The Lettering Peacock

Happy Janmashtami to those who celebrate!
This is Kerala Mural vase drawing of baby Krishna. This style is known for the beautiful details and muted down but vibrant colors. I could not get to paint it but I spend time finishing and outlining this yesterday and today. adding the details and outlines slowly brings the picture to life. And doing it while thinking of Krishna felt like offering my time and mind, a prayer of different kind.
This was taught by Artist Binishji hosted by Deepto and Supraja kathith All free hand drawing no tracing. A beautiful art form that I hope to dive into some time in future!
Swipe to see my last year’s work through modern illumination workshop. It’s so amazing to see total different artworks on same topic And of course o have more planned on this one..
The clouds are drawn with dip pen and Dawning silver ink by Ferris Wheel Press Stationery . It was impossible to capture the shimmer here but the underlying blue tone is beautiful.
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Happy 250th birthday America!
The independence day (of any country) reminds me to be grateful and salute to soldiers who put the country first, even before their family. It’s one of the greatest sacrifice any human can make. And the we see politicians abusing the power they have to fulfill their greed.
So this, or any other, Independence Day let’s promise ourself to live with integrity, honesty and above all humanity that we sometimes loose focus on.
On entirely another note, swipe to see what my soon to be 10 yr old was busy baking today! It tastes yummier that it looks 💕
Stay safe in these thunderstorms if you have been struck with these past few days like we have!

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms and motherly figures you have around you. Someone reminded me today that we are irreplaceable, strong, loving, kind, peacekeepers, gift giving and greatest gift in ourselves! Hope you had someone reminding you of this too 💕

Happy Earth day! These few weeks in April are always the best; the showers, new leaves, early spring flowers and chirping birds, all so fresh and anew. Love all the Spring flowers (swipe) which are already wilting reminding us to live and do our best in present. For everyone around us and our Mother Earth!

What a day.. Celebrated Akshayya tritiya working with 23 it gold. ‘The gold Standard’, Weekend workshop taught by hosted by
Working patiently with instacoll to build the layers after layers laying the smooth foundation for the gold is the test of patience but it pays off. What a great workshop Sherri. So much information and troubleshooting tips. Now I need to add some colors and letters to these beautiful gilded designs.
A bit more about Akshayya (infinite) Tritiya: falling on the third day of the bright half of Vaisakha month, it is considered a highly auspicious Hindu festival symbolizing eternal prosperity, success, and new beginnings. It is believed that actions performed on this day, such as charity, investments, or buying gold, yield everlasting positive results. It was a day of positive gold results indeed 🤩

Some pages from my watercolor sketchbook…
small sketchbook
watercolors
fudenusuke brush pen

March forward. Leave behind what didn’t serve you.
Walk into everything that’s waiting.
I always look forward to time change too. Another sign of nature waking up with rejuvenated energy and hope that sips through your heart!
Swipe to see the initial sketch done in the waiting area of Kung Fu class of my daughter 😊
watercolors on watercolor pad

Hello to all the coffee lovers out there.
This is one of the grids made for the ‘Mostly Romans - A Playful journey in design’ workshop hosted by and taught by
What a wonderful workshop it was..
Each grid could be a masterpiece or just some playtime. Both were fun and this was a quick one with walnut ink, stamp, watercolor and bleed proof white on text wove paper.

Happy Valentine’s Day!
May the love you give come back to you!

This quote came up in my feed by
Felt like adding it to the grid last night.
I am taking Veronica Phillips’s ‘Mostly Roman - a playful journey of design’ course hosted by Inland empire of
This is one section of A3 size page. I am still catching up on the videos. Excited to see how the journal turns out. The grid format and playtime with colors is amazing fun.
On text wove paper, using Bali Hai ink and watercolors and stamps
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