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.. :) :)

Desperate housewives..

I hope you can guess who I drew...

Pencil shading
Sketchbook project

Waiting for your answers... :)

Gorgeous..

Looking for subjects to practice my new found skill of portraits I keep browsing magazines, newspaper and articles.. Have also been trying to make portraits of a lot of my family members but none to the perfection.. So I'm still in the process of refining these skills..

Last night I was sitting on the sofa and reading a magazine.. saw an advertisement for a hair product.. and the model became the subject of my next portrait..

To be honest I don't even remember the brand  she was modeling for... : P

Another one....

The sketchbook project has really got me going...

Wherever and whenever I see a photograph I like I just wanna pick up my sketchbook and draw it..

While looking through one of my bags I got from India I found 2 of my magazines I bought to read during my journey to US.. but never got a chance to open it..

I was just turning the pages when one of the models immediately caught my eye as the subject of my next sketch....

and this is what I did while husband was busy watching television...

Lakme Girl..
The Sketchbook Project

Portraits contd..... :)

Finally a portrait  I am really happy I made.. :)

I saw Christina Applegate's photograph in the newspapaer and immediately wanted to draw her portrait not thinking how it would turn out.. but according to my hubby.. it was perfect.. and I felt sooo good.. A major step ahead in my pursuit to be perfect in making portraits before I actually start making portraits in oils.. :)

Please leave comments.. :)

Learning..

Learning can be so much fun...

As I mentioned in my previous post that portraits don't come natural to me.. So i decided why not start learning how to do it.. and practice it.. 

I went to the library and picked up a book on portraits.. It had tips and tricks I never thought of.. 

As my first assignment I had to make a portrait of a young woman...

Young Woman

9" x 12"

Pencil

I thoroughly enjoyed each and every moment making it..... it was so much fun... :) Will try making it in Colored pencils too lets see how it comes out.....