Naturescape - Village huts and distant hills

Watercolour on paper (11" x 7" )

© Shubhankar  Adhikari

Sharing with you all  a very recent work . I hope you have celebrated the festival of light " Diwlai " very safely and happily. More paintings will continue .....so stay tuned and have a great weekend.

North Bengal bound superfast bus leaving Kolkata - watercolour and pen

                                               
                                                    Watercolour and pen on paper (11" x 7")
                                                    © Shubhankar  Adhikari

Sharing an  work which I have created most probably last year. Busy with some new works & projects . Happy Bengali New year wishes to all my friends & well wishers .

Rural Bengal - a village scene

Watercolour and pen on paper

© Shubhankar  Adhikari

Just finished this work. Happy to share with you all. This is a typical scene of rural Bengal . The river Rupnarayan is flowing beside the village.The atmosphere is calm and cool. 

City Temple Sketch

© Shubhankar Adhikari

watercolour and pen on paper

Found this beautiful temple in the city of destiny (i.e, Visakhapatnam). Liked the design and architecture. Sketched it with the help of pen and watercolour . Happy to share with you all ...........Have a nice weekend ............:)

Strolling through the hill-top market

© Shubhankar  Adhikari 

Watercolour painting on paper

Sharing  a very recently made cityscape  with you. This is the last post for 2013. I will share more works in the year 2014. Have a nice weekend.......... :)

Winter in the hills

© Shubhankar  Adhikari 2013

watercolour on paper

size 8" x 14.5"

I have been fortunate enough to experience the beauty of Jhalong on a sunny day. I painted this composition yesterday.  My artworks most strongly reflect my love for nature and travelling.They serve as a constant source of motivation and a reminder of the places.I am happy here to express my interpretation of nature's beauty with the challenge of watercolour as a media.

An artful tour to Taki - a Heritage Town

© Shubhankar  Adhikari

watercolour painting  on paper ( 11" x 15")

Taki is an extremely peaceful place for plein air painting .Last week I visited Taki to do some plein air painting.
I boarded the Hasnabad Local Train from Sealdah Station,(Kolkata ) to reach Taki Road Station.From Taki Road station I took a cycle-van to arrive at the Zamindar Bari (Palatial building ) on the banks of River Ichamoti in 10 minutes. Two-third of the Zamindar Bari (Palatial building ) property has been engulfed by the river Ichamoti,still this ( Zamindar Bari -Palatial building ) is one of the main attraction here.These Zamindars ruled from the time of Mughals and served till the time of British rules. It is quite painful to see the Zamindar Baris(Palatial buildings ) are now in dilpidated state. This historical Zamindar Bari(Palatial building ) as a witness, has lot more to say, if we all are willing to listen it.

Taki is a heritage town and also the gateway to Sunderban ( Bay of Bengal ). It is situated by the bank of beautiful river Ichamoti. Bangladesh is on the other bank of the river Ichamoti. Taki Municipality is  one of the oldest municipalities in India established in1869. Taki Gov’t High School is more than 250 years old.

A boat ride on the waters of Ichamoti is an activity which I surely cannot miss for speed sketching. I sketched the house of the the fishermen, their boats ,trees near  the shore, boats dancing in the high tide. The murmuring sound of the water and a boatman singing some folk tune enchanted my creative spirit. I spent a lovely day observing, painting,sketching  a variety of birds, trees, sailing boats,motor boats etc.

After completion of my fine art related job wholeday long , I enjoyed rolls, ghugnis ,sweets and tea on the shores of Ichamoti in the evening . It was quite relaxing. As an avid fan of prawn I also tried some prawn items here. Taki is also well known for prawn.

While returning home ,I noticed this beautiful old structure near Taki Municipality. I decided that I will paint it very soon. Yesterday I have made it. In this painting I have applied scarlet lake, lemon yellow,prussian blue,burnt sienna,hooker’s green,and payne’s grey.

Kolkata Cityscape - Victoria Memorial Hall

© Shubhankar  Adhikari (Artist )

Watercolour painting on paper ( 11" x 7" )

This is my recent painting on Kolkata cityscape. I always liked the architectural style of Victoria Memorial Hall. I am happy with the outcome of this artwork.In this work I have applied little bit of lemon yellow,sap green,payne's grey,prussian blue and olive green. 

Presently Victoria Memorial Hall is one of the most prominent building and also an art museum of Calcutta,under the Department of Culture ,Government of India.

FOG

© SHUBHANKAR ADHIKARI

Title -Fog

This is a creation I made in the year 2010. One of my favourite artwork. Happy to share with you all.

SILIGURI Recalls

© Shubhankar Adhikari

Title - Siliguri Recalls ( size 8" x 11" )

medium - watercolour on paper

Seaside Fisherman's House - DIGHA

© Shubhankar Adhikari 

Title - Seaside Fishersman's House 

watercolor on paper (11" x 8")

Jalpaiguri Dreams

© Shubhankar Adhikari

watercolor on paper (8'' x 11" )

Watercolour impression

© Shubhankar Adhikari 

watercolour on paper 

Watercolour impression

© Shubhankar Adhikari

watercolour  on paper

Living with Nature

© Shubhankar Adhikari
Title - Living with Nature

watercolor on paper  (7' x 5')

The year 2011 had been a good year for my art . My work is being recognised at international level and it is an important achievement for me. A World famous University from North America hugely appreciated my work and also collected a print of my painting  for displaying . Hope 2012 will prove much better than 2011 for me and also for  you all .Wish you all a very happy and prosperous new year 2012. 

Abstract Landscape

© Shubhankar Adhikari

WATERCOLOUR ABSTRACT  LANDSCAPE (11' X 8')

Dominance of colour temperature should be displayed in a painting. But a balance should be there while using the negative space of your painting. Here I have used the  white of the paper to keep display cool. I have used bold single brush technique  loaded with colors. The whole picture was drawn with the help of single flat brush.

Riverside Cottages

Riverside Cottages

© Shubhankar Adhikari

watercolour on handmade paper ( size- 27.5" x 19.5")

Dream Home

© Shubhankar Adhikari

Title- DREAM  HOME

Watercolour on paper ( Size -11'x 7.5')

This painting is the result of bold brush technique. I have used here flat brushes as well as  rigger brushes to bring this effect. Also used the white of the paper in the foreground . I often love to create  fully imaginative painting like this . 

North Bengal Dreams

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© Shubhankar Adhikari

North Bengal Dreams

Watercolour on handmade paper ( 15' x 22')

North Bengal is one of my dream travel destination .The hills,the jungles,the rivers,and the serene beauty of lush green tea garden ,always inspire me to create more. This painting is result of digging the memory of my travel and tours in north bengal. I have made this watercolour painting on handmade paper. Dry brush technique has been applied in some portion of this painting

Bankura Landscape

Bankura Landscape
© Shubhankar Adhikari 

watercolour on paper


New watercolour artwork created by me after my  trip to Bankura & Bishnupur.Beautiful people,nice landscapes,rich architecture,music,dense forest, nice hills,rivers. The ancient capital of Mallabhum, Bishnupur,is a repository of some excellent terracotta temples,perhaps the most brilliant and detailed work in Eastern India.Bishnupur is also famous for its distinct style of music,the Bishnupur Gharana or School of Music.