Traditional Cooking

Traditional "Tauri"on "Chulla". A superb cooking instrument from bygone era. Symbol of patience and an art of cooking on slow heat. The Punjab's famous dishes like Dal Makhani, Saro Da Saag and other dishes originated from this cooking method.

This set up has been replaced by modern cooking instruments and Its hard to find "Chulla"in Punjab's village these days.

 Color pencils and normal lead pencils on 140 gsm paper.

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My First SKETCH>>>>

well this is my first commissioned work. actually its not exactly commissioned but for practice sake I've done portrait of my friend and her partner. I haven't showed it  to her and I don't know how she will react to this portrait. I've tried my best to sketch them but  there  are  shortcomings which always go unoticed. I will never be satisfied with my sketches. 

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deer Dancing

I did this sketch long time back but couldn't get time to upload on my blog. so here is my new sketch.

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moon light

Acrylic color on canvas. The camping experience under moon light in deep jungle somewhere in himalayas. This is what I,m planning and I look forward to going there very soon.

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Vaisakhi_special

This is very common theme in Punjab. Tubewell or "Bumbi" in Punjabi - is a center place of field that provide water to whole field.  A soothing hangout in hot summers for people toiling hard under scorching heat of sun. Many folklore originated from here as well.

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My studio

This is my small work place and some upcoming sketches. Some of them has alresdy been finished and put up on my blog. Cheers Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android

Nehar da kinara hove......

Nehar da kinara hove, suta jag sara hove
Akhiya nu akhiya dee, chup da ishara hove
Dur ksay pind vich, neeli neeli jheel hove
Mein hova naal mere jaan toh piyara hove
Nehar da kinara hove, suta jag sara hove....


Rivers of punjab are great, serene and quiet. Scenic beauty at the time of dusk can make you feel divine.

This sketch dedicated to such canal called "sidwa canal" where I have spent some good time with my friends ....

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Trees at hamilton lake

"Trees at hamilton lake" painting gives me immense satisfaction that My coloured pencils art is showing postive results and top of that, trees have been my favorite subject for painting so far.

Comments and critiques most welcome..

local view

hamilton lake

Traditional Dj

Another sketch from my pencil. A man is getting speaker ready for upcoming wedding  somewhere in Punjab. This set up is rarely seen these days. DJs and high profile parties in big cities have eaten up punjab's traditional thing such as depicted in this sketch.

during those days wedding parties would last about month and this set up was a visible indication of wedding house in villages.

mechanical pencils and 2b
paper 140 gsm

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Next village

Next Village of punjab. Reminds me of old days I spent in my village. A place where time stands still and people living their simple lives, no hurry, deep sense of belogingness.

I have used coloured pencils for the first time and try to capture the peace of village

reference picture taken by my cousin Gurinder.

Comments, critiques most welcome

a_friend-of-mine



save us

The Punjab is now victim of deforestation. Dates tress and mighty Banyan trees once adoring whole Punjab are now getting extinct.

reference picture by gurinder.

mesmerising places



Local Religious Place Village Khattra Punjab India

 Life and destiny can take you to far flung places. You wake up and things around you get changed in a blink of an eye. You become busy with your routine. You run here and there for no reason. Life becomes machine and we act like an automatic robot. We like to forget everything, old days, old places and even old personality. We leap From present to future like an enthusiastic gymnast.but in this race we always forget that there are some places that are still waiting for us to come back and they never change. Old places where we have spent our childhood. This sketch is dedicated to those places that never change.
This is the local Gurudwars of my village khattra chauharam Punjab. I have seen development at every corner but this religious place is still the same.

I have tried to capture the serenity of this place at the time of dusk. Rhythmic hymn emanating from this place can mesmerise you. Long live these places.

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The Sadhu

My cosuin Sukpreet's sketch. Reference picture was taken in Vashist while we were relaxing after grueling 6 days trek to Chandertall lake. He himself is good artist and does very unique things like this one.

Mechanical Pencil, 3B & 10B.

Old days work .....

My mentor

This is the sketch of my father, great man who taught me everything in life. I salute his efforts and still he is always ready to help me all the time. I'm happy the way my sketch has come out. I showed this sketch to all my friends and within seconds they made out this face. well I'm happy with positive feedback.

I'm gonna gift this sketch to him on his bday.

Happy sketching