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.

Kolkata City Life - North Bengal bound super-fast express bus leaving Kolkata

Pen and watercolour on paper (11" x 7")

© Shubhankar  Adhikari

This is a work I have done with pen and watercolour. North Bengal is one of my favourite travel destination. I prefer train services but sometimes due to unavailability of train tickets I have to avail the bus services for North Bengal. 

Landscape

Watercolour painting on paper (11" x 7")

© Shubhankar Adhikari

" Happy Diwali " to all my followers ,fans,well-wishers , friends and students.

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 Work

Watercolour painting on paper (11" x 14")

© Shubhankar Adhikari

Doing lots of still life painting these days. Spending more time in my studio these days. The scorching heat outside preventing me to do open air works. So for next two months I will confine myself in the studio for the hot summer. Have a plan to do lots of still life works each day.  

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 .

Palatial Entrance

© Shubhankar  Adhikari

Painting on paper (watercolour )

Finished this work last week.............. Happy to share with you all............Have a nice weekend :)

Still Life

Painting on handmade paper (watercolour )

(size- 22" x 15")

© Shubhankar  Adhikari

Very recent work.......happy to share with you all. You can view more similar work like this in near future.......so stay tuned. :)

Hill Townscape - watercolour and pen on paper

© Shubhankar  Adhikari 2013

watercolour painting on paper 

My watercolour art is not merely a translation of what I see, but a depiction of  how I want to view the world . I love to work from life ,photographs and imagination. Working with this incredibly versatile medium, I always remain very careful about choosing my tools . To gain some real enjoyment of artistic expression you should be serious about selecting your working materials. A serious relationship with your working tools can really give you the pure joy of artistic expression in the long run

Watercolour Landscape - Dooars - Jalpaiguri ,North Bengal

© Shubhankar  Adhikari 2013

Watercolour painting on paper 

size -11" x 14"

Completed this artwork yesterday. This is a place near Chapramari ,Jalpaiguri,West Bengal. While passing through the forest of Chapramari, I noticed this place. Though the place is not exactly what I have painted here. I have used my imagination to bring some difference.

Watercolour Landscape

© Shubhankar  Adhikari 2013

Watercolour painting on paper ( 11" x 14")

Dilapidated House - a semi-abstract approach

© Shubhankar  Adhikari (Artist ) 2013

Watercolour and Ink on paper

Happy to share  this painting with you, which I have created two months ago. Dilapidated or abandoned houses are my favourite subject to paint. I often get nostalgic visiting those houses. Here I have used watercolour ,Indian ink and pen on paper. 

Living with woods

© Shubhankar  Adhikari (Artist ) 2013

pen and watercolour on paper

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. 

Rural Indian Landscape

© Shubhankar  Adhikari (Artist )

watercolour painting on handmade paper

Heritage townscape from my sketch book

© Shubhankar Adhikari

pen on paper

Happy to share  a speed sketch from my sketch book.