Messenger (Illustration Friday)



The Little Messenger (Digital Version)





The Little Messenger (hand-drawn version)



This is my very first entry for Illustration Friday.

The little messenger does his work only with some little and sweet bribes.

I did a hand drawn  version first and then got tempted to digitalise it too.

 It was fun and look forward to doing more every week!

much love
rv

Kookaburra brings Greetings

Kookaburra's Season's Greetings
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I call it a quick 'recycle' of design. I converted a previously done up sketch of a Kookubura bird into a christmas card for my Aussie clients :o).




Merry Christmas and a very Happy New year 2012
rv

For the Next one

In the west we have the famous throwing of the bouquet. In my part of India, we have madram-vaippu where the bride/groom has the 'veto' power to select the next bakra ;o)

The Punjabis have the Kalira. (more on the punjabi pre-wedding tradions here).

My best(est) childhood freind got married last month and I have a camera full of colorful photographs.
It was a gala Punjabi wedding and the most enjoyable part were the pre-wedding ceremonies.

No matter which part of the world one might hail from, and how different each tradition, custom and ritual might be, I am sure there must be something in every culture which would involve the prospective 'next' ones.

Sonali jingles her Kalira on her unmarried friends and cousins, in anticipation of a few pieces to fall on them.
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Her cousing brother too gets a fair chance with the Kaliras ;o)
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I am not sure how and when this custom originated and whether it works or not.. but it surely was lot of fun :o)

Much Love

rv

Kitty with the orange yarn

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I am not much of a cat person. But since my latest project invovlves them, I am getting to post these cute naughty beings in action.Youtube is full of  kitty videos where I mostly draw my inspiration from.

Have fun :)

O Kitty Kitty

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Go Curly



Whats a Bad Hair Day to the Curly Girlies. Just another day.



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The Adventure Called LIFE

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I wanted to create something out of the beautiful pictures of  the majestic blue Alps I clicked at Königssee, Germany.

The 'On Top of the World' feeling

@Salzburg, Austria 

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Hand-painted Custom Wedding Card

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Quick water color strokes on handmade paper. And then tweaking the colors a bit on photoshop, and voila..

Blooming in Prague

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I just adored these flowers all around the city... backdropped by the old pastel buildings created such a romantic feel <3 <3

Greeeenny

A barefoot walk on dewy grass is the best foot therapy!
(by the Konnigsee Lake (Germany) )

Smile

Kites, Kites Everywhere...

The sun starts travelling north and the mercury starts rising. The trees bloom with broken kites in a plethora of colors
One of the most awaited festival of Gujurat, India- Uttrayan.

It is a much awaited Holiday. Everyone pitches themselves on the roof tops and terraces in the game of Kite flying from dawn to dusk. Binging on Undoyo (a spicy mixed veges dish) and shaking booties to bollywood remixed music - the Gujju folks dont leave any stone unturned to have a ball...

This is my first time in the culturally rich state Gujurat. Hoping to explore more festivals during my stay here.
Ciao for now