My old Painting that my sis found somewhere :-)

Is all about journeying through life alone ....

Watercolor....

My New Creation : Sindoor

Title : Sindoor
Material Used : Sketch (2 HB)
Thought: Nothing Much...Just liked the way the Sindoor was applied...

My first set of Paintings which I have for SALE...

I have a collection of watercolor paintings & Pentel Color Brush Pen Sketches for which i am looking for clients. Interested parties kindly contact me @ ravmisra@gmail.com.
All the paintings are in excellent condition and ready for dispatch. All the paintings are economically priced.

This is my first set which I have for SALE...

Welcome 2007...

Title : Welcome 2007...
Material Used : Water Color
Thought: Lets make the new Year Bright and a Wonderful Place to Life... Full of Light, Joy and Music....

Bye Bye 2006.....

Title : Bye Bye 2006...
Material Used : Water Color
Thought: Arn't we finishing the World with our OWN Hands !!!!Just Think ...

Weekly Thought / Painting :- India my Native Land IV

Title : India my Native Land IV...

Material Used : Water Color

Weekly Thought / Painting :- India my Native Land III

Title : India my Native Land III....

Material Used : Water Color

Weekly Thought / Painting :- India my Native Land II

Title : India my Native Land II....

Material Used : Water Color

Weekly Thought / Painting :- Battle of Waterloo

Title: Battle of Waterloo

Material Used: Pentel Color Brush Pen GFL-101

Thought: Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine.

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Weekly Thought / Painting :- Kesariya Balam..Waiting for the other side...

Title: Kesariya Balam..Waiting for the other side...

Material Used: Water Colour

Thought: Kesariya Balam is a Rajasthani folk song that has been sung while waiting for someone on the other side of the river..

Weekly Thought / Painting :- Celebration Flights!!!

Title: Celebration Flights!!!

Material Used: Oil Color

Thought: What makes Durga Puja intoxicating is the tension between calm spirituality and ecstatic sensuality, the twin poles of Hindu religious worship. It arouses one from bed at dawn, with the sound of high-pitched, ululations, the frantic blowing of conch shells and bell metal cymbals.

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Weekly Thought / Painting :- Rajasthan Beauty

Title: Rajasthan Beauty....

Material Used: Water Color

Thought: Murals at one of the Rajasthan Temple....

The somewhat lesser-known traditions of Indian painting are the so-called "folk" paintings dating back to a period that may be referred to as "timeless". This really inspires me to be a part of India always !!!!

Weekly Thought / Painting :- Rajasthan Camel Safari

Title: Rajasthan Camel Safari

Material Used: Water Color

Thought: Rajasthan, an ancient land of princes, palaces and preening peacocks, is renowned for its great monuments, exquisite art and culture, that date back to several centuries. Rajasthan represents the ultimate confluence of history, chivalry, romance, rugged natural beauty and colour.

Weekly Thought / Painting :- India my Native Land...

One should always relate to The model Indian village- Ralegaon Siddhi...which really impressed me...

Title : India my Native Land....
Material Used : Water Color

Thought : The cluster of mud-plastered walls shaded by a few trees, set among a stretch of green or dun-colored fields, with a few people slowly coming or going, oxcarts creaking, cattle lowing, and birds singing--all present an image of harmonious simplicity. This is my land - My Native Land - INDIA !!!!

A very good site regarding Watercolor Tutorials : Learn to paint!http://www.watercolorpainting.com/watercolor-tutorials.htm

15th August Painting :- Is India really Independent?

The answer depends on the definition of Independence and Freedom…

Title: Is India really Independent?
Material Used: Pentel Color Brush Pen GFL-101

Thought: A country cannot be independent till it can freely express its opinion and act based on its national and strategic interests.
The painting illustrates Mother India sitting on a cart embracing the dying son who is being pulled by a cart of terror, abhorrence and jealousy.

Weekly Thought / Painting :- HUMAN MIND.....

As per Ravi ... "Mind is synonymous with Soul, and emanates from the Spirit"

Title : HUMAN MIND
Material Used : Pentel Color Brush Pen
Thought : Mind refers to the collective aspects of intellect and consciousness which are manifest in some combination of thought, perception, emotion, will, memory, and imagination. The mind is the result of the activity of the brain and this was the inspiration which made me scribble my brain wave to a white paper...

Visit : http://mindbluff.com/ A good site which has a lot of Optical illusions, brain teasers,puzzles, free games, riddles and mental tricks. Helps to explore the HUMAN MIND

22 Mistakes to Avoid When Painting

Tips on how to avoid mistakes commonly made in paintings.

This list of commonly made mistakes in paintings comes from Canadian artist Brian Simons, who works in acrylics. Brian says: “I first began to paint approximately 20 years ago, when we moved from Alberta to Vancouver Island. Prior to that I focused mostly on drawing and sketching. Being a self-taught artist, I have derived much of my inspiration from the ‘Group of Seven’ ,the French Impressionists, and the writing of Baha’i Faith.

From the regular workshops I teach I’ve seen how beginners (and not-such-beginners) repeat the same mistakes, time and again. My hope is that this list will help stop you making these mistakes in your paintings.”

1. Using repetitive brush strokes: these put the viewer to sleep. Use a variety of brush strokes.
2. Applying scratchy, dry, scumbled strokes: these look cheap, afraid, stingy, not masterful.
3. Tippy-tapping paint and poking it on the canvas: this is not bingo and your brush is not a bingo dobber.
4. Concentrating on one area of the canvas while neglecting the rest: the whole of the canvas is important.
5. Mixing paint on the canvas: finalise your colours on your palette.
6. Not taking the time to study your subject: if you don’t know your subject, how can you paint it?
7. Using too many colors: use three or four with white and see how many variations you can arrive at.
8. Adding detail: this cheapens the work and you end up talking down to your audience.
9. Painting what you know and not what you see: remember mistake number six.
10. Stealing small pockets of time: allow yourself ample time to work, otherwise you may lose your initial inspiration.
11. Listening to admirers: paint alone as much as possible and avoid seeking others opinions until you find your own.
12. Being stingy with paint: use lots and, yes, you will waste some.
13. Changing to small brushes: stay with the larger brushes as long as possible.
14. Using too much white: this makes paintings chalky and cold.
15. Adding bits and pieces in your composition: keep things in larger groups.
16. Putting paint on simply because you don’t want to waste it: you’ll waste your painting this way.
17. Scrubbing the paint on: instead, lay it on and leave it.
18. Fixing every ‘mistake’: good paintings are full of wonderful accidents that the artist refused to ‘fix’.
19. Thinking too much: painting is a doing, feeling thing and not a thinking, intellectual thing.
20. Losing the ‘big shapes’ and values: remember mistake number six.
21. Trying to paint like somebody else or another painting you saw: be yourself and be honest. You can’t hide anything in a painting.
22. Worrying about the results: trust your instinct and trust yourself.

Art-e-Mis - The Start of a New Horizon...

Interest is something which cannot be just written or said... It needs a visual impact... Artemis !!!