Brochure for upcoming Exhibition in Mumbai

2 days back received the printed brochures for my coming exhibition. Uploading the soft copy for those unreachable by snail mail.




I have used a passage from my diary. from my earlier post
The exhibition is in Jehangir art Gallery, Mumbai

Do drop in if you are in Mumbai, entry is free.

Exhibition details
From 26 Nov to 2 Dec
11am to 7 pm,
161-B Mahatma Gandhi Road. Ph +91-022 22843989

Taxis in Mumbai are not quipped with GPRS however the WikiMapia URL is here
:)

Page from my diary

I write occasionally .. but only in Hindi. putting across a sample page from my diary.


Good translations are always difficult to achieve .. at the most it can aspire to go close to the actual written word but its never an exact substitute. Many times language has no word for which source language has a very commonly used word. and then there are always limitations of the translator .

Those who can not understand hindi, an attempt at english translation follows.

Verbalizing pictures! They are quite vocal themselves. Its just that we need to give time and have patience to begin this conversation.

Filling up blank canvases makes me feel alive. However, these days applying colours has become less of "blank canvas need", and more of expressing inner self.

How does one say in words what they feel. Even if they do, are they able to do justice with mere words. Putting inner feelings in words is not even close to expressing ones self.

Sound of music and spread of colours help us where words fail. Like a gentle breeze over autumn leaves emotions,feelings, inner turmoils spread themselves in the ambiance. One may listen to this whispering or deem it to be "silence".

My canvas surfaces have been a witness to my experiences.

Primer for reading paintings

This is a particularly intresting post

My Kid Could Do That! esp has some intresting point to make.
worth reading. :)

Got a MacBook

Few days ago i started using MacBook a little more than often.

I must confess switching from Windows to Macbook at my age will be a steep learning curve.
Not that i claim to be windows veteran., Its just that Mac seems to work in a more reliable way than windows

Its a different experience altogether.

Book Publishing

Since past few months idea of publishing a book has been doing rounds. Now being an septagenarian myself, I know the old style way of doing this .. finding a good publisher and find someone to finance the whole process and take the risk of having 5000 copies with a hope that they will be sold eventually.

And then i come across this fantastic post by David Maister on Self Publishing . He is already a distinguished author of best seller books. He has pointed some excellent starters for achieving this in Internet age.

1) http://www.lulu.com/
2) Getting listed on Amazon

I am collecting all the bits and peices together. and will be looking forward to Davids experiences (He is always so generous with sharing his thoughts )

It has been a long time i had been working on paintings and have evolved a style of my works esp horses and landscapes. Internet and webpages are good for sharing small ideas and events but if you want to tell a 70+ years long story, you need a book. Neat and Tidy compilation of all the works i have done and the evolution of thought process that binds them together.

Lets see how it goes.

Horse Doodle

Horse doodle ...


Any guesses on the Brush that i have used. ..


The one below is in Pencil .. no prizes for guessing :)

Visit to Delhi

I am in New Delhi since past few weeks.
Going to the various Art Galleries and gathering reactions of people about my work.
Have got a few paintings with me for the galleries.

Some of my new works

Uploading a few of my new abstract works.

I am going to New Delhi (India) for a few days

Colours of the Sun

I just became a Grand DADDY.
My Son (in Japan) and Daughter -in-law (presently in Bhopal with us) are very excited as they have been blessed with a baby boy.

The feeling of a new life being born seems so much like a morning. everything seems fresh and new.

Those who know about my works till now. .. might notice that my colour plate has changed its ingredients since past some time.

Somehow the colours of ultramarines, burnt umber, mauve have changed to vermillion Reds, and Haldi Yellows and Cobalt Blue (Do you notice the pink halo around the orange morning Sun ! )




and now its time for relishing some "Musik" for the Soul.







Lastly
As I mentioned in my earlier posts about Lalit Kala Academy Exhibition here in Bhopal.
adding the pics

and the paintings here (Looks better with Frame )


Thanks Folks for reading.