Thursday, October 29, 2015

Afghan Church @ Mumbai

          When I first heard the name 'Afghan Church', I had wondered what the Afghans had to do with a church! On reading the history of the place it revealed that this church was built in 1847 in memory of the British soldiers who lost their lives in the first Anglo - Afghan war. The retreat of the British forces from Kabul in 1842 is considered the worst disaster suffered by them in India. The church was built entirely with locally available material and is known for  its wide gothic arches and stained glass windows. The tall structure was supposed to be a landmark for the ships in the Bombay Harbour but is now dwarfed by sky scrapers all around.
          This work was done plein air. The October heat was killing. However I did manage to finish it. This blog should not remain idle lest my friends forget me! Am sorry was missing from the scene for a long time. Work compulsions. 
           Hope you all like this. Have a great weekend.

12 comments:

  1. Hi, AK, you made a wonderful work! Enjoy your weekend. (*I'll stay at the gallery. The solo exhibition is going well.) I hope one day, you'll have your exhibition! Best wishes, Sadami

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    1. Thanks Sadami. You have what they call sixth sense. My solo exhibition planned in January next year. Struggling to keep up with my profession and passion. Great to hear about your exhibition. All the best. Waiting to see the pics.

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  2. This is absolutely beautiful, AK. I love the colors and the History behind this piece. You have been missed...glad to be seeing your work again!!!

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  3. You work never forgotten, this is beautiful, history is interesting as well, so glad to see your post today,!

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  4. It looks like a beautiful church, and has an interesting history. Kudos to you, Asit, for working on this in the heat! Glad to see you painting again!!
    Kathryn

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  5. C'est superbe et quel plaisir de te retrouver !!!

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  6. I like this a lot and admire that you did it en plein air in the heat. Thanks for the history to go along with the painting, too.

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  7. Very wonderful painting and very interesting church !!!
    Have a nice week and new month !!!

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  8. Very accurate and precise, really beautiful !

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  9. Ciao Asit , how many elicoptjers did you paint!
    Very nice and the different colors you use for the sky gives to the elicopter a different means!
    Ciao, ciao, Floriana

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  10. Thanks a lot friends. Your appreciation means a lot to me.

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  11. great plein air work AK ...you have a wonderful gift

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