FALL(EN)...

Moments of glory,
Ah...
On the top of the world...
And
Alas,

Then...

Cared little for the downtrodden,
Inattentive to a similar fate,

Behold!

Now...

My place amongst the
Fallen....

Mountain Landscape in Sepia Tones

(Past weekend was spent in the heart of the Canadian Rockies, so it was appropriate to paint that landscape)

"Yearning"

I behold you with every breath I take,
Day after day...
I reach out for you with every breath I take,
Day after day.
But,
You remain,
Day after day...
Riveted within your contrived lull,
Inattentive to my attention,
Day after day.
---------------
(Lonely tree beholding the beauty of Lake Louise from atop Sulphur Mountain in Banff National Park, June 2008)

" Perspective"

Right or otherwise,

either gloomy or bright,

black,

grey,

or plain white...

It is,

my perspective.

"Despair"

"As the night falls...

Life slowly comes to a halt.

As my roots run dry,

And the life seeps away...

A new dawn

Will fail to drive

My despair away..."

(Photograph of a dying tree by the Bow river in the spring of 2007; quite in contrast to the previous post!)

"Spring Leaf"

" I am like a spring leaf,

looking up at the blue sky,

in hope,

and in anticipation,

of times sunnier,

than the days gone by."

Again, this one is dedicated to Swati

Also check out her shot of the "Spring Leaf". Check for labels spring, monochrome.

"Life: Not just black and white, but also in between...."

(Photo inspired by Swati's "Shadows on the wall")

"Liberation"

Trapped within

My thoughts,

And my trepidation,

I seek

Liberation

"Hollow"

Conquered, plundered...
And when there was nothing more,
Tortured, severed...
And left
Empty,
Hollow,
And
Alone.

"Twisted"

Story of life????

" Bridging the gaps"

Bridge over Humber River at the Lake Shore Boulevard close to downtown Toronto. It is an interesting piece of architecture.

"Reflections"

This one is for Swati, as I remembered this photograph after she had posted her shot of "Reflections".

This photograph was taken at the Getty Centre in LA, last September.

"A Version of Myself"

I sketched this from one of my photographs about three years ago and touched it up this evening. And, I really do not look like this (this is much prettier, I think!)...maybe except for the really strong jawline and the three piercings in the ear lobes! :)

"Leaves"

And this is the inspiring shot by Swati

"Flights Of Fantasy"

Imagination crosses dimensions...

I made this with Staedtler color pencils that I bought earlier today. These are really neat, you can use the pencils first, and later a wet brush to give the water color look. I love these.

"Heaven meets Earth"

I took this picture about two weeks ago (also at the Barrier lake).

No drawing ventures lately... have become busy with work...

But, I plan on purchasing paper this weekend and working on one of the ideas.

"Touched"

This is one of my favorites. I used the impressions of my palms, colored with water colors. Later, I used crayons to fill out the background. The idea behind this was the fact that our lives are touched and enriched by people around us .

I am still looking for an appropriate frame for this one!

"The Palm"

The palm plant in my living room. It looks much more beautiful in person- if I may use "person" for a plant! :)

Its all free hand using oil crayons.

I have many other ideas running thru my head, but I haven't had the time to actually sit down and put them on canvas. Most of my free time is spent thinking about new job positions and as to how I am going to manage everything if I decide to move out of this part of the world.

"The Fireplace"

The fireplace in my living room. Freehand using water colors. Thereafter added "diffuse glow" filter using Photoshop. It transformed a poor attempt into something good! :)

I have been away for some time, and have ignored to post at my attempts at art. This is just a twist to the "Faces" using the Adobe Photoshop. Too much of spare time to mess around with images!

It looks scary, though!