Saturday, April 5, 2014

Miles to go before I sleep...

     We are fortunate to have all kinds of terrain in India. The western region has a large desert called the Thar desert. As military aviators we used to fly very low at times. In such terrain there is no fear of any high-rises or invisible cables as there is only sand and sand for miles. This was a scene I had come across a long time back and was etched in my mind. Finally decided to put it to paper with the help of some reference pictures. 
     Hope you like it. Have a nice weekend.
     

31 comments:

  1. Asit, I love this painting. It is so simply and beautifully rendered, and the title is perfect. BRAVO!
    Kathryn

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  2. I can feel the tiring sun and endless dry lands in your background. I love the colors you picked

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  3. A beautiful subject with stunning colors !

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  4. really a beautifull dreamy painting...

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  5. Wonderful washes and watermarks

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  6. The colors and reflections are beautiful, AK....Wonderful work!!!

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  7. pretty nice blog, following :)

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  8. A beautiful scene with great colors !

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  9. Such a classic scene that we have all seen in movies and books. How wonderful to see it in real life!
    I cannot take my eyes off your new header of the helicopter in the snowy mountains. Asit....it is fabulous!!!

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    1. Thanks a lot Carol. The header happens to be the biggest glacier in the world, 'The Siachen glacier'. Siachen means Wild Rose but unfortunately this happens to be the highest battlefield in the world... between India and Pakistan.

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  10. I drool over your unusual viewpoints! You are blessed to able to paint such beautiful vignettes and much thanks for sharing !

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