An image in yesterday's edition of The Hindu was the inspiration to this painting. What also was a buoyant propeller was the power-cut at the bang of time when I wanted to sit to paint!'Farmers use camels to transport watermelons to a market through the Ganga near Neemsarai village close to Allahabad on Monday. Watermelons are in high demand during summer', said the caption to this image. I found it wonderful - a tickle to a sweat-drenched me, to see the ships of the desert carrying an oasis on their backs while wading through ankle-deep water for parched throats. Reminded me of 'The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner':
- Water, water, everywhere,
- Nor any drop to drink.
Quite an interesting composition you have created here Roopika! I like the way you dealt with the details of the melons and the ripples.. must have been a gratifying experience for those desert ships to walk to through the cool blue water :-)
ReplyDeleteOh yes, summer. . . We are still having spring rain here! But I don't mind, I do not look forward to 100+ degree weather. This is such a fun painting, a great concept and you executed it very nicely. I really like it! Great work :)
ReplyDeletePadmaja, you're so right- painting the melons WAS interesting with all the squiggly lines on them!
ReplyDeleteCrystal, thanks for your comments...send some spring rain here - we badly need it in this part of arid, rural India!
Indian summer can be very tough sometimes:)Ask me, I am in Delhi! BTW you have handled the reflections very well..Nice work, Roopika.
ReplyDeleteVery nice. You did a great job on the reflections.
ReplyDeleteYour embroidery projects are fantastic! Your mother-in-law is very ambitious to take on an embroidery project as big as a bed covering!
Arti, 20+ years in Delhi made me feel "this is as bad as it can get". Then Mumbai upped the ante. This summer Chittoor, AP is making the news for all the wrong reasons :( anyway...thanks for your comments!
ReplyDeleteMichelle, thanks for all the encouragement - shall pass on a bit to my Mum-in-law! :D
The reflection work is indeed too good.And the watermelons! the thirst quenchers are painted so intricately. Worth sending to The Fuschia Tree
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ReplyDeletewent through your blog...
your pictures are wonderful...
melons through water is brilliant...
congrats...
Thanks for dropping by, Jyothi - and most for the kind words!
ReplyDeleteCamels in the water...funpic to scan. Do they like the water?
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! I love the reflections, and the variety. And the story it tells!
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