Townscape

© Shubhankar  Adhikari 2013 (Artist)

watercolour painting on paper 

Kolkata Cityscape - Cruiser on Hooghly river near Princep Ghat

© Shubhankar  Adhikari

Title - Cruiser on Hooghly river

watercolour paintings on paper

Happy to share with you all my first post of 2013.This painting was done by me last year.  Year 2012 was incredibly busy for me. I hope 2013 will be much busier,happier and peaceful for everyone.

Evergreen North Bengal

© Shubhankar  Adhikari ( artist )

watercolour painting on paper (8" x 11")

I made this paintings in the month of august 2012. This year when I visited North Bengal , I was lucky enough to find a very experienced driver for my rented car. He spotted me various beautiful places on the way to Lataguri,Jhalong, Bindu,Chalsa ,Gorumara ,Murti  ( ...........the list will be a long one ). He stopped the car many a time and gave me enough chance  to do my fine art related works. In this painting you can see a beautiful place between  Jhalong and Bindu.We stopped their for a while to take a cup of tea from a tea stall . The place is so beautiful that I will be unable to forget it ever. 

Delhi bound super fast train departing Kolkata-Howrah station........Kolkata cityscape painting

© Shubhankar  Adhikari (Artist )

watercolor painting on paper 

This is a painting I have completed yesterday morning. Now I am working on Kolkata city life .  I will share more paintings with you in near future, so stay tuned. :)

Kolkata Cityscape - Tramways

© Shubhankar Adhikari (Artist)

Watercolour painting on paper 

Sharing a painting from my “Kolkata Tram” series. In this painting I have painted a  tram passing through the lush green area of Esplanade .I have used here sap green, payne’s gray, lemon yellow  and little bit of ultramarine blue. I often love to travel by tram specially the Esplanade to Khidirpur  route.

Tram is one my favourite mode of transport. . I like tram because as a mode of transport it is very clean and green , environment friendly,no emissions ,safe and secured, moderately speedy, smooth and comfortable, pedestrian-friendly, affordable , inspiring for the creative minded people .

Kolkata is the only city in India where still trams are operating. Perhaps the Kolkata tram is the oldest electric tram in Asia.  Worldwide the trams are gaining significance after the sharp increase in oil price. I think the Kolkata tramways will retains its heritage and will expand further by setting up new routes as well as reopening the closed routes. There are huge fans for this iconic tram services in Kolkata and suburbs .  Recently we can see some beautiful modern trams replacing the old ones on the streets of Kolkata.

Kolkata bound super-fast train leaving the Tatanagar Station.....Watercolour painting

© Shubhankar Adhikari (Artist )

watercolour painting on paper 

size -8" x 11"

This is a painting done by me after my recent trip to Tatanagar /Jamshedpur  Beautiful city ,nice people,beautiful city life,nice landscapes,parks,zoos,hills, Subornarekha river,Dimna lake ,lush greens surrounded the Tatanagar. 

When I was waiting for my return train to Kolkata at the Tatanagar station, suddenly this beautifully coloured rail engine captured my attention and I drew some initial sketch and later I painted it in my studio.

Unforgettable North Bengal

© Shubhankar  Adhikari  2012

Title - Unforgettable North Bengal

Watercolour and Pen on paper

This is my another painting from  "North Bengal series". This beautiful roadside wooden house grabbed my attention when I was just moving towards Jhalong ,North Bengal,Dooars, and I instantly decided that I should paint this scene one day. Finally  I completed my painting yesterday and named it "Peace Home".

Mahishadal , Purba Medinipur, West Bengal ---------------watercolour painting

© Shubhankar Adhikari (Artist )

watercolour painting on paper

This is my recent painting on Mahishadal. I noticed these two beautiful structures adjacent to the temple complex of Mahishadal Rajbari (Palace ). 

Mahishadal, Rajbari (Palace),Purba Medinipur,West Bengal - Watercolor sketch

© Shubhankar Adhikari (Artist )

watercolor sketch on paper

Mahishadal Rajbari is one of the finest tourist place in West Bengal. Here we can see the long line of palm trees,large ponds,famous temples and monuments. Very peaceful place.Perfect place for open air painting.

Mahishadal is famous historical place situated in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.It is three and half hours drive from Kolkata. An excellent weekend getaway for the artists,musicians,composers,nature-lovers,photographers and tourists.I visited this beautiful Raj Bari(Palace) in the year 2010. I have sketched here only a part of this famous Raj Bari.

JHALONG - A beautiful Hill-Village in North Bengal - Watercolor painting

© Shubhankar Adhikari

Watercolor painting on paper

Here my main concern was to bring out the light from the paper. I was very careful about choosing the colours for this particular work. I have told you earlier that you should make some planning before starting your painting work. If your planning is good then the outcome will be fruitful one.

Jhalong is a small hill-village situated in North Bengal ,India. I recently visited North Bengal and I am lucky enough to visit this beautiful place.

Boat and the Boatman

© Shubhankar Adhikari

Title - Boat and the Boatman 

Watercolour on handmade Paper (Size - 15" x 22" )

This is one of my  paintings on the unpredictable life of fishermen live in Sundarban area in West Bengal. Most of the people in the Sundarban are fishermen or farmers. They are compelled to live a very hard and risky life. The region is densely covered by mangrove forests and is one of the largest reserves for Bengal Tiger.The interconnected network of waterways makes almost every corner of the forest accessible by boat. Forest are so important and vital for human existence in Sundarban area , the people even donot  bother about their lives to collect timber,fuel wood ,pulpwood as well as other no wood products including honey and fishes. 

Sea Dreams

© Shubhankar Adhikari

Title - "SEA DREAMS"

Watercolour on handmade paper ( 11" x 15")

Digha is a beautiful coastal town in West Bengal ,India. It is a favourite destination for me to visit the sea side . Sea is very beautiful here . I made this painting in the year 2010 from a reference photo I had snapped there . This place is near old Digha . 

Watercolour impression

© Shubhankar Adhikari 

watercolour on paper 

Watercolor abstract

© 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. 

After the Rain

© Shubhankar Adhikari 2011

Title - After the Rain

watercolour on paper (size - 11' x 15')

As an artist and also an educator, my aim is not only just to transform my unique vision of nature through painting ,but also to evoke a sense of tranquility , peace , serenity and harmony. Here is a painting I did up in a few months ago. This is also a fully imaginative work of mine. A sudden spark of idea came suddenly in my mind after a heavy downpour, and I transformed the idea into a painting in my studio that very day. 

A Lonely River

© 2011 Shubhankar Adhikari

Title - Lonely River

Watercolour on paper (11" x 7.5") 

People often get confused thinking how the artist plans to start a painting. I have some different approach regarding this matter. Sometimes I make some initial sketch by drawing some basic lines with pencil or pen ,sometimes I also start painting directly with brushes fully loaded with colours. I always advise my students to keep the initial sketch simple and purposeful. I have also said you earlier  that limiting your palette will drive you to concentrate more on your values.

In this painting I have again used the white of the paper  in the background and the foreground . I have also used the backside of my brush to bring the effect of the big trees beside the bank of the river.