Animal Sketches - Photo Challenge

Trying different mediums is something that interests me the most just as trying different themes. We all talk about signature style, for me, it does change with each medium (acrylics, watercolour, pen and ink, charcoal, mixed media) that I use and I believe that's perhaps the beauty of it. When I saw Fonda Clark Haight's Animal Photo Challenge and the quirky, humorous and adorable pictures of the animals up for the challenge, I wanted to join in and decided 'impromptu' to use charcoal. I was blown away by the works of the talented ladies! They were pretty inspiring! Thanks to Fonda and the ladies there for such a creatively-fun-'workout'. The one thing I gained from this is to use charcoal with much more confidence and to draw freehand without a sketch and it was all spontaneous!

I have noticed and heard that unless one loves animals truly, the ones you try to portray wouldn't come out well- with true sentiment. What do you think?

So here I am sharing the endearing beings that I made from those pictures. I have used willow charcoal and a fixative. The paper is Derwent Academy sketchbook. Edited it with some quotes (a couple of them my own if it's not credited) in Photoshop.

Here're the images from the challenge:

Linking it to PPF and the awesome ladies there!

Mom N Me

8*8 inches streched canvas, Acrylic painting

I wanted to try something I haven't tried yet (have done one or two drawings not a serious try...) and thats elephants. I love them as any Keralite would...they are part and parcel of our culture. I love the feeling that exists between the mother and the baby. They so adore each other.

Its a simple painting on canvas...a tribute to temple elephants!

PS: Its about to be a year since I started blogging. There's going to be a give away soon. So do check out DWOA (Deepaz World Of Artz) for some 'Happenings', in a few more days...

Pet Show, Dubai

They are winners - #1 n #2!!!

I love this look:)

FBI....hmmmm

Pretty Skirt:)

I wasn't happy seeing all of these cutie pies 'behind bars':(

My Master!

Cow boy hat...so cute:)

Snaps from Pet Show that was held in Dubai Festival City (DFC) last weekend. These are just few bigshots from the show...there were loads more...

Aren't they Gorgeous and Wonderful???

Its rather too difficult to choose one or two out of them...all of 'em are so so sweet.

Still which one did you like most? (based on the shots)

The last two snaps are my personal favourites...

I am basically more of a cat person...

Good Day:)

Arabian Beauty

This is a glass painting I tried few months back. I saw it in a calendar. I was drawn to it (especially the eyes) and wanted to try it.

Arabs are very fond of horses as almost everyone would be well aware of. They have the finest horses here. This is dedicated to that Arabian Spirit.

Hope you all like it :)

Phoenix Rising

Phoenix rising was done while I was studying photoshop. It was also selected as one of the best works among the students at that point of time:)

I had labored on it and I was pretty happy with it. It had too many layers coz

it was done from scratch... purely my imagination!

I was very fond of this pattern; these are arty parrots and I tried it on glass which I finally placed it in this window back home with the help of a carpenter. Its a sort of a "kilivaathil" or bird's window from our stairs to the rooms in the top. It is a glass painting.

Happy Animal(Bird) Wednesday...my first entry:)