Art History

Happy Children’s Day(India) – Dry Brush Stroke Painting of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

November 14th is celebrated as Children’s Day in India, in honor of the first prime minister of Independent India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who’s birthday falls on this day. Schools throughout India have various forms of celebration commemorating children of all ages. This water-color painting of Pt. Nehru, which I painted a long time ago, recently […]

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Nativity - Birth of Christ

Nativity – A Study & Exploration of Renaissance Masters’ Techniques

I dedicate this post to Mrs. Edward, the artist who introduced me to oil painting decades back. This painting is my first oil painting, “Nativity scene” and in size my biggest too, about six feet by six feet. A little about Mrs. Edward, or Edward aunty, as we, the neighborhood kids, called her fondly. She

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