New Delhi bound Super-fast train leaving Kolkata station

Watercolour painting on paper

© Shubhankar  Adhikari

This is a work with watercolour and pen on paper ,created by me  years back. Indian Railways .....one of  my favourite mode of transport. I love to paint trains,locomotives,railway tracks ,station scenes etc. While waiting for the trains in the stations, I always love to sketch the incoming and outgoing trains,passengers,porters,stalls etc. 

Watercolour Naturescape

Watercolour painting on paper

© Shubhankar  Adhikari

This naturescape was created by me last week. You can see the spontaneous flow of the colours on the paper because I have used a very loose watercolour  approach here. This is a fully imaginative work. 

Mahishadal, Rajbari ( Palace) Purba Medinipur, West Bengal -Watercolor Sketch on paper

© Shubhankar Adhikari 

Watercolour sketch on paper

This is a fast sketch of Mahishadal Rajbari made by me in the year 2010. I think Mahishadal Rajbari is one of the finest place for the artists and nature lovers to enjoy the vast water bodies, gardens,trees and historical bulidings. The place is very calm and peaceful, perfect for doing open air artworks.

Mahishadal is famous historical place situated in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. It is just a three and half hours drive  from Kolkata. An excellent weekend gateway for artists,musicians,nature-lovers,film-directors,coaches, poets, writers,composers,photographers,players,students,academicians,and tourists.

Kolkata City traffic at Gariahat Crossing

© Shubhankar  Adhikari

Watercolour painting on paper (11" x 7" )

Gariahat crossing is one of my favourite spot in Kolkata  for getting some motivation  to paint busy city life. Here you can view the city traffics coming from Rashbehari Crossing. Trams are also there because  Ballygunj tram depot is nearby. 

Kolkata Cityscape - A city tram heading towards southern Kolkata

Watercolour painting on paper 

© Shubhankar  Adhikari 

Sharing another painting from "Kolkata cityscape series". We are aware that  Kolkata is the only city in India where trams are still running  actively. I always like to travel Kolkata by trams, because they are comfortable and pollution free. Still I get very nostalgic when I hear the sound of the bell of a tram. Here in this painting I have depicted a tram passing through the evergreen Kolkata maidan area. Trams are very frequent in this route. 

Indian village scene

watercolour painting on paper 

© Shubhankar  Adhikari

Sharing another painting  from Rural India series. This is a scene of a village in Howrah district ,West Bengal. I always love to paint Indian villages. Here you can see village dwellers are busy with their household activities. The presence of strong light made the painting more vibrant.

Still Life painting

watercolour painting on paper (14" x 11")

© Shubhankar  Adhikari

Happy to share this recent still life work with you.

Wishing  all my followers ,friends ,students, well wishers a very happy Bengali New Year .

A busy city road just after sudden downpour

Watercolour painting on handmade paper ( 14" x 11")

© Shubhankar  Adhikari

The things are going very busy around here. Started some new projects. Also busy with my musical experiments . Recently composed some new musical piece on my sitar and started recording. Also preparing myself for my own solo exhibition . Working regularly to finish my paintings for the exhibition. Busy with my Institute also. Teaching  students on regular basis.

Abstract Landscape

Watercolour Painting on paper

© Shubhankar  Adhikari 

The idea of this abstract landscape came in my mind when I was just roaming on the beautiful Yarada Beach in Andhra Pradesh near Visakhapatnam. I have mentioned in my previous post that I have recently toured Visakhapatnam , Rushikonda,Yarada beach,Shimachalam, Bheemlipatnam and other beautiful places in Andhra Pradesh . 

Yarada Beach is one of the beautiful beach I have ever seen in my life. Perfect spot for open air painting. The beach is very lonely .Surrounded by blue hills and coconut trees.The view of  Bay of  Bengal is awesome  from the Yarada Beach. Next time when I will visit Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu,Karnataka, Kerela 

Way to the hill top

© Shubhankar  Adhikari

Paintings on paper 

In northern part of the West Bengal we can find these types of  wooden houses. They are the feast for the eyes. Every time when I visit these beautiful places I can't prevent myself from sketching,drawing and painting. Really these places are the  constant inspiration for my creative journey. 

Wishing you all a Happy & Prosperous New Year 2014

Wishing all my friends,followers,fans,students and well wishers a very Happy and Prosperous New Year 2014. Thanks for your continuous appreciation and support. 

Naturescape

© 2013  Shubhankar  Adhikari 

Watercolour painting on paper (11" x 7" )

Sharing a very recent work with you.This is the last post for the year 2013.

Rural Bengal - a village scene near Bolpur, Birbhum

© Shubhankar  Adhikari 

watercolour painting on paper ( 11" x 14")

Last week I went to  Bolpur,Shantiniketan . The place is really nice and green. I visited 

Sonajhuri forest ,Kopai river, Vishwabharati University campus and other places. 

The tour was  a memorable one. I noticed this  beautiful village scene from the train . I captured it into my camera. Later I transformed it into a painting. 

Watercolour Landscape

© Shubhankar  Adhikari 2013

Watercolour painting on paper ( 11" x 14")

Landscape in watercolour

© Shubhankar  Adhikari 

watercolour painting on paper

Sharing a painting from "Rural Bengal series" .I made this art work in the month of may 2013.

Living with Peace and Tranquility

© Shubhankar  Adhikari (Artist )

watercolour painting on paper 

Just completed this painting and sharing with you instantly. Thanks to internet.I observed this beautiful house in North Bengal while touring. The wooden houses in North Bengal always inspire me to paint. 

Wooden house

© Shubhankar  Adhikari (Artist ) 2013

watercolour painting on paper (7" x 11" )

Often I like to paint  a simple composition like this. Last time when I visited North Bengal , I noticed various kinds of wooden houses beautifully coloured and maintained by the local people. Each one is different from the other. I always love to paint them. Here I am sharing a painting with you.

Still Life

© Shubhankar  Adhikari 

watercolour painting on handmade paper

I completed this painting last night in my studio . I am happy with the outcome.The paper was Indian handmade paper. I allowed the pigments to mix with another. Wet on wet approach was applied in this work.

On a clear day

© Shubhankar Adhikari (Artist)

Title - On a clear day

watercolour painting on paper

Sharing  my another painting from North Bengal series. It was a perfectly clear day. Sun was in full swing in Jhalong and Bindu. I noticed this beautiful wooden house on the way to Bindu . I took a snap and later I painted this in my studio.

My Solo Exhibition in Chicago - successfully ended last month

My painting "Sitar" has been used in the main promo for the Art show.

My solo art show 'Creative impulse ....from Bengal" at University of Chicago just ended last friday on 15th june. It was organised and sponsored by University of Chicago's Committee on Southern Asian Stusies (COSAS). It is a great honour for me because world's one of the best educational institution has chosen me for their COSAS Spring quarter Art Exhibition 2012 to exhbit my 15 artworks based on giclee print in Foster hall.

To know more about event you can click on the links given below

http://event.uchicago.edu/maincampus/detail.php?guid=CAL-402882f8-3635a68e-0136-377d5a5e-00000082eventscalendar@uchicago.edu

http://southasia.uchicago.edu/highlights/2011-2012/033012-Adhikari.shtml

The visitors are viewing my paintings at Foster Hall ,University of Chicago, 

COSAS's Spring quarter Art Exhibition 2012 "Creative impulse ..........from Bengal"