Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Sunday, February 10, 2019
Friday, December 15, 2017
Step by step, A charcoal drawing of a landscape by Manju Panchal
"To live a creative life we must lose our fear of being wrong." Joseph Chilton Pearce
Zero Point, ( 15,300 ft ) also known as Yume Samdong, is a small
mountain village in North Sikkim. It is about 118 kms away
from Lachung. Most tourists spend a night at Lachung
before proceeding to Zero point in the morning. Zero point
offers stunning views of snow clad mountains
and soaring coniferous trees.
The charcoal drawing as below is a scene that we came across
while we were travelling towards Zero point during
early morning hours.
At Zero Point
Charcoal drawing on Cartridge paper
Size 6"X 8"
I decided to photograph the drawing in stages so that the viewers
can see the simple techniques that I have followed
in order to complete this artwork.
Step 1. Created a faint outline and then used willow charcoal
for the background mountains.
Step 2. Additional strokes using willow charcoal to block in
the darker values in the foreground.
Step 3. Lifted out clouds in the distance using kneaded eraser
and used charcoal pencil in the foreground to
to create the coniferous trees and foliage.
In the final steps I added details where ever necessary.
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Monday, July 24, 2017
Benaulim beach, Goa. A water colour painting by Manju Panchal
"The only way to deep happiness is to do something you love
to the best of your ability." Richard Feynman
A beautiful solitary tree that I came across at Benaulim beach
in Goa, motivated me to create the water colour painting
as seen below. The tree had its shadow as well as reflection
in the water underneath.
The tree with its drooping leaves and branches also kind of
narrated its survival story. Determined and resolute it stood
facing the strong monsoon winds, rooted firmly to the ground.
We all need this kind of determination
in life at some time or other.
It was fun creating this painting as it was my
maiden attempt at painting palm leaves.
A Solitary Palm tree
Water colour painting on Campap paper
Size 5.5" X 8"
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Thursday, July 6, 2017
A water colour painting of a palm tree at the beach, by Manju Panchal
"Master water first and then paint." Josh Goldberg
Of late I have been working a lot with
the water colour medium. It is a
challenging medium yet very
satisfying.
Given below is a water colour painting of a
scene that I came across while I was
A Palm tree at the beach
Water colour painting on Campap paper
Size 5.5" X 8"
Sunday, January 15, 2017
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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Sunday, July 31, 2016
A seashore at Bamboo island - Soft pastel painting by Manju Panchal
The soft pastel painting below is of a scene from Bamboo island
which we visited recently on our Phi Phi Leh ( Thailand ) tour.
The white sandy beaches and the crystal clear waters
are absolutely amazing and the place is nothing
short of a paradise.
The light and the shadow
Soft pastel painting on Canson Mi Teintes paper
Size 6.5" X 8"
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