A village scene .........peaceful abode amidst nature

Watercolour painting on paper

© Shubhankar  Adhikari  2018

More memories from my last Spring Quarter Solo Exhibition.............

Sharing another landscape painting based on watercolour ......... ....which was exhibited in the show........

Another glimpse ...........my Spring Quarter Solo Exhibition 2018..........my painting on display

© Shubhankar  Adhikari  2017

Travelling by Aircraft

Watercolour painting on paper 

Size ; 11" x 7"

© Shubhankar  Adhikari  2018

All rights reserved

Darjeeling Himalayan Toy Train chugging up ...........

Watercolour painting on handmade paper 

© Shubhankar  Adhikari  2018

Happy to share another painting from my "Darjeeling Himalayan Toy Train series" . We can't imagine Darjeeling without the beautiful toy train. Every time when I visit Darjeeling I always try to visit the Darjeeling toy train station and make some speed sketches or snaps. Painting toy train will be  a lucrative art making process for any artist I think . We are  proud to have a heritage toy train in India where we can see the century old steam engines are still chugging along the roads of Darjeeling. Here in this artwork I have painted a train which was in a full swing to reach the Ghoom station.

A street scene after sudden rain

© Shubhankar  Adhikari  2018

Happy to share another  cityscape with you all.

Beauty of Indian river in watercolor, river Hatania -Doania ,Namkhana, near Bakkhali

Sharing another painting from my "Indian River " series. Here you can see the scene of the river " Hatania -Doania in 24 Paraganas (South) , West Bengal. Last year I had to cross the river while visiting Bakkhali for one day trip. I was enthralled by the beauty of the river. The river is not so wide. But the river remains very busy all day long. The colourful trawlers ,fishing and passenger vessels,ships,barges are the added attraction for me to paint. Here I have painted a passenger vessel waiting for the signal to leave for the other destination. 

Medium : Watercolor on handmade paper 

Size : 14" x 11" 

Year : 2017

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More images of visitors from my Solo Exhibition

Sharing more images of visitors from my Solo Exhibition

Blissful city lane

© 2016 Shubhankar  Adhikari

watercolour art on paper

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

Watercolour art on paper (11" x 7")

© Shubhankar  Adhikari

Mahishadal Rajbari is a famous tourist destination in India. Definitely this place is a treasure trove for the artists,art lovers, nature lovers,film-makers, students, musicians,players,writers,photographers,composers,travelers and others. It is a perfect place for open air painting. Haldia is very near from Mahishadal . I have painted a part of the palace here. The Palace is surrounded with many kinds of trees. There are  many other big structures,temples  situated within Rajabari complex. It is only three and half hours drive from Kolkata by car. Mahishadal's Rathjatra is famous .

Gateway - Lalbag, Murshidabad

Watercolour sketch on paper (11" x 7")

© Shubhankar Adhikari

This is a fast sketch which I made  after coming back from Murshidabad tour. The tour was a majestic one. I will share more works with you in near future. Enjoying the winter in Bengal. 

Winter morning stroll

Paintings on cartridge paper (11" x 7")

Title - Winter morning stroll 

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Rural India - a village scene

Watercolour painting on paper

© Shubhankar  Adhikari 

Sharing another recent  painting from " Rural India series ". You can see that the village people are busy with their daily activities.The presence of strong light has made the painting very vibrant. This is a scene of a village in Howrah district ,West Bengal.

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.......... :)

Green Dream - Landscape in watercolour

© Shubhankar  Adhikari 2013

Watercolour painting on paper

Title - Green Dream (Size- 11" x 15" )

Here in this artwork I have used a big brush (no. 12 round brush ). I have used  sap green,viridian hue, payne's grey and hooker's green . While digging the memory of  Purulia tour, I have planned to work more on my "Bengal Landscape Series". Just stay tuned to view more of my works in future.

A Red House - watercolour & pen

© Shubhankar  Adhikari (Artist ) 2013

Watercolour painting on paper 

Here in this work I applied pen and watercolour on catrige paper.

Sketching with Indian Ink and brush

© Shubhankar Adhikari (Artist ) 2013

Ink and brush on paper (7" x 11")

Last time when I visited Chinsurah (a historical Dutch colonial town placed in Hooghly district, West Bengal , India ) , I noticed many beautifully structured houses . I took some snaps . Later I made some speed sketches with brush and Indian ink on paper. Sharing one of them with you. 

Townscape

© Shubhankar  Adhikari 2013 (Artist)

watercolour painting on paper 

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.