All in a day's thoughts ---: 2017

Sunday, 31 December 2017

Bye bye 2017, and Hello 2018

What an eventful year !
So quickly and silently has come to an end:
So many new beginnings,
Maybe more in one year than in all my life put together.
As someone said,
It was the "right time".

If we could just catch all the "right" times
At the right time,
I think life would work out just fine.
But elusive they are,the "right" times
If you are not looking,
If you are too "busy"
And everything is going well - usually.

Savour each moment.
Savour time.
That's what life is really made of--
Moments.
Try and catch the magic in each--
Just imagine that -
Its like Balu, the bear with the honey comb.

But that's what each moment
Could be.
Breathe it in
Listen. Expect. Wait
Ask, knock - whatever
And you will find --
The pot of gold,
Is the magic in the moment !

Happy New Year everyone !

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Sunday, 28 May 2017

Breathe in.

Light on the ground.

Acrylic on canvas. 8 x 12 inches.

Or should it be shadows on the ground ? Either way, I thought it looked beautiful when I sat on a stone bench under this canopy of green ( which are leaves of Badam trees ), hidden from the scorching sun and had a moment to enjoy the breeze and look at the sun dappled earth under it.

Maybe you can breathe it in too ! :)

Friday, 28 April 2017

Kanagambaram

An ordinary flower.
One that used to be so common in my younger days
-- when I wore my hair in braids
And went to school with flowers in my hair
-- Because - everybody did !

Before the short hair -- much before
But also before flowers in my hair
Became "unfashionable"
Somewhere along the way.

But recently, I came upon a single plant
With just a few flowers
(Used to be cheaper than jasmine those days!)
--Reminding me of times long gone.

I looked it up now, and found it is called Crossandra. Which I didn't know all these years. Well - we learn something new everyday.

Kanagambaram. Acrylic on canvas. 12 x 16 inches

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Monday, 10 April 2017

Flowers and more flowers -- bring happy thoughts !

How nature smiles --

She smiles in the flowers
In their many colours,
She smiles in the trees
In their verdant greens,
She smiles in the blues
Of the rolling waves,
She smiles in the breeze
Which touches my face.

She smiles in the passion
We bring to each day,
She smiles at the new things
We think and feel,
The happy thoughts
And colours
Are a little mixed up---
Is it in my head or on the canvas !!!

And that is certainly, a happy place to be !!

Flowers on canvas.

Acrylic on canvas. 9 x 16 inches

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Wednesday, 5 April 2017

When real became too real for me !

I just realised that --- I prefer having something a little more--- or less-- than real -- but only after I had done these three rather real paintings :)

Yellow Hibiscus - Acrylic on canvas - 16 x 12 inches

Orange and yellow flowers- Acrylic on canvas - 16 x 12 inches

Canna in Lalbagh Gardens - Acrylic on canvas - 16 x 12 inches

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Saturday, 1 April 2017

Who is this in a new red dress ? :)

Who is this in a new red dress ? Answer: The old bougainvilla tree.

It is old and gnarled, has straggly branches and has some flowers through out the year, but not too many, of the usual magenta colour. But come March, the leaves seem to fade into the background and the tree is just a riot of colour - reds, burnt orange, and some magenta too, and so many shades in between.

----- And somehow, as we go about our daily work immersed in our own problems, can you believe that we pass this by without a second look ???

So -- my thought for the day is --- look -- you may see something new. :)

Pink Bougainvilla - 2. Acrylic on Canvas. 12 x 16 inches

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Sunday, 19 March 2017

I caught a shimmer !!!

Catch a falling shimmer and put it in your pocket
Save it for a rainy day !

Shimmer on the water - 1

Oil on canvas board 18 x 14 inches

Looking out from Vattakottai Fort near Kanya Kumari, India
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Friday, 10 March 2017

A letter to my younger self - just thoughts without a painting !

A letter to my younger self :

Listen to your heart

Don’t let the clamour of do-s and don’t -s overwhelm you

Be yourself; You know yourself best of all

Better than society at large definitely

Better than many good intentioned loved ones,

Family and friends, both.

Better than your peers, and your competitors too.

Just reach deep within and find your inner strength.

Trust yourself

Take time to ponder, to dream

Dream of things which seem impossible

Dream of what tugs on your heartstrings, gentle though it be

Take time to love

Take time to try things and find out what you love

And don’t you stop till you do.

When you find it, the best part of your journey begins.

Follow your dream, dear heart

For you answer more to yourself

When all is said and done,

Than all the other voices, demanding though they be:

Did you do what you were meant to do

In all the days that were granted you?

If you did, then perhaps, among all your struggles

I hope you found your treasure – a filling of your soul.

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Wednesday, 8 March 2017

Painting fish :)

It is always a pleasure to see the finished painting (-- it was a plain white canvas just some time ago -) - and feel that I can touch the water --- maybe.

It gives me a full heart and my day just became a little bit brighter. Enjoy the day, everyone, and Happy Woman's Day !

Fish in the pond

Acrylic on canvas 20 x 16 inches.

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Friday, 24 February 2017

Roses in the garden--- "far from the madding crowd".

"It seems to me I'd like to go

Where bells don't ring, nor whistles blow,

Nor clocks don't strike, nor gongs sound,

And I'd have stillness all around.

----

Sometimes it seems to me I must

Just quit the city's din and dust,

And get out where the sky is blue,

And say, now, how does it seem to you?"

- Far From The Madding Crowd - by Nixon Waterman

(Full poem at https://www.scrapbook.com/poems/doc/1587/115.html)

And that about says it all ! But I think I would just like to see the blue sky and stop to smell the roses -- city or not -- its more about a state of mind -- don't you think ?

Roses in the garden. Acrylic on canvas. 16 x 12 inches.

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Saturday, 18 February 2017

A Happy Surprise!

Once in a while, I surprise myself. We all do, and if it is a real surprise, it brings a happy high !
Such as --- when you finish a project before the deadline,
or the chicken curry that you made tastes especially good,
or you thought you were late for a meeting, but actually made it on time
or your article really sounds good ---
and so on.
Today, I am left with a painting that is better than expected :)
And --- I am not sure how that happened, really !

A Lilly pond at Midday

Acrylic on canvas 20 x 16 inches

Thursday, 16 February 2017

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Deep in the woods -2

Acrylic Painting on canvas, 12 x 10 inches

Six red roses in a vase

Watercolour

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Sunlight's first kiss :)

I like that title. And I think that it goes perfectly with this painting.

Sunlight's first kiss Acrylic on canvas. 16 x 12 inches

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Deep thoughts by the ocean !

A lovely day for a beach trip. After a very long time.
Lovely colours.
A relaxed time.
Sometimes the sight and sound just makes you stop to think. And dream. And make decisions, perhaps.
A quiet time for introspection. Away from the buzz of every day life.

Contemplation - In blue. Acrylic on canvas. 16 x 12 inches.

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Wednesday, 8 February 2017

Orange sunrise

Sunrises come in infinite shades. This is one of them -- in orange. Another gift from a train journey.

An orange sunrise. Acrylic on paper. 11.5 x 8 inches.

If I could, I would take my eyes of my watch -- and watch with my eyes.

( from a FB post I saw today.)
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Saturday, 28 January 2017

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Wednesday, 25 January 2017

Happy thoughts to you !

A purple thought:
Do thoughts have colours ?
Or do we think in colour ??
Anyway, I think that some thoughts have colours -- and this purple thought is a happy one and also has lots of pink and some flowers which makes me feel carefree and a gives me a feeling of floating away -- into this picture!!
Happy thoughts to you !

A purple thought. Acrylic on canvas. 16 x 20 inches.

Saturday, 21 January 2017

Tree of pink : A sister to the tree of gold

Also called Pink Tabebuia, botanical name , I think is Tabebuia avellande

Pink flowers on the Inner Ring Road, Bangalore

Watercolour on paper 5 x 7 inches

Tree of gold

Trying out watercolour in small sizes ---- its fast, so perhaps thats a good reason not to put it off !

Yellow flowers in Bangalore - I think the botanical name is Tabebuia argentea and its commonly called the Tree of Gold !

And the tree of gold it is.

Yellow flowers-5, Watercolour on paper 5 x 7 inches.

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Sunday, 15 January 2017

New colours

Trying out my new Winsor & Newton watercolours!
I think sometimes we take so much for granted --
Like colours
The world is full of colour
And we can see it
Bright colours
Subtle colours
All kinds of colours
I will look more closely today
At the colours in my world today.

Watercolour. A5 size

Wednesday, 11 January 2017

A lotus and lily collection !

I can't seem to get enough of waterlily leaves and the flowers and similar watery works !

I didn't think this one would take so long, but it did. And I don't know if it looks as good for the time I spent on it.