With Love...

Memories are something that stays with you forever.. and some of them takes you way back when you were a kid in high school.. and the first thing that comes to your mind is your best friend.. in my case it was Priyanka Wadhawan..

 We were inseparable or BFF's...
 As soon as we reached home from school the first thing we would do was run towards the phone.. well in those days we didn't have cell phones and texting... we would talk for hours and call each other multiple number of times in a day... My mom used to ask me "itni kitni baatein hai tumhare paas jo khatam hi nhi hoti?? ( what in the world do you girls talk about all day??) and I had no answer to that...
 We lost contact after I moved to another school and then we took different paths for college but one thing was sure we could never forget each other and especially the wonderful time we spent together.. the endless laughter, the phone talks, the seat saving in the bus... ohh that was a wonderful time.. I wish i could go back to that time.. but well now that I am thousands of miles away from her, the memories are the only things I've got with me.. We got back in touch.. a million thanks to facebook... and we've been in constant contact ever since....

Moving on to the art part...

 As you know I had no idea how to make portraits but always wanted to learn them I tried a few pencil sketches and put them on my fb page (here).. I never thought I would be able to make an oil portrait so soon.. But I really wanted to and the first subject that I always thought about was her....

 I requested some of Priyanka's photographs but did not want to make something that she would not like or rather I wasn't sure I could make.. so I waited, practiced some more and then one day it struck me, may be I am ready. I sat down to go through all the photos she sent me and some more from her profile pics.. so I could make my mind which would actually portray her nature, her mood.. and finally picked this one..

With Love...
Oil on Canvas
11" x 14"

With love ..
Oil on Canvas
11" x 14"

To Priyanka,

I hope I was able to capture it..
I want to make another one..
If I have your permission.. and for that you might have to model for me...
Waiting for your reply...



Love,
Mehak

There's another portrait coming up.. this time in water colors.. stay tuned...

What's been going on till now.....

It's been quite some time since I've updated anything here.. Was busy makin a big piece but we will get to that later...

Lately I've been into knitting.. making scarves n all for me and my friends... I am up for anything creative.. you see.. Well I love doing it.. but drawing and painting is my first passion.. so we'll jump right onto it..

As you all know that I signed up for the sketchbook project.. there has been a little progress since my sketchbook arrived and I wondered where did all the time go.. It's already christmas and I've got to complete the project and send it to them by Jan 31st. So I opened it up again and made some more sketches..
Here I will be putting on my Latest sketch...

The Stranger
Sketchbook project

Have loads of ideas for upcoming year.. and a lot of travel planned too.... will be posting a lot more in the coming weeks with my newest creations and photographs... Stay tuned... :)

And if you are wondering what happened to the big piece I was talking about.. I will be posting it in my next post.. :) :)

Happy Diwali...

Diwali.. the festival of LIGHTS.. One of the biggest festivals celebrated in India and my favorite.. with diwlai melas (fair).. the twinkling and shining bazaars.. decorated with colorful lights and shops laden with sweet boxes.. yum yum indian sweets..  :) 

Oil on Canvas
8" x 10"
Welcome

This being our first Diwali together as a married couple made it all the more special... To give it a special touch I painted these as gifts to all our lovely friends as a token of friendship.. :)

Oil on Canvas
8" x 10"
Twinkle

The name "Diwali" is a contraction of "Deepavali" which translates into "row of lamps". Diwali involves the lighting of small clay lamps (diyas or dīpas) filled with oil to signify the triumph of good over evil. These lamps are kept on during the night and one's house is cleaned, both done in order to make the goddess Lakshmi feel welcome. (Wiki)

Oil on Canvas
8" x 10"
Lone Diya

Firecrackers are burst in order to drive away evil spirits During Diwali, all the celebrants wear new clothes and share sweets and snacks with family members and friends. (Wiki)

Oil on Canvas
8" x 10"
Let There Be Light

One more to come... Stay tuned....