"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together." Vincent Van Gogh My soft pastel needs cleaning and organi...

"I am interested in art as a means of living a life; not as a means of making a living."  Robert Henri I am sharing a poem...

"I would rather die of passion than of boredom." Vincent Van Gogh Matheran is a very small hill station about 90 kms from M...

"Drawing is not the form, it is the way of seeing a form." Edgar Degas Trees mean a lot to me. I love painting them. To me a ...

"If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all." Michelangelo The quotation...

" Painting is easy, getting it right is the hard bit." Danny Byrne Painting outdoors or on location is always a better option...

"Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else." Leonardo Da Vinci Greens are still a challenge. Every ...

"Without good drawing, the foundation of a painting will collapse." Ken Danby In my post dated 27th January, I mentioned abou...

"Good drawing forms the 'bones' on which a strong painting hangs." Chris Bingle  Before I start off with my painting, I...

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." Henry David Thoreau I finally completed the soft pastel pai...

"An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision." James McNeill Whistler Some time back I created a charcoal demo fo...

"A true artist is not the one who is inspired, but one who inspires others." Salvador Dali If you have been following my pos...

"If I create from the heart; nearly everything works, if from the head, almost nothing."  Marc Chagall When I select a sub...

"Be happy in the moment, that's enough.Each moment is all we need, not more."  Mother Teresa A portrait study of ...