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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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.


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