India Sketch Journal 2013 Page 32 by Meera Rao
"Perspective is the rein and rudder of painting" said Leonardo da Vince. I think I lost both in these two sketches. I was really tempted to tear out the page and start over but had to remind myself that it is only a sketch book!
India Sketch Journal 2013 Aug 8 by Meera Rao
This father was a worker in a team of people fixing water pipes along the road by our building. He and his wife were both working and the kid was playing & running around near them for a while. Later, when the child started fussing, the father checked with the house owner by the street and tied a cradle from their roof by the porch. The baby was settled inside the cradle and Dad swung it a few times - until the baby fell asleep and then he was back at work! I only had a a few minutes to sketch the father as he stood there. The rest of the sketch was done leisurely as the baby slept for a while.
India Sketch Journal 2013 Aug 9 by Meera Rao
There are always at least a couple of cows by this traffic circle and I watched them every day when I went on my errands. Cars, buses, bicycles, trucks just go around them. I was so engrossed in getting the cows right, I did not realized in the end that the vehicle was a bit too small :) Sketching with pen means the lines cannot be erased and I leaned to a lesson I won't forget!
8 comments:
Hello Meera, don't fret about your small car, I am seeing more and more of these little ones every day. I don't know how anyone can ride around in them. I would feel so vulnerable. I hope 2014 is a wonderful year for you. :)
Both are great observations sketched nicely. The baby and the dad tell me a lot about adjustments and going with the flow, a lesson to learn from these people. The cows teach us how to remain like rocks amidst chaos!
Wonderful sketches and thank you for sharing your story. Happy new year to you!
Do not fret about what does not come up to your expectations. It is all a part of learning. Just enjoy.
Thank you Carol - LoL you are right --India has Tata Nano which are small and cute !
Padmaja, such beautiful reflection by you! I alwyas admire how the cows are always so clam! I know of a yoga teacher you says that after a good yoga session one becomes 'as calm as cows in Indian streets :)'
Thanks Helen! Glad you stopped by :)
AK, I am getting better at giving myself a break :) Keeping a sketch book journal and doing a sketch everyday definitely helped --because I always have another chance tomorrow !
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