Watercolour Sketch - Mirik, Darjeeling

© SHUBHANKAR ADHIKARI 

Watercolor and pen on paper

This is one of my recent sketch I have made after returning from Mirik , Darjeeling District West Bengal .North Bengal is always my favourite travel destination so I cannot ignore the invitation  of my friend in Jalpaiguri and  visited for a week recently. 

This time I planned for a tour to  Murti, Chalsa, Gorumara forest, Lataguri forest, Bindu, Jhalong, Chapramari, Lava, Lolegaon, Mirik, Darjeeling, Siliguri, Teesta, Sevok, Sukna forest etc. I had made a wonderful tour there. 

My Bhutan tour -The Memorial Chorten in Thimphu, Bhutan

 © Shubhankar Adhikari

watercolor on paper (size- 14' x 11')

The Memorial Chorten in Thimpu was built in 1974. The Memorial Chorten is dedicated to Bhutan's third king,His Majesty Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (the father of modern Bhutan ) Bhutan is a dream travel destination for me. I was enthralled with the beauty of nature ,hospitality of the people,discipline in city life in Bhutan.This painting is the result of my digging the past memory of my Bhutan tour. I made an initial sketch from a photo I had snapped near this Memorial. I had visited Bhutan before 2000.  A major renovation was made to this memorial in the year 2008.

Watercolour impression

© Shubhankar Adhikari

watercolour  on paper

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")

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