A quick acrylic study from a photograph, focusing more on movement than detail. The houses, trees, and sweeping lines come together as loose impres…
A quick acrylic study from a photograph, built around the rhythm of electric poles cutting through a quiet landscape. I kept the brushwork loose, l…
Quick acrylic studies from photographs I found online—simple exercises focused more on color, light, and composition than detailed accuracy. In th…
Acrylic painting of a fast food seller from my local area, based on a photo I took—exploring light, smoke, and texture through layered brushwork.
Quick acrylic studies based on photographs I took in Karbia, a place near Kurseong in North Bengal. These paintings were an attempt to capture the …
Acrylic paintings based on photographs I took at Kankrajhor in West Bengal’s Jhargram district. I feel that acrylics suit my style better, as they …
Two quick acrylic studies on 4 × 2.5 inch watercolor paper, based on photos I took during my trip to Kizom, Darjeeling, in 2024.
The top one was done on location after our sketch meet on a Sunday morning. The bottom one was done from a photo I took at Kizom—it was our room whe…
Tried another tiny painting on my little tin box. This time I worked with acrylics—only my second time using them after a casual rough painting ear…
Another painting on my tiny tin box with a limited palette. This time, I fully went with gouache since I needed to use those tubes :)
I tried making a few quick, small cartoon-style sketches from some pictures I took at Digha.
Today’s sketch meet at Gwalior Monument. I chose to work my way—the same place, yet different views, capturing little portions as seen through my ey…
Another progression in my small paintings. The canvas sizes remain the same; I’ve just switched to a box with a larger mixing area.
Darjeeling Town, sketched from a photograph I took earlier. A small attempt to capture the charm of the hill town.
After doing four studies over the last two days, today I stepped out with it. I’m not fully satisfied with the results yet, but I want to continue a…
Trying a slightly more complex scene with people in it. Before stepping out with my tiny painting kit for tomorrow’s sketch meet, I wanted to be a b…
Continuing my tiny painting series. The House at Kumortuli, Kolkata, painted from a photograph I took a while ago. Trying to see how much I can incl…
It’s another tiny painting I did yesterday, and I must say I’m really enjoying it right now. A painting based on a photograph I took at Bartir Bill.…
Trying for the first time to do a tiny painting with watercolor and white on my portable small watercolor palette. I don’t use that palette anymore …
After a couple of weeks, I attended the Sunday meet with the Urban Sketchers Kolkata group. The place—or maybe the subject—didn’t excite me much, bu…
A quick watercolor sketch from the Babughat transit camp. Just a small moment of people waiting and talking, painted loosely with simple washes.
The morning at Mallick Ghat Flower Market is always a burst of color and movement. On one of my visits, I took a photograph of a flower seller quiet…
Painting from a photograph I took during our Silk Route journey. The place was quiet, almost whispering—a thin river slipping past stones, hills la…
When watercolor is mixed with Chinese white, I would still call it watercolor—just in a more opaque form. It makes the medium much more versatile. T…
Did a quick painting using whatever colors were left on my palette. I really wanted a warm red and more white, but only crimson lake and a tiny bit …
Painted from a photo I took at Mallick Ghat Flower Market. A direct watercolor approach — really enjoying color these days :)
Sketched from a photo I took a while ago at my local market, probably during a morning grocery run.
Today’s sketch from Bow Barracks during Chinese New Year. I had carried my watercolours, but due to the extreme crowd, I abandoned the idea and onl…
My recent trip to McCluskieganj felt like walking through a quiet memory. Old colonial bungalows, cracked pastel walls, rusted gates, and silent rai…