Artist Name: Shirish Deshpande
Location: Belgaum, India
Title: “Invocation”
Medium: Color Ball pens and Yellow pencil
Support: Hard Board
Dimensions: 12 inches X 12 inches
Comments from the Artist: I recently discovered ball pen as my art medium. I build up colors by cross hatching method. I find this very interesting and exciting as every line has to be the final one. No correction possible thereafter. I would like to have your valuable comments on my work. Thanks.
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jaime moxey on Thu, 5th Mar 2009 4:20 pm
I love your work!!Its not often that one comes accross something so subtle and profoundly beautiful, its perfect!!!
Angeline on Thu, 5th Mar 2009 4:38 pm
Good colors, love the rock shapes!! Nicely done!
ragarm on Thu, 5th Mar 2009 4:55 pm
That is an absolutely fabulous technique you are developing.
I would recommend you focus more on your tiny figure –
not necessarily for it to become entirely “figurative” in its particulars,
but it could be more stylistically integrated with the rest of your drawing — even by way of a tiny shadow of its own of some sort.
Love to see more!
Agathe on Thu, 5th Mar 2009 4:57 pm
I see an immense talent here so that we can feel a spiritual message. Like: we are taking part of the creation.
Agathe
Katherine on Thu, 5th Mar 2009 4:59 pm
Love the colours, the contrasts and shadows, THe picture is reallly great- I would not have thought that ball point pends would give you this type of look.
Manjula Singh on Thu, 5th Mar 2009 5:14 pm
This is excellent! I can see the light, energy of the elements and the feeling of being on top of the world.. The rocks give it realism and the sky an abstract feel. Wish I was as talented..
Brittany on Thu, 5th Mar 2009 5:22 pm
Very neat. I love the texture and 3D feel of your art.
Jayne Cummins on Thu, 5th Mar 2009 6:59 pm
My initial response was ‘Wow” – then I saw the medium you have used, something I would never have thought could make such an outstanding picture. I just love the rocks and then the perspective – the small man with his arms raised to the heavens.
Well done.
Jayne
Dr. Derek P. Blake on Thu, 5th Mar 2009 8:57 pm
What an atmospheric and meaningful picture, one that almost everyone can reate to. Nice colour usage that gives the impression of space.
Shyam Wadwankar on Fri, 6th Mar 2009 3:33 am
Dear Deshpande,
Excellent job.
Wonderful control on hatching.
Only two things in the composition are pinching me.
1. The pyramid like stone in the right bottom side is disturbing the naturalness of other shapes.
2. The unhatched rocks on the left hand bottom side create a feeling that the work is yet to be completed, or a crumpled paper is laying there.
Finally, I feel the figure is not necessary in the composition. But that is my feeling. Any way, this is a work with great patience.
Shyam Wadwankar
Daad Abi Saab on Fri, 6th Mar 2009 4:50 am
i really like the technique you used, and the work all is nice gives the feeling of relaxation.
Valerie Sasaki on Fri, 6th Mar 2009 5:39 am
I think its great, the colors are soft and beautiful. I love your subject
over alll Great job.
aprajita on Fri, 6th Mar 2009 8:05 am
You are brilliant with this technique…. Loved every stroke in your creation. You truely deserved what you have received…. I wanna congratulate you for this as well as wish you more creativity and luck in future too!!
Chris on Fri, 6th Mar 2009 12:08 pm
Shirish, I stared at your artwork and found it spellbinding and unique. You have captured strength and delicacy. Thank you for sharing , I will see your rocks in my sleep. Chris
Jagadish Kunte on Fri, 6th Mar 2009 12:38 pm
Wonderful ! You are really innovative. No one would have thought of Ball pen as medium. Simply great. The perspective the picture gives is excellent.
ellen on Fri, 6th Mar 2009 6:00 pm
love your artwork, the little figure gives the whole thing scale, showing just how big those boulders are.
very impressive
Pat on Fri, 6th Mar 2009 6:00 pm
I think it is wonderful and very unique. Great texture on the rocks and I love the little guy. He made me smile. The colors you used are Superb and the sunlight coming from the sky is Fab.
Ashish on Fri, 6th Mar 2009 7:45 pm
Dear Shirishda,
Great work, such a wonderful depth in the picture… great….. and a wonderful texture too… congratulations…. wish to see many more from you…
Ashish
Finola Prescott on Sat, 7th Mar 2009 1:41 am
I love this, the rocks made me think of paper which brings up all kinds of re-interpretations for me. I love also climbing on rocks and feeling on top of the world but such a small part of the great natural world at the same time-something I see in your picture. For me, the figure ties it all in and puts me in the picture.
I think the texture you create with the pens adds a texture that’s inviting and draws you in – and lovely subtle colours too.
The pyramid is a little at odds but I thought perhaps it could be the figure’s tent nestled safely among the rocks…
lovely work
madhav on Sat, 7th Mar 2009 7:27 am
very good work shirish, really astonishing
Raman on Sat, 7th Mar 2009 11:32 am
too good to comment, fantastic
Raman on Sat, 7th Mar 2009 11:38 am
fantastic
Sana Almimar on Mon, 9th Mar 2009 4:55 am
A real remarkable painting and you are a real artist ,i love this painting and this new media.Go on you are great
Anita on Tue, 10th Mar 2009 2:45 pm
Its truly an amazing piece of art…the nature seems so real and inviting. good job !!!
Ellen Lou Severs on Tue, 10th Mar 2009 8:45 pm
Dear Shirish Deshpande,
You have 3-4D down pat. Keep on doing your art work. I do
care about how other people are doing and how well. It takes
all of us to make a beautiful world and you have done that
very well. Your ink painting expesses what our self worth is about.
I can feel what you are expressing in your painting.
Don’t ever quit. I had one of my paintings published on the cover,
of my book. yours is better then mine. You should consider,
having your work published in a book. You are that good!
Ellen Lou Severs of Knoxville
Artist and Author of
A Whisper Through Life
publisher Xlibris
Soroya on Wed, 11th Mar 2009 11:24 am
I love your picture it is subtle yet it speaks volumes. I particularly loved the look of the rocks looking almost like crumpled paper it gave the piece a very surreal feeling
Blessings
MADHAVI on Tue, 17th Mar 2009 4:13 am
Wow… a great idea. Keep coming up with more such interesting art work.
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rhea on Tue, 17th Mar 2009 6:03 am
Amazing work..the details add depth to the painting. I just love the tiny figure..subtle yet somehow it forces us to focus our entire attention to it..i dont think any changes should be made to the figure.it is depicting the mood perfectly..and yes.. beautiful rocks..thanks for displaying this amazing piece of creation..it was a great food to the eyes.
Shirish Deshpande on Sun, 22nd Mar 2009 7:22 am
Thank you all so much for all the appreciation… I feel bad that I have not been able to write to each of you individually. However I would like to keep in touch with each of you and share my ideas/work with you and know you all more… As I do not have your individual email id’s I am sharing my email address here askshirish@gmail.com for you to contact me directly.. i’ll be very glad… thanks so much again… Shirish.
carolyn Bishop on Wed, 25th Mar 2009 7:35 pm
Wow! It’s beautiful!
Ellen Lou Severs on Thu, 26th Mar 2009 8:05 am
Dear Shirish,
I have studied your canvas ink medium painting. It has many people giving you great compliments. Including I. I still feel yours
is as good as mine. I hope you will be able to show all of your,
paintings at art shows. Have a great day.
Ellen Lou Severs
Ingrid Albrecht on Tue, 31st Mar 2009 4:09 pm
Hi Shirish,
What a lovely creation you have produced! The overall feeling of “Invocation” is very moving. Your use of the rock shapes lead us gracefully through the lower half of the painting to the figure with hands raised towards the sky. The lost edges of the shapes in the upper part of your painting add to the mystery of your work. Your use of warm and cool grays in this work, with the cool grays dominating, is an excellent way to unify the work, along with the wonderful texture you have created using the ballpoint pen!
GREAT emotion! Great little painting!
Keep up the very good work!
Ingrid
RAJESH DESHPANDE on Sat, 11th Apr 2009 1:38 pm
hello shirish,just veiwed your work and was really surprised by the miracle done by a simple ball point pen, very nice indeed,good luck for all your future masterpieces.
shadab kausar on Wed, 6th May 2009 4:53 am
hi shirish,wonderful painting from ball pen…reall u r great artist
Richa d on Wed, 27th May 2009 2:42 am
Very Nice Sir…. This is something so beutiful.. ihave seen ever…
prateek on Thu, 28th May 2009 9:58 am
a very interesting work ever done before.
carolyn Bishop on Thu, 28th May 2009 2:58 pm
Most interesting … and very well done!
Martha on Sat, 3rd Oct 2009 9:21 pm
Congratulations!