tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:31:09 +0000travelsstipplingquick sketches- birdsT-shirt paintingblack and whitewatercoloursleopardtripspaintingssketchinghttp://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)Blogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858.post-4378764461538883678Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:52:00 +00002012-01-20T13:47:33.887+05:30It was while I was studying in the College of Fine Arts that I began bird-watching on a serious note. With the encouragement of many senior birdwatchers in Bangalore, my little scribbles and doodles next to my bird notes turned into field sketches and I have since maintained a meticulous nature journal. In due course, my strongest passion, nature and art, came together to form an exciting career http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~3/Aw4CZFJ4MCs/brush-with-nature.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~4/Aw4CZFJ4MCs" height="1" width="1"/>http://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/2012/01/brush-with-nature.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858.post-7149822149899009580Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:16:00 +00002011-10-21T10:07:14.086+05:30With over 90 species of Kingfishers spread across the tropical and temperate regions of the world, India is home to about 12 species. These bright plumaged stubby birds with their straight, pointed dagger-like bill, occur in a wide range of habitats and are most commonly associated with rivers, streams and lakes.  There are some kingfisher species found in forested habitats away from water too. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~3/h6w9_r1cT-E/kingfishers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~4/h6w9_r1cT-E" height="1" width="1"/>http://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/2011/10/kingfishers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858.post-8882749580388471636Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:08:00 +00002011-09-26T11:54:53.811+05:30 The little-many colourful flowers,tiny insects, leaves in a gazillion different shapes, moths that make the perfect best posers to sketch, the unique character of each seedpod, the fidgety - restless birds - all of this & much more, go into my little hard-bound sketchbook. Sketching what we see around us & tagging these little nature treasures with their names & their stories, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~3/M8_0p2UQD_g/greenscraps-doodling-with-nature_26.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~4/M8_0p2UQD_g" height="1" width="1"/>http://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/2011/09/greenscraps-doodling-with-nature_26.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858.post-2647558950499908880Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:51:00 +00002011-09-24T10:38:59.604+05:30sketchingtravels ‘How did all this begin? When did my mind suddenly ponder on this travel plan.’ I wonder to myself. All I can remember is collecting bits of information about places that I had always wished to see. Probably, it was a strong urge to escape, to explore, to experience something new and to just be out there! Everything put together - it happened.A journey into the high Himalaya… I finally set foot.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~3/BwvUl6QPhCo/kinnaur-spiti-travel-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~4/BwvUl6QPhCo" height="1" width="1"/>http://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/2011/09/kinnaur-spiti-travel-blog.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858.post-7388161062983878321Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:47:00 +00002011-01-24T07:48:09.753+05:30sketchingtripsFrozen in a sketch... i can keep them with me forever ! Nature.. with its little magic wand has so exceptionally created such incredible creatures and left them wandering all around us. Every now and then, its such pleasure to cross paths with them. The human me, wants to grab and keep everything that's pretty; but, the naturalist me, takes immense pleasure in watching everything in their http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~3/uttB_whlAuA/field-sketches-from-northeast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~4/uttB_whlAuA" height="1" width="1"/>http://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/2011/01/field-sketches-from-northeast.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858.post-7220653663708843525Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:39:00 +00002010-10-27T08:05:12.707+05:30 <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:1; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:0 0 0 0 0 0;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~3/e_4sJu4yVH0/turahalli-in-sketches.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~4/e_4sJu4yVH0" height="1" width="1"/>http://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/2010/10/turahalli-in-sketches.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858.post-3216367589831049801Sat, 25 Sep 2010 11:57:00 +00002010-10-02T12:19:29.355+05:30 Shilpashree & I are conducting an exclusive workshop for kids... teaching them how to keep a Nature Journal. The Registrations are limited to 10-12 participants, so do hurry ! Please enlarge the attached image to find all the details. Contact us for more information about the workshop.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~3/a3ujXUF5sog/greenscraps-nature-journaling-workshop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~4/a3ujXUF5sog" height="1" width="1"/>http://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/2010/09/greenscraps-nature-journaling-workshop.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858.post-7935915799067685599Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:13:00 +00002010-02-22T01:12:36.635+05:30Here's one other mail that was long pending..Towards the end of October was the 5th International Canopy conference 2009, held in India for the first time. Its main venue was IISc (Indian Institute of Science), Bangalore! The whole event was mainly organised by ATREE http://www.canopy2009.org/index.html . There were a whole bunch of talks, some very interesting Plenary speakers, poster http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~3/6WuTdraf7fc/doodling-with-canopy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)12<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~4/6WuTdraf7fc" height="1" width="1"/>http://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/2010/02/doodling-with-canopy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858.post-3632687356350935596Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:09:00 +00002010-02-21T23:39:48.285+05:30How many times have i opened to type in a new page.. and instantly, my mind goes blank, my fingers dono what to type and an echo in my own voice that says 'Ah! forget it... why post??' .....Was hard to write with enthusiasm or type anything exciting, if at all!.... and it was easy to give up n' sign out.well, after many months... exciting, or not... enthusiastic, or not... here is something from http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~3/AOveD1RYXj8/last-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~4/AOveD1RYXj8" height="1" width="1"/>http://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/2010/02/last-year.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858.post-3975983729919814853Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:42:00 +00002009-05-03T19:17:01.636+05:30Male and female of Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) and Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandrii) along with the plant Red Buck-eye (Aesculus pavia)This hummingbird painting has been nominated a finalist in the World Birds category of the BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year 2009 competition !!!!The competition is believed to have attracted over 700 entries, out of which 122 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~3/bCgcWDrZawI/this-hummingbird-painting-has-been.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)27<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~4/bCgcWDrZawI" height="1" width="1"/>http://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/2009/04/this-hummingbird-painting-has-been.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858.post-1654575754714541966Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:02:00 +00002009-04-04T12:23:37.652+05:30Here.. here it is! My small cute little painting area. A rack for all my colourful assortment of paints, brushes and a crowded book rack in the corner. A very tiny area to work... but i guess its okay for the kind of work am doing now. Don't need a very large space for it. I guess its quiet ideal... However... my dream of a 'travel artist' still remains! Who http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~3/8MVFee2INKg/my-tiny-painting-studio.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)8<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~4/8MVFee2INKg" height="1" width="1"/>http://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/2009/04/my-tiny-painting-studio.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858.post-343913894374413033Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:22:00 +00002009-04-15T00:06:05.105+05:30Well... here is the slowly and gradually growing Wildlife art books collection.Everytime i brush through the pages, it excites and inspires me ever more.Am sincerely thankful to my ever encouraging friends and brother, who have helped add to this treasured collection of mine! And ofcourse, happy with myself too, to have invested on some of these beautiful books every now and then!Hope my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~3/XdKW11lQtr4/wildlife-art-books.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~4/XdKW11lQtr4" height="1" width="1"/>http://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/2009/02/wildlife-art-books.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858.post-2841275563136582542Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:08:00 +00002008-10-18T11:47:06.969+05:30A4 size; Black pen on paper; Using a technique of ‘hatching’ and ‘cross-hatching’ for the King hatchlings ! This technique is done by drawing closely spaced parallel lines to create tonal or shading effects.After having glued myself to Bangalore for a few months, immersed in painting, I finally got a chance to take off to the Western Ghats, where (my brother, Sandesh) and the filming crew were http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~3/mNRWfODaxQ0/hatching.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)11<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~4/mNRWfODaxQ0" height="1" width="1"/>http://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/2008/10/hatching.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858.post-1621069609432369918Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:04:00 +00002008-10-14T08:02:12.492+05:30More of my rough -in-the-field- journal sketches !A few wildflowers from Turahalli. Well, thanks to Ravee (http://www.weatheredwind.org/notes/), my interest in wildflowers has slowly bloomed too. Hidden between the grass, are these tiny coloured forms, so *unique* and distinct from one another.... which i would have otherwise walked past without a glance.With over 500 species of Aristolochia http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~3/xtCI7NRHtsI/wild-flowers-from-turahalli.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~4/xtCI7NRHtsI" height="1" width="1"/>http://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/2008/10/wild-flowers-from-turahalli.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858.post-7978697319466794909Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:55:00 +00002008-10-08T21:46:04.820+05:30sketchingstipplingleopardblack and whiteDid these sketches a few months back. Have used the -stippling method- for two of them... its mainly by doing the whole illustration by using fine dots to show the various tones and depth. I havn't got to see too many leopards in the wild. I got lucky to see my first leopard 3 years back in September 2005 ... two in one day @ Bandipur NP. Will remain as the most unforgetful interesting day for mehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~3/gcNdNRKrXng/leopards-on-prowl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)8<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~4/gcNdNRKrXng" height="1" width="1"/>http://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/2008/10/leopards-on-prowl.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858.post-9125658404927912012Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:57:00 +00002008-12-12T02:33:54.824+05:30The finest of my T-shirt paintings till date ! I sure did have a lot of enthusiasm to do it.Makes a more special T-shirt for this was my very first air-brushed work !With a thousand questions in my mind, if i should air-brush it or stick to my usual paint brush.... i decided to go with the air-brush after a lot of talking and convincing my own mind. It was supposed to be a birthday gift so i http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~3/udP-QvY3FHQ/growlthe-t-shirt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)10<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~4/udP-QvY3FHQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/2008/06/growlthe-t-shirt.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858.post-7207219143519263751Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:00:00 +00002008-12-12T02:33:55.011+05:30paintingsRuby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) and Trumpet Vine (Campsis radicans)This painting got auctioned in the US just last month!Its been a year since i made this painting. And i must say, i spent sooo much time on this one. I was trying to get a different background effect, only later, to learn that the effect is possible with an Airbrush!This painting was a donation to the Ocelot http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~3/vtu0TY5AT1k/ruby-throated-hummingbird-trumpet-vine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~4/vtu0TY5AT1k" height="1" width="1"/>http://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/2008/03/ruby-throated-hummingbird-trumpet-vine.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858.post-7342077400261802727Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:40:00 +00002008-12-12T02:33:56.663+05:30sketchingtripsTHE ROLLING GRASSLANDS - AN ISLAND OF THEIR OWN25th - 31st December, 2007I was quite fortunate enough to tag along with my brother to Eravikulam National Park. Sure enough, i had seen pictures, video clippings and heard about all the words of praise about this place i was going to visit. But i can say -nothing,absolutely nothing- can come close to *just being there* and seeing the beauty that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~3/8mC6Y0nN2E8/eravikulam-national-park.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)16<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~4/8mC6Y0nN2E8" height="1" width="1"/>http://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/2008/03/eravikulam-national-park.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858.post-7508839530633196332Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:36:00 +00002008-12-12T02:33:57.515+05:30T-shirt paintingWell.. here's the T-shirt i painted for my brother's birthday just last month. A Calotes lizard !This is the second T-shirt painting i have done. Did the first one for a dear friend of mine, about more than a year back. But, I dont even have a proper picture of the first one and now its all faded off i heard :( . Last time, i had used acrylic paints to do it. But this time did it with Fabric http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~3/sRyGAri0A0E/calotes-t-shirt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~4/sRyGAri0A0E" height="1" width="1"/>http://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/2007/12/calotes-t-shirt.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858.post-1784068127984455901Sun, 25 Nov 2007 08:01:00 +00002008-12-12T02:33:58.150+05:30watercoloursHymencallis speciosaOne of the most prettiest flowers in my garden. Wish it could bloom all year round. Did this painting in September, i guess.Have u ever seen this flower when it -just- opens?? Gosh! its amazing ! Its like a loose bud.. the tips are all attached and *suddenly* it breaks free and those spider-like long petals spread out. The 6 long greenish stamens with yellowish-orange pollen http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~3/8d_XVX6JTAI/spider-lily.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~4/8d_XVX6JTAI" height="1" width="1"/>http://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/2007/11/spider-lily.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858.post-7701837356514510085Sun, 25 Nov 2007 05:54:00 +00002008-12-12T02:33:58.264+05:30For sometime now, the sunbirds have been on my mind. Dipped my brush to do some small paintings of these tiny jewels. Hoping to capture them at their best, very soon. Over a hundred species of sunbirds have been recorded around the world, out of which India has just about 12 species.These are the Purple sunbirds. One, amongst the 4 known species recorded in South India. Their long slender down http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~3/qxTFo1jNYow/for-sometime-now-sunbirds-have-been-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~4/qxTFo1jNYow" height="1" width="1"/>http://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/2007/11/for-sometime-now-sunbirds-have-been-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858.post-6079911046429550900Sun, 25 Nov 2007 04:55:00 +00002008-12-12T02:34:00.027+05:30sketchingSome doodles in my sketchbook, out in the field...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~3/SSHjkzSHXZ8/some-doodles-in-my-sketchbook-out-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~4/SSHjkzSHXZ8" height="1" width="1"/>http://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/2007/11/some-doodles-in-my-sketchbook-out-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858.post-2176120813036812434Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:48:00 +00002008-12-12T02:34:00.683+05:30sketchingBack from my most recent trip to Coorg! I stayed at honeyvalley and also hiked up Tadiandamol, which had been on my wish-list for 4 years now, from when i started with the idiscoveri programmes! This has been the only exciting adventure -all by myself- so far! Suresh and Susheela Chengappa have always been lovely hosts with their most generous smiles and delicious home-cooked food.Met some other http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~3/JxBxrbL2jRM/out-of-sketchbook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~4/JxBxrbL2jRM" height="1" width="1"/>http://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/2007/08/out-of-sketchbook.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858.post-8359052700503203681Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:06:00 +00002008-12-12T02:34:00.920+05:30 The 7 chakra's in the human body!Well...unlike the wildlife & nature paintings i have posted on this blog earlier, every once in a while i need to accept other commission works too, to keep myself going ! These are the most recent set of paintings that i have worked on. I was not aware about these chakra's at all, until http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~3/ZoXVkBWHUAo/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~4/ZoXVkBWHUAo" height="1" width="1"/>http://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/2007/08/blog-post.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27816858.post-5775784675958994434Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:09:00 +00002008-12-12T02:34:01.194+05:304'X6' fibreglass mural(click on the image to see a bigger version)This started of as a terracotta mural 2 yrs back.......completed as a fibreglass mural..... just yesterday!Right after the 5 academic years in college, a bunch of us... Swetha, Manju and i started a mural for our freind SL... for his new house ! What we had done in terracotta looked great.. its quite time consuming and it takes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~3/oRZm8KTpOEQ/fibreglass-mural-elephant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MEROPS)9<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ryMH/~4/oRZm8KTpOEQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://sangeethakadur.blogspot.com/2007/06/fibreglass-mural-elephant.html