I loved train rides as a child. The views, the open skies, the wind in my hair and the differences in terrain, people, customs, dialects and food would amaze me. To an eight year old, who's world was confined to roughly a ten square kilometre area in the city, train rides were portals to another world.
At nights i would sit up near the window and observe the black night and it's inhabitants.Electric wires running parallel to our train would run a marathon with us, going up and down, forming a crest at a transformer or a pole, and then descending into a gentle trough, then up again.... You could see blackened silhouettes of trees, poles and buildings passing by and the train lights reflecting on the ground whooshing past us. The moon was a co-passenger, tied to one of the bogeys with a really, really long piece of thread. The only thing constant were the stars and the soothing rhythm of the train chugging on slick rails. Rattle, rattle, rattle, rattle.
These sights, repetitive they might be, were an experience for young minds who look at the world with different eyes. Adult eyes don't see such things. Adult eyes only see things as they are.
Some years later, I became an adult and in the process of gaining the knowledge and capacities of a full grown mind, I lost my imagination and I had no way of finding it, till my daughter was born.
In her vivid imagination, there's little difference between the real and the imaginary. Bananas are telephones. Her toys have lives, preferences and names just like real people because her toys are real. Her cup of milk has chocolate islands. And Humpty Dumpty is someone to be scared of.
Everyday is a new discovery along with Anika. Everyday I look at things anew. It's like I'm living my life with Anika-colored-glasses so that everything looks new, possible, sparkly and good.
On your birthday, my darling little girl, I hope and pray that you never lose this capacity to imagine and believe. That you never fall prey to the obstinacy of a limited mind. That you always look and find wonder and ceaseless possibilities in the most mundane of things.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY GIRL! ππππ€
New short story on the blog, folks!
Immorality is not confined to a person or a place. Be it a temple a church, a mosque or any other place of worship, heinous and lesser crimes will be committed as long as man breathes.
This story is a satire on ritualism in religion and the obstinacy of human wickedness.
Please head to the blog to read, like, share ann comment.
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Really beautiful! I haven’t tried charcoal pencils yet. I bought water and acrylic colors last evening which are again a new medium for me. Can’t wait to use them!
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Oh! Colors colors! They always thrill me too, even if I’m useless at them. Do let us know how it turned out. I know you like sketching. You should try charcoals, pencils or sticks. They add depth to your sketches that normal pencils can’t. Happy sketching π
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These days I am stuck on Sakura micron pens. I have been wanting to use charcoal sticks but I fear that I will end up smudging everything. But then I will learn only when I practice. Do you use fixative too on the sketch once it’s done?
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Not yet, I don’t. I haven’t created anything yet that I love so much as not to let it smudge! Ha ha… One question Ma’am, do those micron pens bleed when you use them on say, watercolors? Coz the ones I have (not Sakura) bleed into the colors even if the colors are dry and it just ruins the painting.
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No, Sakura pens are just awesome. Worth spending money on!
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Cool! I’ll invest in them, if you say they’re that good. Thanks a lot π
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Welcome π
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Nice!!
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Thank you π π€
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Cool sketch! π
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Thanks a lot π π
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Dude, it’s a beautiful portrayal of meditation pose and so many talents that you have. Now, stop hiding them.
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Oooooh thanks a lot. π π π π
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I really enjoyed this sketch! Thought it had great style to it.
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Glad you liked it. Thanks a lot π
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Hey, this is just brilliant. You do have a great talent in sketching,
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Thanks a lot girlie. How have you been?
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I have been good, how about you?
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Same ol’ same ol’ π
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Beautiful sketch….
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Thank you Sir π π
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Thank you π
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This is beautiful Pradita!
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Good Morning and thanks a lot Dahlia π π
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Nice nice… charcoal pencil….how’s that different pradita…
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Thanks Akhila. Charcoal pencils are a lot darker than normal writing graphite pencils. The charcoal content in them is also looser than, so that it becomes easy for artists to shade the sketches. They bring a lot of depth to the sketch because the pigment in them is stronger. Think of them as charcoal pieces shaped into pencils. Have you ever drew something with a piece of wood charcoal? Notice how the black is strong and vivid? That’s why it’s sometimes better to sketch with.
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Thanks a lot pradita for the well explanation ..
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π I realise I may have bored you. Sorry about that π¬
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Oh..no dear… not at all bored…I wanted to know about it, otherwise I wouldn’t have asked you….please note I am not a painterπ, but I love gathering information…(in fact I would have added a little more instead of saying thanks alone initially to show my courtesy, was in a hurry then and so …)
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Aah! I see. Well please add to your comment when you have time. Would love to chit chat over this π
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Nice.
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Thank you π
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