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Watercolor Painting: 5 Things I Learnt As A Watercolorist

Painted it recently {Reference photo: Unsplash}


Well, I am not an expert, to be honest. I am a self taught watercolourist, and started painting, or rather started painting properly, last year. Painting is one of the most unexpected activities that I am doing. There was a time when I couldn't even relate to the term 'Art & Craft'. But my interest in watercolour painting is not just one year old. I started some six years ago, then stopped. But there's a quotation by Michael Jordan:
'If you ca...

Book Review: The Last Love Letter by Kulpreet Yadav

'Two people in the same room can be light years apart. The human mind is such a big Universe.'

----Kulpreet Yadav, The Last Love Letter

Practically, past doesn't exist. But memories do. And some memories haunt you so much that you find yourself stuck with your past, like Akash and Subah...

The Last Love Letter {Lovely title, isn't it?} by Kulpreet Yadav {Published by Rupa Publications} is about love, loss, grief and moving on. How, sometimes, we are too attached with our past and people we have...

Author's Interview: In Conversation With Ruchi Singh

I had read Ruchi Singh' s book  Jugnu  by chance. It falls under my favourite genre ---that's romance plus, some of my reader friends had cool things to say about this book. The problem {for me} was that the book was available in ebook format ---a format I found difficult to read. Then one day, I downloaded this book. Just like that. 

The moment I started reading, I was hooked. Surprisingly, I finished it in a single sitting---on my phone. Yes, it was that gripping! Now, it's one o...

Watercolor Paintings: Painting Without Reference Photos

So, I would consider it as a development. That I have painted some landscapes without any reference photos and paintings are not bad, I think. However, I would not encourage myself to do that often.

I always need a reference photo to paint. When it comes to painting, my imagination is very limited, so yes I would call it a development.

Sharing some of my paintings that I painted without any reference photo.



Also, I have started to feel comfortable painting on large sized paper. OK, not that larg...

Book Review: Summer Holidays by Koral Dasgupta

 Name of the book  Summer Holidays  Name of the author   Koral Dasgupta  Genre  Family Drama  No. of Pages  256  Publisher  Rupa Publications  Price  INR 236 {On Amazon}

'People misbehave with their loved ones, they take them for granted because they believe in a tomorrow when things will get sorted. But what if there was no tomorrow?'
---Koral Dasgupta, Summer Holidays
This quote is actually the gist of the story.&nb...

Author's Interview: In Conversation With Sudesna Ghosh

Sudesna Ghosh is a versatile writer who writes novellas, short stories and children's stories. She also writes non fiction. In fact her first two books are non fiction.

Interestingly, we got in touch on Twitter because of her first book 'What Would I Tell Her @ 13 {published by Harper Collins India}, as I needed some inputs for my article and she was so kind to share her insights.



Then I read her short story ' It Started With A Cup Of Coffee' and I can say that it was one of the best short...

Book Review: The Reason Is You by Nikita Singh

Name Of The Book The Reason Is You Author Nikita Singh Publisher Harper Collins India Genre Romance Number Of Pages  229  Price  INR 119 {On Amazon}

I remember I had read Nikita Singh's first book some 7 years ago, and I was really impressed for she was probably the youngest published author. After that, I didn't read any of her books except one which was co-authored by Durjoy Datta. So technically, it's my second book by the author. Impressively, she has written some 13...

Book Review: Draupadi ---the tale of an empress by Saiswaroopa Iyer,

I've loved watching or listening to mythological tales since my childhood, but my interest in reading mythological fiction is rather new.

When it comes to mythology, I feel Mahabharata is very advanced, way ahead of its time. And, Draupadi one the strongest mythological characters. So, when I got the opportunity to review Draupadi by Saiswaroopa Iyer {Rupa Publications}, there was no reason to even think twice.

Draupadi by Saiswaroopa Iyer is a well researched, imaginative portrayal of Mahabhar...

Book Review: The Adventures Of Biplob The Bumblebee by Abhishek Talwar

Name Of The Book The Adventures Of Biplob The Bumblebee Author Abhishek Talwar Illustrator Sonal Goyal Genre Children’s Book {6+ years} Publisher Puffin Books No. Of Pages 32 Price INR 183 {On Amazon}

Reading children's book is fun. Even more enjoyable when you buddy read with your kid. Isn't it? The new children's book on my bookshelf is about Biplob ---a bumblebee, its adventures in garden with its friends: Various flowers and Balram ---the farmer.
Biplob is kind, helpf...

Watercolor Painting: Sunshine and shadows

I have not painted anything in the last 4-5 days {for some unavoidable reason} except one that turned out bad. It happens when I am not totally engrossed. There's no quick painting for me. And I know there would be an obvious and expected hesitation in my brush strokes when I will sit down to paint. :)

I am a beginner and a self taught watercolourist. So I struggle to paint so many things at this stage including sunshine and shadows. I try to practice whenever I find any such reference photos....