More Glimpses from my Solo Exhibition ............

Sharing another image from my solo exhibition...........will share more in  upcoming posts....

My Solo Exhibition Glimpses ................ visitor having a deep look

Sharing another image from my solo exhibition...............

My Solo Exhibition ................more glimpses ......visitors

Happy to share another image from my solo exhibition ............will share more images in my next post.............so stay tuned ☺

My Solo Exhibition Glimpses .................Visitors

My Solo Exhibition Glimpses 

My Solo Exhibition Glimpses ------ my paintings on display

 my paintings  on display for the visitors 

Sharing two images from my Solo Exhibition .......the benign presence of the art enthusiasts , art lovers, artists,friends, well-wishers & followers  made me extremely happy.......my artworks were immensely liked and hugely appreciated by the visitors .........the exhibition was a huge success ....I will share more glimpses of the event in my upcoming posts 

Happy with my new creation in watercolor

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

© Shubhankar  Adhikari 2016

Watercolour and pen

Watercolour and pen on paper 

Title - " Another World "

© Shubhankar  Adhikari 

Ratha Jatra Festival 2017 ........visited a beautiful fair ground ....

fair ground......very nice environment.....ideal for doing some fast sketches 

tried some sweets ......

a trawler is heading towards the confluence

Last year I visited Bakkhali  to do some outdoor sketching and painting. I crossed the river Hatania -Doania on a big barge . That was a wonderful experience . The barge was also carrying buses ,loaded trucks and passenger as well. The beauty of the nature there  made me speechless. The busy trawlers were heading towards the sea (Bay of Bengal) . Numerous trawlers,boats were loading and unloading goods and fresh catches. The shapes and the colours of the trawlers evoked me to paint. ...........sharing a painting from that series. 

Watercolour Naturescape near Deoghar , Jharkhand

watercolour painting on cartridge paper (11" x 7.5" )

© Shubhankar  Adhikari 2017

Naturescape near Jalpaiguri , Northern Bengal

Watercolour painting on paper 

© Shubhankar  Adhikari  2017

Wishing you all a very " Happy Holi"

Wishing you all a very " Happy Holi "

Heritage building in Kolkata City

Watercolour painting on paper 

© 2016  Shubhankar  Adhikari 

Saraswati Puja 2017 organsied

Welcome 2017...........sharing a collage of older paintings

Kolkata Cityscape - A busy market scene

Watercolour art on paper 

© 2016 Shubhankar  Adhikari 

Extremely happy with the final outcome of this work . 

Village huts, rivulet, trees & distant hills - watercolour landscape

Watercolour Painting  on paper (11" x 7" )

© 2016   Shubhankar  Adhikari 

Sharing a very recent landscape painting . Hope you have celebrated the festival of light "Diwali " safely and happily.Have a great weekend.

Celebrating the festival of lights - " Happy Diwali"

"Shuvo Bijoya" to all my fans,followers and well wishers

A busy city scene

© Shubhankar  Adhikari 

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

Rural India - a village scene sketch in watercolour and pen

© Shubhankar  Adhikari 2016

watercolour sketch on paper

Unforgettable Northern Bengal - Beauty of Himalayan Village life

Watercolour painting on paper  (11' x 7.5')

©  2016  Shubhankar  Adhikari 

This is one of my favourite painting I have made this year . Bindu is one my favourite place in Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. Here I have painted a village scene near Bindu.

An afternoon city lane

© Shubhankar  Adhikari

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

Here I have used pen and watercolour to depict an afternoon view of a market place near Northern Kolkata. 

A Landscape near Chandil , Jharkhand

Sharing another naturescape with you all. Very much inspired by the beautiful landscape near Chandil ,Jharkhand.

watercolour painting on paper

© Shubhankar  Adhikari 

Rural India - a village scene in watercolour and pen

Artwork Title : Rural India 

Watercolour and pen on paper

© Shubhankar  Adhikari 

Saraswati Puja 2016 celebrated

A village scene in the evening

© 2015 Shubhankar  Adhikari 

watercolour and pen on paper

Here in this artwork you can see a scene of a village. Here I have used watercolour and pen. I have used opaque white to paint the distant village huts. This is a fully imaginative work . I am happy with the final outcome.

Cityscape - Heritage building

Painting on paper (11" x 7.5")

© Shubhankar  Adhikari 

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year 2016. This is my first post for the year 2016.  My last year remained very eventful. Hope the year 2016 will bring much busy and creative moments for me.

Indian hill village

Artwork Title - 'Indian Hill Village"

watercolour art on paper 

© 2015 Shubhankar  Adhikari

A busy market scene

watercolour sketch on paper (11" x 7.5")

copyright © 2015 Shubhankar  Adhikari

Rural India - A village scene painting in watercolour

Title -" Rural India"

Painting on paper (11" x 7")

© 2015 Shubhankar  adhikari 

Happy to share with you a very recent work on Rural India. Wishing you all a very "Happy Diwali". 

Auto in the city - watercolour sketch

                                               Title - "Auto in the city" 

watercolour and pen on paper (size 6"x 4")

© 2015 Shubhankar  Adhikari

Sharing a very recent artwork on city auto service. I have used here  pen and  watercolour. Auto sevices are one of the most inevitable part of the city life. Many commuters have to rely on this service because other services are not always available everytime. 

"Shubho Bijaya" wishes to you all

Fine Art photography by Shubhankar  Adhikari

© 2015 Shubhankar  Adhikari 

Celebrating Durga Puja Festival - Wishing all of you a very happy "Shuvo Saptami"

Busy traffic at Dalhousie Square , B.B.D.Bagh , Kolkata

Painting on paper

Title - "Busy traffic at Dalhousie Square"

© Shubhankar  Adhikari

This is another watercolour painting I have done recently. Dalhousie square is one of the busiest place in Kolkata. For numerous reasons  I have to visit here occasionally. In this composition I have intentionally used the white while painting the bus and the zebra crossing.  

Kolkata's Heritage - G.P.O. building, Dalhousie Sqaure, B.B.D.Bagh - watercolour art

Kolkata's Heritage Stucture - G.P.O.

Watercolour on paper (11" x 7")

© Shubhankar Adhikari

Mahishadal Rajbari (Palace ) ,Purba Medinipur, West Bengal

Watercolour art on paper (11" x 7.5")

© Shubhankar Adhikari

New painting brushes just arrived

Shantiniketan - Bolpur recalls

"Shantiniketan Recalls"

Watercolour and Pen on paper

Kolkata city urbanscape

" Urbanscape"

watercolour painting on paper ( 11" x 7.5")

New palette just arrived today

Just received my new palette from our local art dealer. 

Amidst Nature

                                                 

Watercolour painting on paper ( 14" x 11")

© Shubhankar  Adhikari  2015

10 Tips - How to care your fine art brushes

Like many artists I have a special emotional bond with my brushes.I love them all for their individual shape,balance,degree of spring,weight etc. As we know tools are very important for developing and maintaining our work and style, so we should  give much more emphasis on caring our precious brushes . Here in this blog post I am sharing some  painting brush caring tips which I have experienced through my own artistic journey.

10 tips are as follows :

1. Don't allow your paint to dry out on your paint brushes.

2. As soon as your work is over you should clean your brushes properly. Don't procrastinate  in this regard.

3. Never keep your brushes vertically in water or solvent.

4. Always purchase best quality brushes if affordable.

5. While painting  use porcelain brush holder or other brush holders  to prevent your brushes from damage.

6. Never ever rest your brushes bristle down , it can prove fatal .

7. You can use your crusty and frayed brushes for alternative purposes ,so don't throw them away.

8. Always reshape your brushes immediately after cleaning. This exercise will keep your brushes in order to perform their highest potential.

9. Don't pull on the bristle while cleaning the brushes. Never allow the pigment to come on the ferrule while painting.

10. Always use best quality brush storage system like holders ,zip up case,folding wallets,wooden or metal cases to prevent your precious brushes from damaging.

Hill Townscape

Watercolour painting on paper 

© Shubhankar  Adhikari 2015

As you know hill townscape is one of my favourite subject to paint. Sharing another hill townscape based on Mirik,Darjeeling ,India. Enjoying the monsoon these days. 

Kolkata Cityscape - Elias Road , Agarpara

Watercolour paintings on paper (11" x 7")

© Shubhankar Adhikari 2015

Recently visited Agarpara's famous Giribala Temple beside the holy river Ganges.When I was entering the temple through Elias road , I noticed this beautiful Shiva Temple standing beside the road .I planned immediately that I should paint it.

Happy Nature

Watercolour painting on paper

© Shubhankar  Adhikari 2015