Watercolor painting of seascape by Manju Panchal

“Limitless and immortal, the waters are

the beginning and end of all

things on earth.”

Heinrich Zimmer

 Created a soft pastel painting of

an early morning scene at Bogmalo Beach in Goa.

Loved the reflection of the distant hills 

reflecting on the water reaching

the shoreline.

“Beach Reflections”

A soft pastel painting on Canson Mi Teintes

Size 5” X 7”

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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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Some Watercolor Sketches

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.  

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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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Secret Path - acrylic painting

Secret Path

acrylic on canvas

9x12 inches

A secret path in the woods dotted with sunlight and shadows. Silhouette of trees and leaves done with palette knife to create texture.

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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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 Kinnaur and Spiti valley - By Manju Panchal

We made a trip to Himachal two years back and it brought me close to some of the most beautiful places in Himachal Pradesh. I am in the process of converting those memories into paintings on paper using the soft pastel medium. All paintings below are sized 6" x 9".

Deep Below

Soft pastel painting on Canson paper

( A view as seen on the way from Kalpa to Roghi village )

On the way to Dhankar Monastery

Soft pastel painting on Fabriano paper

( Spiti valley, between Nako and Tabo )

  

The morning light

Soft pastel painting on Fabriano paper

( Beautiful stone houses of Nako village in Spiti valley )

Looking across

Soft pastel painting on Fabriano paper

( At 4513 mts above sea level, a scene from one of the highest villages in Asia

ie Komic village )

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All the above paintings are available for sale.

If you wish to purchase you can write to me at manjupanchal@hotmail.com

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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

After A Rain

Size : 15'' x 22''
Medium : water colour on paper
Year 2014

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Truck

A recent exploration... painting vehicles is really fun for me.

Sunset at Lake

                         
                                     Acrylic on canvas 18"x 24"
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Megha Kapoor: Shelter in a Sunny Afternoon

lake surrounded by palm trees (kerela) : Megha Kapoor

two more fast watercolors_Megha Kapoor

Busy Market : Amit Kapoor

22"X15"

Watercolor

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