Precision Measuring Instrument

Title: Precision Measuring Instrument
Medium: Black Ink on textured paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 April

U.S.A. Unlimited Stars of Antlers

Title: U.S.A. Unlimited Stars of Antlers
Medium: Mixed Media on bond paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 April

Furniture

Title: Furniture
Medium: Ink on textured paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 April

E and Big E

Title: E and Big E
Medium: Pen on bond paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 April

"There must be more to life..."

"There must be more to life, than life"
What is life but a journey to surpass life. There must be more to life, than life.

"Said the joker to the thief."
- Bob Dylan

The Unforgiven

Title: The Unforgiven
Medium: Pen on bond paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 April

Angry House

Title: Angry House
Medium: Black Pen on bond paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 April

Spare Sparrows

Title: Spare Sparrows
Medium: Black Pen on bond paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 April

Changeling

Title: Changeling
Medium: Pencil on bond paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 April

Mind-al Dustbin

Title: Mind-al Dustbin
Medium: Pencil on bond paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 Mar

Trezegue

Title: Trezegue
Medium: Pencil on bond paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 Mar

So ugly as to be beautiful

"All works of art whose function it is to express the soul and the emotions, are always so ugly as to be beautiful, and so beautiful as to be ugly"

Thomas Mann in 'The Magic Mountain'

Pain.. !

The pain of not being able to paint... not wanting to paint... not feeling inspired to paint... pain, pain, painting!

A frivolous end I seek
My will a creature meek

The skies above overcast
My spirits at half mast

But the Good Lord sees all
And I can hear a distant call

An art-ilosophical question!

For someone who wants to paint free, i.e. without any motive of greatness, money, fame or ego-satisfaction, will it be better to:

1) Paint what he/she wants to do momentarily with speed and quick results

OR

2) Paint with great deliberation and great attention to detail so as to perfectly recreate the image inside his/her head.

The question being if one paints with great effort and attention to detail, is one bound by the fineness of the painting, thus making one an 'un-free' painter.

All comments and answers from anyone, are very welcome!

Sanjeev

The Fat Elephant Decides to Run

Title: The Fat Elephant Decides To Run
Medium: Sketch Pens on bond paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2008 Nov

Uninspired by nothing

It has been a long stretch of abstinence from painting. Reason: Nothing. I didn't feel the need. Today, I felt some stirrings in my existence, to create with colours. I think I am going to start 'free painting' even more freely than what I have been doing. Soon. The call of colours is rising from the fogs of everyday existence.

This blog is about to expand itself into my being... and not just my painting being. To hell with painting... onwards to expressing. I express therefore I am.

Digital Musings 1

A fling with the CPU!

Title: Digital Musings - 1
Medium: Digital art
Date of creation: 2008

Seven Levels of Consciousness 4, 5, 6 & 7

Title: Seven Levels of Consciousness - 4
Medium: Acrylic on Oil Paper
Date of creation: 2008

Title: Seven Levels of Consciousness - 5
Medium: Acrylic on Oil Paper
Date of creation: 2008
Title: Seven Levels of Consciousness - 6
Medium: Acrylic on Oil Paper
Date of creation: 2008
Title: Seven Levels of Consciousness - 7
Medium: Acrylic on oil paper
Date of creation: 2008

Surrounded

I like being surrounded by colours... all the time!

Seven Levels of Consiousness - 2

Title: Seven Levels of Consciousness - 2
Medium: Oil and Acrylic on canvas
Size: 24" X 17"
Date of creation: 2008