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When I learnt that our son and daughter-in-law were travelling to Salzburg, I naturally dug into Google to check the top tourist spots there. This came up in the top 5 places. The statue of the renowned classical music composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at his birthplace. Pen and ink drawing on drawing paper.
Winter dresses up Berlin with a fluffy white coat. I loved this pic of taken by our Daughter-in-law Astha Prakash and wanted to give it a try with my drawing pens. Translating a picture with infinite dot density to a monochrome binary image (pen and ink drawing) is an interesting challenge. I used a combination of cross-hatching strokes and stippling dots (for the snow). I used Staedler 0.1 mm grey pen along with the other black pens. The grey pens were intended to give a soft look for the snow.
Castle De Haar, Utrecht, Netherlands. Coloured pencil drawing.
A loose sketch of the view of the railway station platform. I drew the initial pencil sketch while waiting for the train to depart. I finished with drawing pens and watercolour at home much later.
The colourful houses of Villajoyosa (means "The Joyful Town") in Spain. Digital drawing.
Liberty statue, Budapest, Hungary. I drew this when our son and daughter-in-law were planning to visit a friend at Budapest. Ink pen drawing on the reverse side of a printed low cost printer / copier paper.
Brusio Viaduct is on the route from Terano, Italy to St. Moritz, Switzerland. The famous Bernina Express and other regional trains cover this scenic route. Brusio viaduct is a nine-arched stone structure built to limit the gradient of the railway line to 7%. The train takes a splendid 360 degree loop here to the loud applause of the travellers. I based this drawing on a splendid picture taken by David Gubler (http://www.bahnbilder.ch/picture/11543). Watercolour drawing on Indian watercolour paper.
Vignesh and Astha rented a small apartment at Schoneweide, Berlin. This is a pen and coloured pencil drawing of the kitchen and dining area.
While walking along the Spree river in Schöneweide, I noticed a riverside bar and restaurant that appeared quite warm and cozy. Pen and ink drawing with pencil colouring.
Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany. Pen and ink drawing with water colour wash
A part of the stone sculpture at the Vaidyanatheswara temple, Talakkad, Karnataka. Pen and ink drawing.
Bastei rock formation and bridge on Elbe river in Dresden, Germany. Digital drawing.
A monolithic stone sculpture in Lepakshi, India. It is one of the largest single stone Nandi figure in India. This is a pen and ink drawing on cartridge paper. The reference for this drawing was a beautiful photo taken by one of my friends.
Historic dwellings in Matera, Italy. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Pen and ink drawing on drawing paper.
A sweet little chocolate shop in the town Bruges in Belgium. My niece had visited Bruges during one of her trips and clicked a picture of the shop. I had been keen on doing some urban sketching. This is a digital drawing after my watercolour attempt did not come out with flying colours.
Kortrijk, pronounced like Courtray, is a city in Belgium. These are Broel Towers in Kortrijk. Though it would seem that both the towers were built at the same time, one of the towers was built in 1385 and the other in 1415. This is a pen and ink drawing with water colour wash on sketch paper.
Irish castle. I drew this from a watercolour practice book my son bought for me. The book had detailed instruction on the colours to use and the sequence. It even had tracing sheets of the outline drawing, I did not use them. Good or bad, there is a thrill in doing the initial sketch myself. I drew it on a handmade paper that my niece bought for me.
The Old Mill of North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. I chose to draw using graphite pencils to bring out the soft shadows.
The Stonehenge, UK. This is a heritage site and the birthplace of many theories on how they were formed. I was looking for a photograph which showed this monument at its best. This one caught my attention due to the angle of sunlight causing long shadows. I thought that an ink drawing would offer the best contrast and make it striking. I used a grey watercolour wash for the ground.
Giant Buddha statue at Leshan, China. It is so huge that the humans look like ants in front of it. I was fascinated when I saw this statue in the movie Abominable. This is a watercolour drawing.
King John's Castle, Limerick, Ireland. I drew this when my friend mentioned that he had gone to Limerick to be with his son for a few weeks. Coloured pencil drawing on drawing paper.
The huge Shiva statue at Murudeshwar, Karnataka. I drew this in a hotel room after a day of visiting the temple. Pen and ink drawing.
Venice
Coloured pencil drawing of St. Naums Monastery, North Macedonia on ivory paper.
Galaganatha Temple, Aihole, Karnataka. Pen and ink drawing
Barbicans are outposts from the past. This is a Barbican in Krakow, Poland.
Watercolour drawing of the pillar of a South Indian temple.
An old admin building in Hamburg, Germany. Line drawing with watercolour wash
A popular view of Dublin, Ireland. Line drawing with watercolour wash. I drew this when my son and daughter-in-law were about to visit Dublin.
A street in Annecy, a prefecture in France. I drew this from a photo sent by my son and daughter-in-law. They had visited this place and loved this stone paved street. Graphite pencil drawing
The terrace of the German Parliament Bundestag has 6 faces sculpted. They were quite intriguing. The intricate headgear led me to draw one of them with pen and ink.
Moltke Bridge is one of the oldest in Berlin, Germany. Pen and ink drawing of a portion of the bridge.
The Moltke Bridge in Berlin, Germany has several statues made of soft stone. This is one of them. A statue of griffin. It has interesting light and and shadows. Graphite pencil drawing.
Pen and ink drawing of the chimney atop the Cornwall castle in England.
Lodhi Garden, New Delhi. Graphite pencils.
Pen and ink drawing of the Shiva Linga at the Lepakshi temple in Andhra Pradesh. I used stippling technique to draw.
Pen and ink drawing of Praca-de-commercio, Lisban, Portugal. I applied pencil colours on top of it.
Bode Museum, Berlin. Graphite pencil drawing
Bode Museum, Berlin. Pen and ink drawing.
Clock tower, Sri Lanka - Pen and ink drawing
Statue of Atlas at the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. I drew this on an A3 drawing paper using graphite pencils. It was based on a lovely photo taken by my brother Murali Santhanam while he was in on a short trip to Russia. The shades of grey were inviting me to try and recreate on paper.
When I was viewing the photos taken by our friend Mr. Goutham Ramesh, I was fascinated by the brilliant photo of this idol. For the second time, I was inspired to use stippling.
Pencil colour drawing of a Jain temple at Varanga, near Mangalore
Mettur Dam, my birthplace. The dam and the surplus bridge form the cul-de-sac storing the water arriving from Karnataka. Both of them are remarkable structures. They are the pride of the town and the state. Pen and ink drawing with pencil colouring done on an on ivory board.
A relic from Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. I had taken a photo of this place when we spent a week in Sri Lanka. Graphite pencil drawing. A dry brush was used to blend and give smooth shades.
Graphite pencil drawing of Al-Khaznez, Petra, Jordan, one of the cherished monuments. It was challenging but had delectable grey shades to draw.
The feet of Goddess Lakshmi from a breathtaking picture taken by our friend Mr. Goutham Ramesh. I used stippling for this pen and ink drawing.
Graphite pencil drawing
The reference was a beautiful photograph taken at Hampi by my brother Murali Santhanam. I used 3B to 8B pencils to do the shading.
Graphite pencil (0.5 mm mechanical) on plain paper. I was inspired by the perspective of the photo I took in Kochi. I had enormous difficulty in maintaining proportions, dimensions and the angles. I had lost practice and it was showing. I also did not have the patience to draw the details.
One of the most photographed barns of the USA, T.A. Moulton Barn in the Teton National Park. I drew this using coloured pencils on a normal notepad paper. On hindsight, I could have done better colouring and some blending too. I did not know about layering and blending back then.
Kolar Someshwara temple sculpture. It is a pen and ink drawing using stippling (dots) for shading. This was one of my earlier attempts at stippling.
Graphite pencil (0.5 mm mechanical pencil) on normal paper. I also took the help of 6B and 8B pencils for the darker areas. It was mesmerising to draw the fine patterns on the door and the hatching for the bricks.
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