Fierce Black

Today I finally pulled out this piece of charcoal I had bought a few weeks ago and picked up a piece of coloured paper and did a still life drawing. As always, when a piece of charcoal is in my hands, all hell breaks loose and I am covered in giant black smudges. But, it was fun and I enjoy the satisfaction of seeing these dark black , fierce lines coming to life under my hands. Im an angry soul these days, I dont think Chennai suits me very well.

The pine cones in the sketch are picked up from walks in Ooty, gorgeous ooty with its beautiful trees and pathways with ponies and flowers. Now thats a better place to live in.

Fearless

The recent rape case in Delhi has created a huge stir in the people of the country, as it should. 

And everyone is doing their bit to ensure that the rage does not fizzle out and continues to loom across all our minds. Hopefully this will force people to see, to take action and to change. 

This is my contribution to a collection of  "FEARLESS" posters that are going to be pasted all over Bangalore. Artists and illustrators from all over the country are sending in their beautiful work as a tribute to this cause.

I feel proud to be part of such a movement and sad though it is that it took such tragedy to make this happen, Im glad it is finally happening and that people have finally woken up.

If you would like a print of this illustration, email me and Ill be happy to send you the file for you to print.

Starbursts

Its been soo long since I last sat in front of my laptop. Since then, Ive had an incredible trip to Bikaner,and a very hectic move to Chennai ( which still goes on)  I shall share more about my trip in my next post - need to collect my thoughts :)

But for now, I want to share yet another sin from my series. Wrath. Consumed by its own fury, bigger than itself, and bursting with sheer power. Wrath is greater than a sin, its greater than the ego, It becomes unselfish in its extreme emotion. Somebody once asked me why so many of my characters in this series are skeletal. When I close my eyes and imagine the force of the character, most of the time its no longer human. Its what remains.

The creative juices are really flowing now, after being soaked in music and yes, sufi wisdom :) And thank you everyone for the awesome response to Skinny Scribbles! That was really heartening.
Another piece of good news, my Deadly Ego series has been bought :D by Hidesign nonethless. Its going to adorn the walls of its Flagship store which houses beautiful art pieces ! yay :)