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m my india travel journal 2024 by meera rao float like a blue lotus graceful grounded and unbothered by the mud the blue lotuses bloomed in a mini pond on the balcony they are small but oh so beautiful and graceful i used my newly acquired japanese kuretake gansai tambi paints on this page and am very pleased with the results i had penciled in the sketches in my strathmore tan toned sketchbook and painting in the colors had to wait posted by meera rao at thursday february 27 2025 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday february 19 2025 sereni tea sereni tea in every cup watermedia on upcycled tea bag by meera rao there is nothing like reliving the memories of a trip than painting a scene from the days i spent traveling there trip to china was a few years ago but there were many scenes i have been wanting to paint just waiting for the right time in my series on tea bag paintings so far i have limited the subject to all things tea there were many tea ceremonies we were treated to each extolling the teas from the particular region the common thread though was beautiful serene young girls in traditional clothing serving the various teas in a very relaxing and traditional settings with exquisite tea paraphernalia i never tired of those moments of peace and quiet beauty anticipation tea steeping serenity swirling aroma meera rao posted by meera rao at wednesday february 19 2025 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom buffalo journey color pencils about me meera rao i enjoy painting in watercolors color pencils graphite and mixed media i like to paint everyday things scenes ideas that capturen my imaginations explore them through realistic expressive impressionistic or abstract styles i also enjoy photography i try to bring to my art the philosophy heritage and the tropical colors of india and the spirit of adventure and experimentation i find 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water for today water for today watercolor and ink by meera rao india art journal 2015 when you see water in a stream you say oh this is str resplendent on yupo resplendent watercolor on yupo 11x14 last week i tried out watercolors on synthetic yupo paper it was a fun experience full of su interlude interlude mixed media on photograph 5x7 by meera rao playing with mixed media presents plenty of dramatic entertainment here i used the laughter of pomegranates pomegranate watercolor on yupo by meera rao 9x8 5 we have a small pomegranate plant in our back yard the flowers and fruit magical metamorphosis magical metamorphosis mixed media 5x7 by meera rao magical metamorphosis inevitable sparking unexpected notes to dance a whi meandering lines a day in the life rangoli doodle pilot g 2 pen i am not sure cleaning up my doodle when i transfered it to the fiction project sketchboo masterful storytelling kathakali is a beautiful form of dance drama from the state of kerala in india in very expressive body language and precise hand movement nostalgia urwa market pencil sketch 3 1 2 x5 urwa market digital photography last week i made a trip to my home town mangalore after many learning from great drawings copy of luca camiaso s christ leading the calvary copy of luca cambiaso s group of figures the s showing my art gentle sway 14x10 watercolor by meera rao it s catch up time with regards to a few different places my paintings have tr search this blog followers facebook badge artbymeera promote your page too subscribe to posts atom posts all comments atom all comments labels 0neweek100people 4 0neweek100people2017 1 0neweek100people2018 3 0neweek100people2020 1 30x30directwatercolor 1 artbymeera 12 ifthenshecan 1 oneweek100people 3 oneweek100people2021 4 stillman birn 2 travelsketches 6 virginia master naturalist 2 virginiamasternaturalist 5 100 sketches 8 3 d 3 30 day challenge 3 3tiny habits 1 a day in the life 28 abstract 20 accordion sketch book 10 accordion sketchbook 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