Sunday, January 29, 2012

Cavalry....

     On 26th January India celebrates The Republic Day. On This day in 1950 our constitution came into effect. To commemorate this day  a large parade is held in New Delhi. The military, paramilitary and police etc come out in marching columns in all their finery. Amazing tableaux take the breath away from spectators. In spite of all the changes over a period of time, my favourite still remains the Cavalry columns. The horses are elegance personified. I am not much of a rider myself but love them any way. Had been wanting to paint one for a long time. Found this picture very interesting and decided to paint it. The composition was difficult as both the horses and riders needed equal footage. Hope I managed to do justice and you like it.   

23 comments:

  1. Asit, you did indeed do justice to the picture! Very well done!!!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Un trabajo bien realizado, me gusta mucho.Un saludo

    ReplyDelete
  3. You did a very good job with a very difficult subject. Superb!

    ReplyDelete
  4. I do like it very much Prabal, and the horses are lovely. Nice soft touch makes this painting a joy to look at.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Such a hard painting to pull off but you did a wonderful job! The pageantry of the parade really comes through.

    ReplyDelete
  6. You did a wonderful painting of a very complex composition. Bravo!

    ReplyDelete
  7. One of your most powerful compositions I think.. I see your passion for perfection here, congrats!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Wonderful painting Asit! A very difficult subject very well made! Bravo!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Bellissimo e difficile lavoro. Mi piace molto come ci racconti la storia con i tuoi acquarelli. Elvi

    ReplyDelete
  10. This painting is fantastic! I think both the horses and figures are equally well done! The detail, my goodness, very impressive.

    ReplyDelete
  11. you've more than done it justice!
    I can feel the pride and passion -and the sound of the hooves! Gorgeous evocative painting xx

    ReplyDelete
  12. wonderful painting cronist Asit,
    painted with fine lines and emotal
    expression.

    ReplyDelete
  13. Beautifully executed painting --I love the composition and the colors -- you managed to do justice and more :)

    ReplyDelete
  14. beautifully painted ,,,complex to paint AK ...i like how you kept the sense of order and formality

    ReplyDelete
  15. Wonderful watercolors Asit, complex scene to paint!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Very difficult scene with lots of things to paint in this one - you did a good job of it! And it's fun for me to find out the celebrations on Jan 26 (my birthday) - Australia Day, too!

    ReplyDelete
  17. You did a beautiful job with this. You captured the movement, the elegance and the sense of history!

    ReplyDelete
  18. The details are amazing, AK! I love this painting...its not an easy piece...but as usual, you aced it!!

    ReplyDelete
  19. Ciao, It is difficult for me to say what I think un english. I love the horses very much and in your paint they are very good.. also the soldiers with the flags give the right inage and mouvement...
    Ciao, ciao, Floriana

    ReplyDelete
  20. Wonderdul work, AK. You have succeeded in blending the colours. The composition must have been difficult to handle.Congratulations.

    ReplyDelete
  21. Thanks friends for all the encouraging words.

    ReplyDelete
  22. Oh so sorry i didn't see it ! Wonderful job Assit ! I assume the composition was a difficult task, you managed it very well, the horses are just wonderful. Beautiful tribute to India :)

    ReplyDelete