Kolkata City moment ........ happy wheels passing through the underpass smoothly

Artwork by Shubhankar Adhikari 

Pen & Charcoal 

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Unforgettable Jalpaiguri , Northern West Bengal

watercolour and pen on paper (11" x 7.5")

© Shubhankar  Adhikari

Title - Unforgettable Jalpaiguri

This is a work on which I have used only pen and watercolour. I made the initial sketch with pen then applied watercolour step by step. Old building with different architectural flavour always evokes me to paint and draw. I noticed this beautiful building while travelling beside the river karala. I turned nostalgic immediately. I have a plan to visit Jalpaiguri again to collect some fresh inspiraton from nature.

Visited Dhamakhali - an artful tour

Dhamakhali Ferry Ghat

Riverside view  - Dhamakhali

Visited Dhamakhali to enhance my creative inspiration from nature. The tour was a majestic one.Our bus took 4 hours from Kolkata to reach Dhamakhali. I walked for an hour beside the riverside.Cool breeze was flowing then. Many boats were passing beside.Other side of the river is Sandeshkhali. I made some speed sketches while sitting beside the river. Two to three hotels were available for night staying but I preferred to return Kolkata on that day. The tour was really memorable. I will share more images and paintings in future.

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. 

Townscape - Chinsurah, Hooghly, West Bengal

watercolour painting on paper 

© Shubhankar  Adhikari

While on the way to Bandel Church from Hooghly Imambara , I noticed this beautiful building proudly standing beside the road. I took a snap without delaying. Afterwards I used this snap as a  reference to complete this painting in my studio. 

Here in this work I have drawn the building with ball point pen . Afterwards I have applied the watercolour carefully on the paper. As the paper is not a handmade paper so I have to take extra care to bring the effect of light in this composition.