Another glimpse ........my painting on display......recently ended "Spring Quarter Exhibition 2018"

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Clock Tower, Chandannagar, West Bengal, India, --------- Watercolour painting

© Shubhankar Adhikari (Artist)

Watercolour painting on paper

This is my recent painting on Chandannagar. I have used watercolour and pen in this painting. First I made the initial sketch with pen and then applied the watercolour paints. 

Chandannagar is a beautiful historical town situated beside the river Ganga in Hooghly district , West Bengal.Chandannagar was established as a French colony in 1673. It became a permanent French settlement in 1688. French left Chandannagar permanantly in the year 1950.A beautiful  destination along with the riverside studded with lights surrounded by lush green trees.  Many buildings of historical importance surround the place. It is very popular visiting place in India . Artists would love to paint  along enjoying the soft breeze and watching the small boats sailing by. The place is so peaceful and green that every creative person will definitely get some inspirations from here. Chandannagar strand is a perfect place for plein-air painting.

Chandannagore Museum and Institute (Institut de Chandernagor) ,The Chandannagore Strand, Sacred Heart Church of Chandannagar,The Underground House  (Patal-Bari) ,Ancient temple -Nandadulal Temple,Residences of famous personalities,Nritya Gopal Smriti Mandir, KMDA Picnic and amusement park are the major attractions here.

Famous Jagaddhatri Puja is the major socio-cultural event in this region.

Dream Home

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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 . 

Dooars,Nagrakata,Jalpaiguri

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Dooars,Nagrakata,Jalpaiguri

Economy of dooars is based on Tea,Tourism and Timber.The main industry in dooars region is tea industry.Thousands of people are engaged in tea industry.There are many national parks and wild life sanctuaries.  Nagrakata is the head quarters of Nagrakata (community development block) in Malbazar subdivision of Jalpaiguri district.West Bengal.

Experimental artworks

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Abstract watercolour on paper

Watercolour is so unpredictable that it often takes a new shape while you use the pigments on a wet paper.I often love to create these types of experimental watercolour artwork,because It gives me a new energy to create more and think in a different way. These types of new experiments with colours and shapes always help us to increase our imaginative power .