the only way out is in..

when i read this title that day in `the speaking tree' i loved the idea of wording it! it is really a truth.when in trouble,small or big you have to search for the answer.many answers,and many many ways to answer are available with us.but there is a definite process to do it.this process of searching answers is inside.in the mind we have all the equipments. just close your eyes and look inside ,there is a way out!

this girl with the schoolbag is in the same phase of finding the way out!

books make me brighter!

सावित्रीच्या लेकी

स्त्रियांच्या शिक्षणाला सुरूवात झाली ती ’सावित्रीबाई फुले’ यांच्यापासून!आज स्त्रियांमध्ये जो आत्मविश्वास दिसतोय तो शिक्षणामुळे हे तर नक्कीच!

girls are ahead of boys in education these days.this is proved in results of the board examinations.i see this change even in the villages.many teachers also tell me about the sincerity of the girl students in studies as well as attendance.they do complete their graduation and post graduation if supported by their families. i feel for them who can't complete the education though they wish to.

this painting is a story about how books make them shine!!

krishna,my friend!

the god to whom we can touch,tease and call to play cricket is my friend krishna! i feel the warmth,the love and the closeness between us.this may be the result of the stories i have read or heard of him in my childhood.now i do believe that there is no such person or the power around.but the ideas about love, friendship,joy and the righteousness still exist!

in this painting i have let the colours flow and take their course.the figure stands out from the background and there is nice combination of the cool colours!out of many names krishna is called, one is 'meghashyam' !meaning, ' of the colour of the cloud'!!

concentration...

in this water colour brush sketch ,though unfinished one ,what i like the most is the concentration !the younger sister is doing hair of the elder one.her eyes show ,how busy she is in her work.we are attracted for some time towords her stylish short haircut. and then we look at the elder sister.her neck is extended and where is she looking?

though we see her eyes opened ,they are are not looking in front!she with her whole mind is concentrating at the point where the hair is being done! those eyes..they keep us looking at them .

goodbye to bicycle?

when i was in school ,bicycle was the vehicle in our village.there was no bus service. no motorbikes. no cars.bullock-cart was the only companion to bicycle.my teachers have many a times taken me to nearby city places for various competitions,exams on their bicycles.i am having albums of those journeys and the fatherly love of my teachers .in pune, satara and other small cities i used to see roads full of bicycle-riders! we can see this documented in some old movies ,especially songs.

but now with the introduction of automobiles bicycles are on the verge of saying goodbye!

this water colour is for those bicycle memories.

i like this painting very much because it really catches the motion!

with the speed of a bus..

once i tried to draw in a running bus.here objects were also running away from me.and then disappearing into blue.it becomes a memory drawing whatever you try to draw.

this is a small sketch of trees here.

conductor of the bus saw me doing sketches.he sat beside and saw my sketch-book.then we talked a lot about drawing.he was also fond of the subject while in school.but had never given a minute after leaving the school.after seeing my sketches he had a thought of doing sketches again.he said he had plenty of time sometimes and nothing he had done so far.

memorable monkeys

seeing a monkey while going somewhere is a common incidence .i was on my bike and i saw these two.they were busy with their routine job.i can't say if she was mother or father of that child!as always i was having paper and pencil with me.i started sketching them.

now they were aware of me. the child came closer to mother (must be no?)i got two pictures then!sketches are ordinary but the memory of those moments is not!