Watercolor painting of Icebergs by Manju Panchal

The real subject of every painting is light.”

Claude Monet

Sharing some of my recently created Watercolor artworks on Chitrapat handmade paper, using Camel Artists Watercolor tubes.

Aerial Drift

Watercolor painting on Chitrapat handmade paper 

4” X 5.5”

Gentle Drift

Watercolor painting on Chitrapat handmade paper 

3.75” X 5.5”

Watercolor painting on Chitrapat handmade paper 

4.5” X 6.5”

Resting on the blue

Watercolor painting on Chitrapat handmade paper 

5.25” X 8”

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Thank you for browsing through my artworks.

Golden Gate Bridge - A watercolor painting by Manju Panchal

“Watercolor condenses time and consolidates experience.”

Frank Marcello 

I have already painted the “Golden Gate Bridge” 

( “A suspension bridge that connects the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. )

 on earlier occasions but the photo that I found recently 

caught my eye mainly because, it had quite a different 

composition, was an evening scene and also 

captured the cars racing across the bridge. This scene 

looked a bit challenging as I decided to use the watercolor 

medium and had to capture the racing cars, which 

were going to be gestural strokes and not too much of details. 

I finally painted it on Chitrapat handmade paper using 

my usual Winsor and Newton Cotman and 

Camlin Artists water color tubes

The Golden Gate Bridge

A water color painting on Chitrapat handmade paper 

Size 4” X 5”

The Golden Gate Bridge 

Courtesy: Pixabay.com

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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”

You can find my latest works on my INSTAGRAM 

feed and also you can browse through 

the step by step creation

of the above painting in 

my BLOG

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”

You can find my latest works on my INSTAGRAM 

feed and also you can browse through 

the step by step creation

of the above painting in 

my BLOG

A soft pastel painting of a seashore by Manju Panchal

“Nature is the art of God.” Dante Alighieri

Goa has some beautiful beaches and Bogmolo beach 

is one of them. Today’s post is a soft pastel painting of

this stunning beach on

Canson Mi Teintes

“The Morning Calm”

A soft pastel painting on Canson Mi Teintes paper 

Size: 5” X 7”

To read more about this painting 

Visit my BLOG

To know about the papers I have been using for 

my pastel artworks CLICK HERE. ( I have created

 a detailed post in the past )Thank you for browsing 

through my artworks and do visit my INSTAGRAM 

feed to see my latest artworks.

Watercolor painting of a rocky seashore by Manju Panchal

“The day will be what you make it, 

so rise, like the sun, and burn.” W C Hannan

A water colour painting of a beautiful
Seashore as seen at Bogmolo, in Goa.
Created on Chitrapat handmade paper 

 ( Check out on my INSTAGRAM page for my works )

“One Morning at Bogmolo Beach”

Watercolor painting on Chitrapat handmade paper 

Size: 5” X 7”

For the above artwork I have used

 Winsor and Newton Cotman and

 Camlin Artists water color tubes. 

My blog: www.charcoalspastelsandmore.blogspot.com

A water colour painting of a beach scene by Manju Panchal

“The world always seems brighter when you’ve just 

made something that wasn’t there before.” 

Neil Garman

I recently completed one of my watercolor paintings 

on Canson Moulin du Roy paper and am posting the completed work

along with the steps involved in creating it. It was an early 

morning scene, when we were at Colva beach 

and it was not crowded. The stretch of sand far across, 

and the misty look in the distance motivated me to create this work.

A Misty Morning at Colva beach

A watercolor painting on Canson Moulin du Roy paper

Size 5.5” X 8”

Step 1. Created the sky using a mix of warm and cool colours, and added the distant foliage on the left. Used wet on wet technique as I did not want to have hard edges in the distance.

Step 2. Created the bushes on the left ( Camlin Artists water color tubes ), the sandy seashore and the ocean. At this stage I have not added details anywhere.

Step 3. Added layers of colours to the bushes on the left to create the form and shadow, and flat wash of colour on the sandy seashore. Added details to the figures on the beach.

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Fishermen returning home. A water color painting by Manju Panchal

“Dance with the waves, 

move with the sea, 

let the rhythm of the water, 

set your soul free”. 

C A Martine

A water color painting of a scene that I came across

 while I was at a seashore in Goa. Through this painting 

I wanted to capture the monsoon atmosphere,

 a cloudy evening sky and its lovely 

reflections at the beach. The fishermen are 

returning home after their day out at sea. 

The painting is also intended to tell their story.

Returning home

A water colour painting on Arches CP paper

Size 5” X 7”

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Portrait of a woman in water colour medium. By Manju Panchal

A water colour Portrait of a woman
from Kutch, Gujarat ( India ).

I have used Winsor and Newton Cotman
water colour tubes for this artwork.




Looking on

Water colour painting on acid free paper

Size 5" X 7"

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you can visit my BLOG
or INSTAGRAM page.

Water colour painting of Blue Haven beach, West Australia by Manju Panchal

"The only time I feel alive is when I am painting". Vincent Van Gogh

Posted below is one of my latest

 works in water colour medium. 

I created it using a reference photo 

sent by a friend. 

Seashore is one of my favorite subjects and I 

enjoyed painting the crystal clear waters of the ocean

and the rocks at the beach.

Blue Haven beach, West Australia
Water colour painting on Campap paper
Size 8.5" X 11"

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visit my BLOG, INSTAGRAM and FACEBOOK page.

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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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

at Benaulim beach, Goa.

A Palm tree at the beach

Water colour painting on Campap paper

Size 5.5" X 8"

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OR  INSTAGRAM page.

Thanks for browsing through my works.

Step by Step - drawing and painting a seashore. By Manju Panchal

"When you start a painting, it is somewhat outside you. 

At the conclusion, you seem to move inside the painting." 

Fernando Botero

The scene below is from Bamboo island, five kilometers off the 

northern  tip of Koh Phi Phi Don, in the Krabi province of Thailand. 

The island has stunning beaches with beautiful rocks, white sand

 and limestone cliffs behind. In the painting below the beach

 is covered by the shadows cast by the tall cliffs behind. 

The source of light ie the sun is behind the cliffs and

 the beach is on the west side of the island.

Reaching the destination

Soft pastel painting on Canson MT paper

Size 6" X 8"

I titled the painting as "Reaching the destination" with reference

 to the beautiful waves which travel a long distance 

and finally reach the shore. It is a beautiful feeling

 to be at a place like this and to hear the sound of the waves 

splashing against the rocks, and then gently kissing 

the white sand and merging with the land.

The soft pastel painting on twilight Canson MT progressed 

in stages and the step by step images can be seen below.

Step 1. Creating the basic outline

using Camlin charcoal pencil.

Step 2. Blocking in the major shapes with respective colours

 keeping in mind the values. Using the soft pastels

from mixed brands.

Step 3. Adding details and final touch up.

At this stage I use pastel pencils at several places.


My paintings can be viewed on INSTAGRAM and FACEBOOK too.

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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www.charcoalspastelsandmore.blogspot.com

OR  INSTAGRAM page.

A soft pastel painting of a seashore by Manju Panchal

The soft pastel painting as below has been

created using my reference photograph

taken at Bamboo island, ( Thailand ).

It has been created on an orange coloured

Canson Mi Teintes paper.

Reaching the shore

A soft pastel painting

Size 5.25" X 7.25"

To read more about creating this work

visit my BLOG

You can also browse through my works at

Deviantart or Facebook

Portrait sketching of an old man by Manju Panchal

The portrait as below is of an old man, eyes dim with soft stillness,
 in his quiet moments, immersed deeply in 
fragrant memories.

I created this sketch on a hand made paper
using charcoal pencil and 
white pastel pencil.

In quiet moments

Charcoal and white pastel sketching on hand made paper

Size 6"X 7.5"

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or FACEBOOK page.

Gulfoss waterfall ( Iceland ) By Manju Panchal

The soft pastel painting of the waterfall as below has

been inspired by Gulfoss waterfall ( Iceland ).

Through this artwork I have tried to capture the flow of the water,

the enormous energy, the rhythm, the spray and the mist.

The Flow

Soft Pastel painting on Canson Mi Teintes paper

Size 6.5" X 8.5"

To view some of my other works you can visit my BLOG

or FACEBOOK page.

Soft pastel painting of Dhankar Monastery ( Himachal Pradesh ) By Manju Panchal

Dhankar Monastery is situated at an elevation of 3890 mts

between Tabo and Kaza, in Spiti Valley ( Himachal Pradesh ).

The place is heavenly and has some of the most

spectacular views around. I painted

this scene in soft pastel medium.

Dhankar Monastery

Soft Pastel painting on Canson Mi Teintes paper.

Size 6" X 8"

To view my other works you can visit my BLOG

or FACEBOOK page.

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 and pastel work on toned paper by Manju Panchal

Charcoal drawings

Created the Charcoal sketchings as below on toned paper using charcoal pencil and white pastel pencil. These are more of study works that I do in my spare time to get a better understanding of tree anatomy. 

Exposed roots

Charcoal sketching on handmade paper

Size 5"x 7"

Tree trunk in the wild

Charcoal sketching on Canson toned paper

Size 5" x 7"

To browse through my other works you can visit my blog 

www.charcoalspastelsandmore.blogspot.in

or

INSTAGRAM page