manju Panchal

Created this soft pastel painting from an early

morning scene at Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary.

Tried to capture the light that perforates through 

the foliage, creating that magic

in NATURE.

Solitude

Soft pastel painting on Canson Mi Teintes paper

Size 6" X  9"

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Charcoal sketching of trees on Canson paper. By Manju Panchal

The images below are of two different trees as seen at 

Karnala Bird Sanctuary and the sketches have been

created on Canson Mi Teintes paper

using Camel charcoal pencil

and Conte a paris white pastel pencil.

The early morning sunlight that filters through the dense foliage

and branches creates beautiful patterns on the tree trunks. 

I do these study works from time to time

to get a better understanding

 of "TREE ANATOMY"

Size 5" X 7"

Size 5" X  7"

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Charcoal sketching of a landscape by Manju Panchal

The charcoal sketching below is of a quiet morning scene at

Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. The still waters and the reflections,

 made for a good composition. I have mainly used

Camel soft charcoal pencil to create this work.

 

 

Reflections

Charcoal sketching on Strathmore drawing paper

Size 5.5" X 7"

 

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Soft pastel painting of a landscape from Coorg by Manju Panchal

This is a beautiful scene that we came across while we were on our 

holidays  at Coorg, a beautiful hill station in Karnataka. 

The morning walks through the lush greenery would 

rejuvenate us. The place is a paradise for both 

artists as well as photographers.

Walk in the forest

Soft pastel painting on Fabriano paper

Size 11" x 15"

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Soft pastel paintings of scenes from Coorg ( Madikeri ) by Manju Panchal

I am Manju Panchal, self taught artist based at Andheri ( Mumbai ) 

and this is my first post in this blog. I am grateful to Arti Chauhan 

for including me as an artist in this group.

I have worked in many different mediums but presently I am 

working with soft pastels creating Landscapes of some beautiful 

places that I have visited in the past. Nature is an ever inspiring 

factor which keeps me motivated.

Given below are some soft pastel original paintings from in and 

around COORG ( Madikeri ) in Karnataka and these have

been done with reference to my study sketches

and photographs.

Standing alone

Soft pastel painting on Fabriano paper

Size 12" x 16"

Light through the trees

Soft pastel painting on Canson paper

Size 17" x 24"

The Fallen tree trunk

Soft pastel painting on Fabriano paper

Size 11" x 15"

Exposed roots

Soft pastel painting on Fabriano paper

Size 6" x 9"

My works can be viewed at myblog www.charcoalspastelsandmore.blogspot.in.

My facebook page is www.facebook.com/charcoalspastelsandmore

All the above paintings are available for sale and for purchase inquiry you can mail me

at manjupanchal@hotmail.com

Morning walk in Coorg - Soft pastel painting by Manju Panchal

I am a self taught artist based at Andheri, Mumbai. This is my first post in this blog and I am grateful to Arti Chauhan to include me as a member here.

The painting below is of a beautiful landscape as seen in Coorg, a hill station in Karnataka, where we
spent our holidays on three different occasions. It is an amazing place with coffee plantations and lush green surroundings. I have used soft pastels to create this art work on Fabriano Tiziano paper.

Presently I am busy creating landscape paintings for my upcoming solo exhibition in Gallerie Leela, Andheri East, Mumbai. Inspired and motivated by the beauty of nature, I am using my personal plein air sketches and photographs to create my works.

Walk in the woods

Soft Pastel painting on Fabriano Tiziano paper

Size 11" x 15"

Available for sale

I also create artworks using other mediums like charcoal, acrylics etc and my works can

be viewed on my blog www,charcoalspastelsandmore.blogspot.in

You can also find my works on facebook page www.facebook.com/charcoalspastelsandmore

Innocence by Riya Rathore

Innocence

Oil Painting on Canvas

36 Inch X 24 Inch, Available 

Last year on our way to Kerela, I came across these beautiful bamboo forests while crossing Nagerhole National Park, Karnataka. I just loved the scene and thought of doing some work using bamboo trees in the background.

I am happy to share this new work of mine "INNOCENCE"  which I have completed today based on this theme. Feel glad to post on "Artist of India" after a long gap.  Please share your feedback and suggestions.

The painting is available on www.riyarathore.com

Kind Regards, 

Riya Rathore 

rajnirathore2009@gmail.com