#100DaysofTeabagArt | The Spring Series | Day-44 | Roar, Chennai Super Kings! Pen and ink, gouache, watercolors on used @bigelowtea teabags ! Cricket happens to be one of those bonding factors for a lot of us, and in that vein CSK is our pride (see what I did there?). I haven’t been watching IPL since they banned us for two years, but we’re back now. I absolutely love seeing Dhoni and the boys back on the field. For all of you people trying to call us the ‘senior’ team, you might want to look for something better for a comeback! Today’s match was stunning! :D #EngathalaDhoni #CSKForever #teabagart #100daysofteabagartbyhemu

#100DaysofTeabagArt | Day-55 | Charles Mingus | Sold Pen and ink, gouache and watercolors on used Bigelow Lemon teabag I was on a jazz playlist on YouTube letting songs roll by on its own, one by one, when I chanced upon Mingus’s Moanin’…I found the piece so cheeky-happy I couldn’t get it out of my system for a few days…and well, here we are: Me experimenting one of Mingus’s famous photographs in simple line-art form, which I don’t always do. Mingus was an American jazz double bassist, pianist, composer and bandleader. He is considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians/composers in history and was a big proponent of collective improvisation, i.e., all band members engage in some sort of improvisation and embellishment with their respective instrument instead of just one musician stepping forward to do so. His compositions are said to be heavily drawn from black gospel music and blues, while still holding on to hard bop. With a career spanning three decades, he’s collaborated with other jazz legends and has a special place in the world of jazz music. #Teabagart #day55 #100daysofteabagartbyhemu (at Columbus, Ohio) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzmFrrLDZsi/?igshid=s1542n6hebb6

#100DaysofTeaBagArt | Day-49| Traditional Indian Folk Art Forms | Kerala Mural Painting Pen and ink, watercolors and gouache on used @yogitea bag Kerala (a south-Indian state) mural paintings are frescoes depicting mythology and legends, drawn on the walls of churches, temples, and royal palaces. This form of traditional Indian art dates back as early as 9th to 12th centuries CE, where they particularly received royal patronage. The Kerala murals stand out for their beauty, clarity, and symmetry with unmatchable linear accuracy. They are simple, thematic presentations with the anatomy of characters represented in this region’s stylistic form. When deities are drawn based on religious texts, the muralists are usually instructed to follow certain observances and meditate upon the proposed form. Excellent murals were created in the 15th and 16th centuries with the emergence of the second Bhakti movement, where famous poets of the era helped revive the art form. This form of mural paintings uses natural pigments , glue, and vegetable colours— panchavarna (five colors): yellow, red, green, black, and white, with strict rules for successive layer in the use of these colours. Artists separate colors for the three types of human gunas: Satvika (green), Rajas(red/gold), and Tamas(black). The traditional painting brush is made of elephant grass locally called 'Kuntalipullu’. This piece depicts the parting of the sea as baby Krishna is taken to the Nanda chief by Vasudeva, Shesha naga acting as Krishna’s umbrella in the torrential rain. The artist whose original painting I drew this from seems to have signed it as Vijayakumar. Would love more information on him if you have it! #100DaysofTeabagartbyHemu #keralamuralpainting #timelapseart (at Columbus, Ohio) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnwT6PYHK2i/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wiap4eelr7pv

A small deviation in the ongoing sub-series (Traditional Indian art forms)— #100daysofteabagart | Day-48 | A commissioned pet portrait Pen and ink, watercolors on used @yogitea teabag Client @aishwarya1891 commissioned this portrait of her happy dog, Buchi as a gift for her friend. #100daysofteabagartbyhemu #petportrait (at Columbus, Ohio) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnpCay6g2Gn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1n6it9zu1ag5v

#100DaysofTeaBagArt | Day-47 | Traditional Indian Folk Art Forms | Kalighat Paintings Pen and ink, watercolors, silver pen, and gouache on used @bigelowtea teabag Kalighat painting or Kalight Pat originated in 19th century Bengal, in the vicinity of Kalighat Kali temple, in Calcutta, India. They were initially souvenir items for visitors of the Kali temple but over time, it developed to be a distinct school of Indian painting. Its main depictions initially were mythological characters, Hindu gods and later went on to be acommentary of everyday Indian social life (e.g. the hypocritical lives of the quasi-bourgeois, or the evolving roles of men and women in the society since the emphasis on women’s education etc). In the 19th century, Bengal’s primary flourishing art school was that traditional art of scroll paintings done on cloth or ‘patas’, showing religious deities. The artists who did them travelled from one place to next and sang the scenes told the stories during social gatherings. They were called ‘patuas’ or ‘painters on cloth’, usually said to be half Hindu and half Muslim, and practiced Islam. The British set up European style of academic art training under their rule, which attracted the patuas which brought about the Kalighat School— a unique blend of the ‘Oriental’ (religious/mythological depictions) and the ‘Occidental’ (everyday social life) styles of painting. Kalighat was particularly powerful as it was art that the common man could relate to and appreciate, and was thus ahead of its time. Other than motifs, these paintings use basic colors made as homemade dyes (indigo, blue, black, yellow, red, and green). Only for ornamentation would artisans use silver and gold. #teabagart #KalighatPainting #100daysofteabagartbyhemu (at Kalighat)

#100DaysofTeaBagArt | Day-46 | Traditional Indian Folk Art Forms | Kalamkari Pen and ink, watercolors, and gouache on used teabag (two three quarters in diameter) This sub-series will cover a few of the traditional Indian folk art forms and an exploration of their styles in the teabag art series. Kalamkari or Qalamkari (Persian: ’qalam’- pen, ‘kari’-craftsmanship) is a type of handpainted or block-printed cotton textile produced in Iran and India. This process only makes use of natural dyes nd fine bamboo pens. It originally began in the Sasani era in Iran almost 2500 years ago. In India, there are two distinctive styles of Kalamkari- The Srikalahasti style and the Machilipatnam styles; the two styles are different based on the nature of subjects for drawing based on their patronage, and certain techniques. Drawings are made up of fine lines and intricate designs. In ancient times, groups of nomadic storytellers and painters called chitrakars moved from one village to the next to tell illustrated stories of Hindu mythology. One can find large panels of kalamkari in temples depicting these stories. This piece is a particularly famous drawing depicting Natraja Shiva. #teabagart #Kalamkari #100DaysofTeabagartbyHemu (at Columbus, Ohio)