Water Reservoir in Oil Pastel
I first took a photo of this water reservoir in Sri Lanka when in 2012. The first time I sketched it was last year. I just used colored pencils as I was probably just looking through photos for some sketching subject matter. Recently I thought about creating it with oil pastels in a larger format.…
Cape Ann Sketching Workshop
I participated in a 3 day workshop with watercolor artist Shari Blaukopf at Slow River Studio in Topsfield, MA. We spent time at a local farm, as well as Rockport and Halibut point, and sketched and painted while learning as much as we could from Shari.
2022 Sketch Highlights
A few of my sketches from this year that show my progress. I started the year with a random doodle that sparked the idea of getting back to drawing and painting, and discovered “sketchbooking” which feels like a low pressure way to practice art.
The sketch that started me sketching
I can remember feeling irritated on this day, the first day after a holiday break with family and in-laws and all the joy and frustration that brings. I decided I would take some time out to do something different in an effort to get out of my mood. Realizing afterwards that it helped me feel…
Natasha Rajakariar 