Inspiration - Black and White Mural Art

We had gone on a long trip and on our way back .... we came across a nondescript hotel.

Not very impressive but being tired and hungry we were forced to go in for lunch ... as soon as we stepped in ... just next to the entrance door I found this beautiful wall mural ... WoW!!!

The details were simply amazing ... every kitchen tool used not so long ago were depicted in the artwork ... I fell for it and can't wait to share it ....

 

I also loved the way the little girl is chasing the boy along the corridor and the cock is strutting proudly out of the house ... 

 What do you think???  And by the way ... the food too was very tasty ... yeah very true of the saying that one cannot judge what something or someone is like by looking at the exterior...

Black and White Sketches

A sketchbook of childhood sketches ...

Inspiration: Favourite Blog

I was very thrilled to receive a mail from Patricia the popular face from the beautiful home decor blog Colours Dekor, stating that my home will be featured on her popular blog ... my daughter was super excited and could not wait to check the blog... thank you Patty!



Patricia has a huge fan following and I simply adore the homes featured on her blog; as these homes exude love and warmth and are so well lived ... I also love the non fussy way she has of decorating her own home and her lovely rich photographs ... in fact her blog inspired me to start my own blog ... don't forget to visit my home featured on her blog ... home-tour-esther

Decorous Corner - Blue sky and Yellow sun ...

As I have already mentioned, I love opening doors to discover what they reveal ... beautiful paintings, lovely furniture, colourful paints and accessories, handcrafted decors, etc. Let's open my front door and see what it has to reveal...

In the far end you can see a blue pot containing crimson anthuriums.

The heart shaped anthurium plants really fill my heart with joy ... they are also so easy to grow and need very little sun .. and though they are available in different colours the crimson ones really attract me ...


I placed my anthurium plant in the balcony which receives just the moderate morning sunlight ...

The painting in the background is made with acrylic on marble stone ... I copied this painting from http://www.kshs.org/p/online-exhibits-marijana-women-of-strawberry-hill/16498...

I love the play of the blue sky and the yellow sun ... and lovely colourful clothes swaying gently in the breeze ... I especially adore the two gossiping women in the foreground ... reminds me of this poem ...The Clothesline by Marilyn K. Walker.

A clothesline was a news forecast

To neighbors passing by.

There were no secrets you could keep

When clothes were hung to dry.

It also was a friendly link

For neighbors always knew

If company had stopped on by

To spend a night or two.

For then you'd see the fancy sheets and towels on the line;

You'd see the comp'ny tablecloths

With intricate design.

Inspiration - Doors ... an entry to ...

I love doors ... especially the lovely old worn out entrance doors ... I love the thrill of opening such doors and discovering what they have to reveal...

The other day as I was browsing over some photographs of interesting doors ... I came across the website www.terragalleria.com  which featured beautiful doors of Jodhpur Rajasthan ... I simply drooled over the combination of the beautiful indigo coloured walls the simple patterns on the doors and the brightly dressed women ... I also discovered this website http://www.doorpaintings.com/  which featured the paintings of K.R.Santhana Krishnan an artist from Tamil Nadu ... the paintings of doors were simply amazing ...

All these doors inspired me to make this painting using acrylic paint on wood ...

The traditional way of bathing babies by placing them on outstretched legs is a beautiful sight to watch ... the love and attention lavished by the mother as she massages and bathes the baby strengthens the bond between the mother and her newborn ...

Decorous Corner - Trash to treasure - Granite pieces

We had recently visited a clubhouse ... many changes had been carried out since our last visit ... but the best among them was this creative use of trash granite pieces ...  I was simply bowled over by the breathtaking wall mural near the poolside ... all sizes and shapes of red and black granite pieces, gravel and pebbles were embedded into the cement to form this attractive mural...

 

The whole mural had been divided into three layers ... sea, land and air ... and accordingly the animals and birds were distributed ... 

 

Fish, frogs, water birds, crocodiles, alligators, crabs decorated the sea ...



Wild animals, domestic animals and farm animals were distributed on the land.

 Birds of all types decorated the top of the mural ... there were also animals which live on trees like squirrel, monkeys, etc ... looking up ... it looked like the birds were in the sky ...

My favourite corners were these two ... big uneven pieces of colourful granite in which lines were carved out to look like flowers and leaves ...

Inspiration - Glass painting

Long ago when I started my career as a secretary, I had worked, for about six months, for a company which made beautiful stained glass and glass etchings … I would while away my lunch time by simply drooling over  hundreds of catalogues they had on display … the studio where I worked was filled with samples of stained glass and etchings … however I had never seen how they were actually made … I still love glass paintings but regret that I never learnt how to do it …

Some years later my sister-in-law joined a short duration course on glass painting … I was happy as I thought that I could learn from her … however she soon discontinued as she was getting married … when she left she gave me her left over paints, brush and liner… most of the paints had dried up … except for blue, green and red…

I was overjoyed with her offering … I could try painting on glass … but as I was a beginner it was also very intimidating …

I tried painting on one panel of the window in our bedroom … it looked okay … however as the glass was already on the window it was a little difficult to maneuver the brush … another problem was as the glass was serrated, the paint being runny did not stick properly … however I still forged ahead … and with my husband’s encouragement … I finished painting all the three panels …

The windows looks better when the rays of the sun fall on it …