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.

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

Abstract painting in watercolour

                                     

                                          © Shubhankar Adhikari (Artist)

watercolour painting on paper

North Bengal recalls

© Shubhankar Adhikari

watercolour painting on paper

I have mentioned you earlier that the beauty of North Bengal always enthralls me. I noticed this beautiful roadside wooden cottage while returning from Bindu. Last week I created this artwork. I have used here sap green,viridian hue, ultramarine blue and little bit of burnt sienna.

Repose in a food stall

© SHUBHANKAR  ADHIKARI

title - Repose

Watercolour on paper (11" x 14")

This is a typical painting of  roadside food stall we often get for short repose while doing a long drive.  In these food stalls we  get very nice and  fresh Indian dishes in a very reasonable price. The food stall owners helps the travelers by serving them delicious foods . The travelers ,daily passengers , drivers often regain their energy for an another long drive from here. 

CONFLICT

© SHUBHANKAR  ADHIKARI

Title - "Conflict"

Medium- watercolor and ink on paper 

size - 11" x 8"

Now a days conflict is every where . It has become our part of life.  It is true that  without conflict we cannot progress in our life  as human beings.  No doubt the dearth of conflict  slows down the pace of self development ,community development and social development. 

Sometimes conflict can also create major problems in our personal and professional relationships if we are not so careful how to deal with it.  If we can separate the conflict from the emotions then I think we can avoid major setbacks in our lives. In this painting I wanted to depict my view regarding emotional conflict through colours and lines.

 

Seaside Fisherman's House - DIGHA

© Shubhankar Adhikari 

Title - Seaside Fishersman's House 

watercolor on paper (11" x 8")

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 . 

Jalpaiguri Dreams

© Shubhankar Adhikari

watercolor on paper (8'' x 11" )

Experimental artworks

© Shubhankar Adhikari

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 .

Bankura Landscape

Bankura Landscape
© Shubhankar Adhikari 

watercolour on paper


New watercolour artwork created by me after my  trip to Bankura & Bishnupur.Beautiful people,nice landscapes,rich architecture,music,dense forest, nice hills,rivers. The ancient capital of Mallabhum, Bishnupur,is a repository of some excellent terracotta temples,perhaps the most brilliant and detailed work in Eastern India.Bishnupur is also famous for its distinct style of music,the Bishnupur Gharana or School of Music.

Sitar

"Sitar"

Watercolour and ink on handmade paper

Size -8' x 11'
© Shubhankar Adhikari

Sitar is a world famous Indian classical musical instrument today.The  construction of  a high quality sitar is a very complex process. As a sitar artiste I have a deep love for this beautiful instrument. This painting is an semi-abstract watercolour portrait of a sitar done by me last july this year. Sitar is a multi-string plucked instrument. Metal strings run across two bridges made of bone.The frets are movable by chords.

Red Swing

"Red Swing"

Abstract watercolour painting

size -11' x 16'
copyright - shubhankar adhikari

When I was returning from Digha last year ,I found some beautiful roadside trees . Nature was beautiful there.I drew a mental sketch and then transformed it into an abstract watercolour painting. I hope you all will like this. 

Rural Bengal

Rural Bengal
watercolour on paper 
Size -7.5' x 5.5')
© Shubhankar Adhikari

This is a watercolour painting on rural bengal, done by me last month. I love applying bright, juicy watercolor pigments on white paper. The freedom, speed and spontaneity of this medium suit my temperament.