Theme No 3 - Music

The 'Sitar Player' is a tribute to one of my favourite Indian artists Raja Ravi Varma. I sketched the figure and scanned the image. The image was colored on photoshop. Then I created the background on photoshop and superimposed the figure on the background.

The inspiration behind this picture is this lovely painting:

Starting with abstracts

Mystic Aura by Pushpa

Mystic Ascent by Pushpa

Abstract by Parvathy

Inter Connection by Parvathy.

When we joined the fine art course at the Sharjah Art Institute, abstract/contemporary art was the remotest thing in our mind. We wanted to learn some painting techniques and may be copy some works of old masters or impressionists.

It was Mr.Muntasir Sharief who introduced us to abstract art. Abstract art is a very difficult subject to teach. In the first class he explained the concept of abstract art with a few of his paintings. Me and Pushpa found it interesting. That was the beginning of our tryst with abstract art. He was somehow able to pass on his passion for abstracts to us within the few months he taught us. We lost contact with him after he shifted base to Holland. We miss his guidence even today when we paint abstracts. So Mr.Sharief, (if you ever happen to read this post), this post is for you....

Hi Art Enthusiasts....

Art fascinates us. We have dabbled in various forms of fine art.
Abstract art has been our tool of expression. We started experimenting with colors in our abstract paintings. The strong influence of the rich Indian culture and our emotions can be felt in our paintings.
Having lived in the Arab world for over a decade, their culture and art influenced us. Arabic Calligraphy has been the most ancient form of expression in art in this part of the world. The enchanting world of alphabets opened a wide arena and we have tried to use it as a form of depiction in our creations.
Ceramic clay has been another media in which we have worked extensively. The movement of the clay on the wheel resulting in enticing forms of pottery has been another of our artistic endeavor.
In this blog we want to take you on a journey in the world of art through our eyes and we hope that this gives you as much pleasure as it gives us.