The Winner is...

Thank you everyone for the likes in FB page and particularly those who reached here, took time to comment and also took part in the giveaway. It does feel good to hear your most valuable comments/feedback.

I did feel a bit low as there wasn't much participation as I expected...anyways I am glad that at least some of them found it interesting enough :)

The winner is.....

*with drumrolls and trumpets*

 

LINDA KUNSMAN

Linda is an extremely talented artist blogger who blogs at Heartfully Inspired and a regular fellow-contributor at PPF (Paint Party Friday).

Linda, please do mail me your snail-mail address to mail.huesnshades@gmail.com.

Have a Great Day Everyone!

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Celebrating the Joy of Giving

It is that time of the year when our homes would be lit within multi-coloured and stone-studded diyas of all shapes, sizes and kinds, when every heart would dance to the rhythm of the firecrackers, load up all possible delis...walking to and fro and roam around within accentuating fragrance of brand new dresses :)

I Wish Everyone A Happy, Peaceful, Prosperous and A Much More Sharing-Caring Deepavali :)

Any festival is associated with giving...love, affection, care, compassion, time or something material...any form of giving...that's the beauty and essence of festivals. Trying to spread the joy of giving here at Hues n Shades :D

As the environment is filled with joy and celebration, I am also celebrating not only the festival but also the fact that I am 300+ followers strong in my blog and 1170+ Likes in my FB page. Thank You for all the love and support!

I am celebrating with a Giveaway of one of my latest artworks. It is a Cherial* painting and a reproduction of the work by the Folk artist, Madhu from Andra Pradesh. An amazing artist!!! I had bought the artwork from him in one of the Tribal Camps held in Ahalia Heritage Village. I loved it and wanted to try it out, I am happy about the outcome :) My first attempt at Cherial, another folk art...!

The art is a miniature work - 13x13 cms. I just LOVE miniature works!!!

Yashoda & Krishna - Cherial painting Giveaway, 

13x13 cms, Acrylics on cotton canvas

*Cherial painting is from Cherial Village in Warangal District of Andra Pradesh. It was a from of entertainment in earlier days - before the advent of technology - when people sought to story-telling with painted scrolls much like the Pata painting of Orissa and West Bengal. The stories are usually from mythology, puranas, legends and local tales. Cherial, however, also includes tales of everyday life of local village folks. It is restricted to Telengana region and is a dying art. The size varies from a miniature one to several feet long portrayals.


How To Enter The GiveAway

1. You need to be my Blog Follower. (Mandatory)
2. You need to Like my FB page, Hues n Shades. (Mandatory)
3. You can blog about it, spread the word though Facebook. Tweet it anything you find it apt. (of course you will earn extra points. You need to leave the links as separate comments here in the blog)
4. What is your idea of a joyful celebration?

You have four day's time until Sunday, Oct 26th, IST 12 am.
The result will be announced on Monday :)

                                
I would a to share a happy instance too...My interview was recently published in SheBlog - Smart Indian Women. You can read the full interview here. Thank you Gunjan Amit and Shilpa Jadhav :)

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Winner of GA 4 and Space

It has been one heck of a week as there was so much going on... My brother was home as he fell from the stairs and tore his knee ligament. It was soon followed by my daughter's finger fracture and then my laptop crashed and my profile was lost for some unidentifiable reason. Now everything seems to have mellowed a bit. It's a phase and we have moved on.... :) In the pic below, you can see Anoushka's (Krishna's) fractured finger tied up! Poor girl, she was really brave indeed...even the Doc had to admit :)

So sorry for the delay in announcing the Giveaway winner. Thanks a lot for the co-operation and patience :D

AARTI RATHOD!!!

Congratulations Aarti !

With that I come to the end of the Giveaway Celebrations for now :) 

And if anyone is interested in sponsoring one, you can always get in touch with me :D

Now, the prompt of IF last week was 'Space'...and I was reminded of one my illos which I had done last year while I was about to leave Dubai. There is so much I wish to create with the Arabic theme...hopefully someday I will finish it but first let me start it :) The problem is I have so many ideas cluttered in my mind... and I need to unclutter, minimize it as Robin says!

Space

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Giveaway 4 and Small Talk

 

"Cherish Yesterday, Dream Tomorrow, Live Today"

Thank you for the lovely response to the giveaways dear friends. Welcome to Hues n Shades my dear new followers. Hope you enjoy your stay here :) Thanks for boosting my morale each and everyone especially my loyal followers who have always been by my side...My journey is incomplete without you all and without your wonderful comments and feedback.

On this cherishing note, Let's get to the Giveaway part:

GIVEAWAY 4

Art Print is 6x4 inches

The paper quilling is book is by Zainab and has some Gorgeous designs. 

To enter the giveaway:

1. Need to be my blog follower. (Come on guys, it would be unfair for my followers if not!!! ;) )

2. Hop over to my FB page - Hues n Shades - and Like it.

3. You can even bring your friends over/invite them to like my blog/page and leave the names of your friends to earn extra credits.

4. Blog/post about the Giveaway and remember to leave the link to the post.

5. Finally leave a comment mentioning all or any of these :)

Follow these steps and you earn extra credits for each thus brightening your chance to win the art print :D

And now for the winner of Giveaway 3....drumroll:

Disha Mishra Dubey!!!

Congratulations Disha :D

On a personal note:

I have started my two-wheeler driving lessons - to make an 8 is supposed to gain you a license and it's not as easy as it appears! (For me!) My instructor anyways isn't much bothered, she just hands me a scooter and signs "Off you go"..."do whatever"!I do dream of a day when I don't have to depend on anyone else to reach somewhere!!! 

Today as I was having breakfast our neighbour, Aunty P dropped by to hand over the keys of her place as she was on her way to Bangalore for a few days. 
I need to mention that since last month a stray puppy and a few kitties have occupied/found shelter in "our place" which includes Aunty P, my home and Aunty A's which forms almost a sort of triangle. They keep moving and shifting from one place to another demanding things, playing, whiling away their time and so on. The best of it is when the puppy starts his game with the kitties. She is so affectionate and friendly with them that she can not stay away from them for long but each time she frantically 'plays' with the kitties one of bold ones just slaps her across the face. The puppy just whines and after you can see her after them without any grudge!
Now when Aunty P left, you had to look at the kitties...they just stood there with their "we-are-so-lost" look! I ran in, clicked a few pics and as soon as they saw me they headed towards me and started their "not-so-modest" plea.

The puppy will be featured some other time as she wasn't there when I was clicking these cuties :)

A friend of mine wanted to learn acrylic painting and I have started teaching her this week. It's really nice to share what one knows...and then it also helps us buy "our provisions" :)


Linking it to Paint Party Friday

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GiveAway 2 - Art Print

It's time to announce the winner of my first giveaway....
And it is....

Nicole Beadwright!!!!

Congrats Dear Nicole :D
Thanks for participating friends...

Will mail it to you once I receive your snail mail address.

Now onto the next one. 

Ganesha Art Print - 6x4 inches

What you have to do is :

1. You need to be my blog follower.

2. Like my FB page - Hues n Shades

3. Blog, post about it and leave a link in the comment.

4. Leave a comment here anyways. (The earlier ones are just to motivate me... ;) )
By following all the steps, you just brighten up your chance to win :D

The Giveaway is open to all and ends on Thursday 12 am, IST.

It's been a good week. There's a lot happening here in my small hometown. The prime one to mention is the Dharmasooya Yaga under Thathanana Swami in Kinassery. Around 1500 delegates from various countries have arrived, even the Nagababas from the Himalayas. I need to visit there...just feel the positive vibes that would definitely surround the place...but need company :P

There's been a cousin's engagement and it went really well. Accompanied her to the beauty parlour and I was left wondering at the changes the beauty industry has accomplished from my time. A few years and a great leap. I am not a regular parlour-goer but I enjoyed all the sights and I felt sticky in this Palakkad heat just by watching it! My cousin, the bride-to-be was like a heroine from a movie. She was BEAUTIFUL! May both of them have an Amazing life ahead :)

Not to mention a Musical find whom I came across during my DW visits...Avi Avital, the Grammy nominee, the Mandolin player. His music is soothing while being vigorously energetic. I got into creative mode with Avi playing in the background.

Linking to PPF
Thanks Eva and Kristin for hosting it.

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I am Celebrating and A GiveAway

Some days pass without much commotion and some days flash by with not a minute to wink!!!

That's exactly what's happening here...I have so much at hand that sometimes I am at lost to make out what I should handle first. Anyways I am grateful to God that I am the least bit bored!

For those who read my previous post, two weeks before Hues n Shades has been nominated by BlogAdda for their prestigious On Ground Awards which is to take place on 9th of Feb in Mumbai. I am thankful to each and every one of you who voted for me and left some uplifting comments...

A HUGE THANK YOU! LOVE YOU GUYS <3 nbsp="" p="">

Next, there is a business proposal at hand but let me see how it goes...

I have been working on a miniature painting the last few days and I have completed it. It is a Rajput Miniature painting and is done with acrylics. For enquiries you can mail me at deepagopal.pkd@gmail.com. The snap hasn't come out that clearly as my camera has suffered some damage at my hands. It fell down during one of our travel expeditions!!! Now I need to get a new one...I believe ;)

  10x7 inches

Now onto some news...I AM CELEBRATING...my blog anniversary is in March and from this post onwards I am holding a Giveaway with every post. Anyone interested in sponsoring can contact me in the mail address provided above. The first Giveaway is a fun Art and Craft book by Jyothi Prakashan; IDEAL for kids. I have a personal copy which I find is suitable for my daughter who loves it. Her favourite projects are the Icecream stick one, the finger puppets & potato stamps.

What you have to do is:

1. Of course you need to be my blog follower and

2. Like my FB page, Hues n Shades

3. The chances of winning is brighter when you follow the above steps and Leave a comment saying so.

This is open to all. You have a week's time until next Friday Midnight IST.

Linking it to PPF...for more wonderful art and artists...pls visit the link.

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Lucky Winner - Valentine Day Giveaway

 Our Lucky Winner for the Mini Valentine Cards are……
Drumroll…

*ASHWINI VENKATESH*

Congratulations Ashwini!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please message me your postal address ASAP!

Thanks to everyone who participated :)

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Mini Valentine Cards - Valentine Giveaway

Valentine Giveaway - Leave a sweet, lovely comment here to win these Mini Valentine Cards – Set of 5. So there will obviously be just one winner. Open to U.A.E residents only. Mention your place as well. You have 2 days time; until 9:00 pm on 11.02.2013. I will be picking the winner the traditional way by jotting down the names in a slip of paper and my daughter will be picking up the chit with the winner’s name. Announcement will be made on 12.02.2013 by 6 pm.

These cards are blank and so you can fill it up with your lovely messages and send it across to your loved ones :)

PS: There’s no hassle in spreading the word…Go on! DO NOT FORGET TO HIT THE ‘FOLLOW’ (blog)and ‘LIKE’(Facebook page) BUTTON :)

 Mini Valentine Cards

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Diwali Fever at Colours Dekor N Shopo

On this occasion of Diwali, Patty's Colours Dekor in collaboration with Shopo are organizing a Giveaway....
I am joining in the fun too...
Just visit them and you will be AMAZED!
Shopo is an online store where you can find works of extremely talented artists from all over India.
You have a wide range of accessories, clothing, lifestyle products etc etc etc...
Here's my wishlist, a very long one:))))

Peacock Tray from ArtnLight 

Daisy Flower Table from Artitude

Cushions from Mish Mash Design

Vinyl Bits n Pieces from WorkshopQ

Gorgeous pieces from Anek Designs

Cushion Covers from Varnam

Silk Shibori Cushion Cover from Umoya

and finally

Kali Travel Wallet - Fluke Design Company

Just visit Shopo and you may end up wishing for everything...
I am linking up this post to Colours Dekor- Weekly Story

THE WINNERS ARE...

Thanks dear friends for your participation and all your encouraging, morale boosting words...

We've finally got the winners...Lucky ones...

Hope you will be excited to receive it as much as I am excited to send it...

Anoushka aka L'tl A giving a nice shake to her Princess Box...

And the Winner of the Calendar is....

MOHAN

Naadanpennu goes to MAGALI

Celebration of Nature is for JOSHI DANIEL

The winners please mail me your snail mail/postal address. My email address is given in the sidebar.

Once again THANK YOU Guys!!!

HAVE A FANTABULOUS DAY!!!

First GiveAway For You My Friends!

First of all, I was on a break not out of choice but out of necessity. L'tl A wasn't well...viral flu... "its in the air," the doc said. And then I wasn't well... Hope to catch up with every one of you friends soon...

Thank you my dear friends for your overwhelming responses and all your kind and appreciative words...I am deeply honored and humbled:)))

Anyways, on the happiest note, here's my First Ever Giveway... as part of my first bloganniversary.

Number One:

Calendar 2010, 5*7 inches

Calendar 2010 with my artworks. That which you see here is the foremost page. It is spirally bound and has 7 pages. It has a simple design and is designed by me:) The days are according to the UAE format. Though I had mentioned it to the printer not to do that, they took it for granted that its for the UAE inhibitants:) I made this especially for my yet-unkown-blogger-friend. Hope whoever receives it will like it!

Number Two:

 Naadanpennu, 5*7 inches, photo print of acrylic painting

(parineeta series)

 A traditional Kerala girl attired in kasavu mundu veshti (the dress traditionally called so is handwoven in offwhite with golden thread at the border) with palakkamala (the necklace) and jhimki (eardrops). The cream line on top of the bindi (red dot on the forehead) is made of sandalwood paste and is a sign of auspicion. It is also said to cool ones brain...

Number Three:

Celebration of Nature, 5*7 inches, photo print of acrylic painting

Warli painting, a folk art from Maharashtra, India. To know more about Warli paiting, read THIS. Its a post on Indian art in ATCs. I've painted the same one in 2.5''*3.5'', ATC.

Now, whoever comments to this particular post until the weekend - since a timing is utterly essential to keep track...I'll set the time to be 12 am on Friday (26.10.03) UAE time; their names will go for a draw. The names of each commentor will be written in a piece of paper and the lucky names will be picked by L'tl A. The winners will be announced in the weekend which is FRI and SAT here...UAE weekend - any of these days:) Obviously there'll be three recipients.

I am enjoying all this...Are you???