How Does One Get to Carnegie Hall

How does one get to Carnegie Hall? According to urban legend the answer is "practice, practice, practice". Of course, talent and ambition help too. Elephant Lochanadevi practicing her standing balance is my submission to this week's Illustration Friday theme "Talent".

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Art by Indira Govindan. If you are curious about this and art in the yoga art series, please visit my Etsy shop

Illustration Friday: Whisper

This week's topic at the Illustration Friday is WHISPER. This is my quick pencil sketch on the topic. Isn't whisper really this?

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Year of the Snake

This is my submission for this week's topic "Year of the Snake"  at  I am the Diva CZT.

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Pyrographic Art: Wise Owl

I continue to experiment and practice with the wood burning kit I purchased a few months ago. The owl above was created on a bamboo cutting board ( I got a set of two for $3 from Amazing Savings) using a combination of techniques:

1. First, I heat transferred the owl image (which I got from Graphics Fairy) on the wood using the technique described here. 

2. Next, I wood burned the details and shading using various tips. 

3. Finally, I painted additional details (light colored feathers) using acrylic paints. 

The whole project took about three hours and though, I am pleased with the overall effect, I intend to practice more.

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Virtual Paintout: Valparaiso, Chile

This month we visit Valparaiso, Chile at the Virtual Paintout. Valparaiso is a historic city and is also one of  UNESCO Heritage sites. But, as I was taking a virtual tour of the city, I was beginning to think that it might as well be called the graffiti capital of the world. I found spectacular street art everywhere and the city seemed like a living museum. Take a look here, here and here.
So, I decided to capture one of the street arts as a painting for my submission. I found this on the gate of a regular home on a well maintained street. I found the sneering asymmetrical face intriguing (or is it a beaten up face?) and wondered why someone would choose to have it painted outside their home. On the same street down a couple of homes, there was another set of flamboyant drawings. Provided I get vegetarian food to eat, I would definitely like to visit Valparaiso, Chile.

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Wings!

I suspect there are going to be many birds at the Illustration Friday this week since the topic is "Wings"!

I could not resist putting a bird on it either! In a separate post, I will show how I achieved the background effects.

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Double-Deckers!

Double Decker on north Quale, Isle of Man

I remember riding on them back in my college days in New Delhi. The DTC had so few on its fleet it was indeed a special treat if you were lucky enough to get to ride in one. After a few years, they were discontinued.

I spotted this double decker on North Quale, Douglas while taking a virtual tour of Isle of Man for this month's challenge at the Virtual Paintout. Could not resist the trip down the memory lane. I sketched it using pencil and brush pens. I did not get the glass reflections well but I like the bus!

This is also my submission for Illustration Friday's this week's theme Wheels.

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