W-I-P Weathered Face

A sketch in Progress

mechanical pencil on watercolor paper.............

Innocence

Drawing kids' close ups is a lot tougher than I had thought! They have smooth, flawless skin and every single mistake shows ...like smudging in some areas due to contact with my hand/palm in this drawing! It was on my board for many days, after all! Will have to be more careful in future.
I hope you enjoy this as much as I did....
mechanical pencil on pper
12"x9"

The Woman

 Graphic pencil sketch of an elderly woman of India, in her traditional attire- saree.
21"X16"

A Happy Smile

I have used only a 0.7 mechanical pencil on her face, with hints of charcoal in her hair for contrast.
Pencil on paper, 16"x12"

The Holy Man

My latest work in pencil..A holy man of India .What I liked about him was his gaze.His salt n pepper beard was tough to work on, but I liked it.
21"x16"

Faith- Old Man Praying

'Faith'series continues...

This was an old sadhu with flowing white beard, with a satin shawl draped over his shoulders; chanting his prayers aloud on the banks of the Ganga.I thought he would make a great subject for a sketch.My husband took a lot of photographs of him. Finally, this was selected for my sketch. It was done in two sittings-about 3 hours each.

Graphic Pencil on paper,

16"x12"

Faith_ With Folded Hands

Another in my 'Faith' series....A lady devotee I captured in Rishikesh sometime ago.
Pencil on paper, about 26"x19"

Faith - 4

 I have been busy with so many things lately that art took a back seat for last two or three weeks.This portrait was done in october itself.Trying to play with techniques a bit here.Its another one in my "faith' series.

Pencil on paper, about 16"x 22"

Autumn- The sketch of mom

This is my mom..the reference photo taken by myself last year.This was started about two weeks ago , then I left for vacation.Completed it last night .
Pencil on paper 30cm X 40 cm

Shades of Youth

My niece, Diya. At fourteen, she is the oldest of all the kids in our family. Her face is always a delight to sketch, thanks to her delicate features and beautiful smile.The reference image was taken by Manik , my husband sometime last year. I chose it beacuse it had her standing against the light, her face in shadows; which made the image appear somewhat mystical.
14"x 10" graphic pencil on paper

Faith- Lady in a Temple

My 'faith' series continues...I had photographed this woman in Rishikesh sometime ago. What I added to this composition was the ghanta or the bell that hangs on the entrance of all Hindu Temples.

The size of the sketch is about 20"x28" I am experimenting with paper again, but with little luck! This paper was thick, but the texture was very rough and I could not put much details on her face.It could have been a diffrerent sketch if done on a different paper :)

Faith- The Old man Praying

Another of my 'Faith' series; its the same old man offering his prayers to Sun God at the banks of River Ganga,in Rishikesh.A big one, this time!

Pencil on paper, 30"x22"