Mixed media portraits!

My first mixed media portraits!..loved how they turned out..the process was so much fun!

Children's book illustration..

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Wall painting..

'Good and Evil' -a wall painting.

Pages for Children's journal/workbook

These pages are ideas I had for a 10-11year old's journal/workbook. The first page topic is 'relationship with parents' which can seem like a maze at times..the second is has the image of a white tshirt waiting for friends to autograph..the third page topic is 'nationalities'..the fourth and fifth are on 'anger' .

Whimsical Illustration

Just a little sample of a whimsical style of illustration, this was coloured digitally.

Mixed media art Girl!!

I really enjoyed the online class I took to learn new mixed media techniques, this is a dedication to my puppy who passed away years ago. I loved using collage elements and creating texture, the whole process is lots of fun.

For anyone who's wondering, the skull represents death that is inevitable so it goes well with the theme of this painting.

I like how it has turned out and I know how I can change it up next time as well.

Character sketches for Children's books

These are some characters I created in my sketchbook.

Plants..

Art Journal.. improvising pushes creative boundaries!

The background of this page was freeflowing, childlike fun. The theme 'just happened' as I went along playing. All it took was a few watercolour pencils, left over patterned paper,a few embellishments and a whole lot of childish imagination!

This is the envelope I made and the note inside is accordian folded so it springs out. I also like the sparkly blue on the inside of the envelope, makes it feel like a magical surprise awaits me!

This page was originally quite different when I started it, I had stuck words all over and I didn't like the look, it bothered me and kept me from moving forward...so I pulled off the words and made the envelope containing the quote instead and I really like how it looks now. It's really taught me that if something goes wrong you can always go back and fix it! Improvise!!

Card Making...

It's so much fun to think up designs for cards and play with colourful handmade papers and pretty embellishments. I thought they would make great gifts.. and I made envelopes to match!

Album making: in honour of my beautiful Aunt

I'm enjoying the process of creating this album. I started from scratch making the hard bound cover and stitching in the pages. I wanted to bring out the indian-ness of the old photos and so I embellished the pages using traditional colours and patterns.

My Aunt is an inspiration to me and I was thrilled when I found these beautiful old pictures of her. It's a creative way of treasuring memories instead of cold blank albums and it adds that personal touch! (I'm hoping to make lots more!)

A lil more art journaling

The Truth of 27.10.08

Art Tools!

These are an artist's possessions, these are the tools that help us create. They are the means by which visions become reality. An artist's space is sacred. It is where colour and imagination combine. This is where magic happens.

T Shirt Art

T Shirts are great to paint on.. I love experimenting with images, colour and of course texture!!
I love the autorickshaw image and I gave it a kitch feel with sparkle to make them artsy icons!
The black and silver was more intricate as I wanted to play with pattern and being a graphic art student, create a balanced design.

'Naughty Molly'...Children's book

It was a pleasure to illustrate this sweet story book wonderfully written by my sister. It's a few words with a lot of meaning! We both loved how the book came together all hand-done! I really wanted to depict the pages in complete simplicity with a 'cute' touch. I hope this sneak peak adds a little sunshine to your day!

Illustrations for 'Acid Rain'

'The 5 stages of grief'- 5 abstract face illustrations I created for a group of College students(my sister included) for a book project. I was quite happy that I was able to move away from my comfort zone and successfully complete the challenge of creating depressing images. The writing was intense, along with these dull grey stroked features against strong dark colours, I think it definitely set the mood.
It was great to see the finished product-the printed books! (I think everyone smiled at the end of the day!)