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.

Beautiful MIRIK, Darjeeling, West Bengal

© Shubhankar Adhikari

Title - Beautiful Mirik

watercolor painting on paper

Another painting from my North Bengal series.This time I have used some special techniques to bring the effect of the wooden house in this work. I noticed this beautiful  house near the lake of Mirik while roaming. Mirik is a beautiful hill town in Darjeeling district ,West Bengal ,India. Every year huge number of tourists love to visit this hill beauty from various parts of the world.

Way to Bindu, Himalayan Beauty ,near Jalpaiguri,Dooars

© Shubhankar Adhikari - 2012

Watercolour on paper 

Title - Way to Bindu

( size -11" x 8" )

This is one of my recent work on Dooars, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal ,India. Off-late I came back from my North Bengal tour. This time I was lucky to visit Bindu, Jhalong, Jayanti, Siliguri, Mirik, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Kurseong,New Jalpaiguri,Chapramari ,Gorumara,Sevok,Malbazar,Lava.Lolegaon,Coachbehar,Jaldapara,Murti,Dhupguri,Teesta,
Jalpaiguri Town,Chalsa ,Lataguri forest and other beautiful places. The tour was very peaceful . I have made lots of sketches ,took numerous snaps. 

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. 

SILIGURI Recalls

© Shubhankar Adhikari

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

medium - watercolour on paper