Just the other day my friend Hemang wanted me to give a marathi gali..your wish is my command ;)
I love love love the movie Jab We Met. When I thought of I for Izzat, the only thing I could think of was this dialogue and Hotel Decent !! lol. So I paid another film tribute :)
Yes we can all relate. And no thats not me in the picture :P
E was the hardest letter to come up with stuff for! There is only one word that came to my mind - Ekdam. And then Heetal Bhatia suggested 'Ek du kya?' and I couldn't resist! :D
Suggestions were pouring in for F. Tried to do a few of them.. Fataka, Fattu and Falooda
But nothing describes stuff I say better than 'Filmy'. :D
I was SUPER excited to do this word!
And when I reached G..I had too many suggestions and too less time. So I went with something simple but so true to India..Gilli Danda!!
c'mon..you knew I would do this word!
There are so many options for some letters - B for Bhangra, Bhikaari, Bhaiya, BST bus..and the obvious BC gaalis :P
C - Chaddi, chaat, chacha, chammak challo, chindi, chaalu, chor etc.
Here is what I have :)
C - Chaddi, chaat, chacha, chammak challo, chindi, chaalu, chor etc.
Here is what I have :)
I'm getting a great response to this series :) More surprises in the form of guest artists to come!!
Us Indians have such awesome slang words! Wouldn't it be great to have a desi ABCD? :D
Here is A for Angrez.
Here is A for Angrez.
This is officially my last doodle for the 10 Day Challenge. Starting a new series after this.
I knew I wanted to do this since Day 2 but intentionally left it till the last day. I couldn't get to it within the 10 days because of the requests I started getting. So this is my bonus doodle :)
The theme is 'India'. This is not what India is like..this is what I am like when I'm there. I can't write a lot because its really hard to put in words my feelings towards that country..but there is a lot of hidden meaning behind this piece. I hope the people that are associated with it are able to figure it out because I dedicate this one to them! I couldn't experience India the way I do without you all..Cheers!
I have successfully completed my 10 Day Doodle Challenge!!
These past 10 days have been extremely fulfilling. I feel like a lot of people saw a side of me that I had hidden all these years. But now its out, and its been appreciated. I am completely overwhelmed by all the comments, likes, shares and compliments that have come my way. Thank you to each one of you for supporting me..this journey wouldn't have been half as fun if it weren't for the constant facebook notifications :)
Today's theme is 'Real Beauty'. My friend Neha suggested it. I fell in love with the idea and tried to do my best. These were her words:
"something spiritually inclined... more on the tranquil side...probably like buddha...or feel of meditation ...mixed with nature ... basically the real beauties, created by God himself...n wud love to see how you'd re-create with your special awesome art!! "
We often lose ourselves in outer beauty, superficial things, and greed. But the real beauty lies in things that God has created..things that are free..things you don't show, but feel instead.
So slow down a little..take some time to appreciate something that relaxes your brain and gives you true happiness.
Another day another struggle. No ideas or theme behind this one..just drew some patterns.
But tomorrow I'm going to get back on track. I have a theme for tomorrow and I'm going to stick to it.
I'm probably going to extend this doodle thing because I promised a few guys I would doodle their requests but couldn't get to them.
Coming back, this is my Day 9.
If facebook led you here, don't worry, I'm not going to bore anybody with my sob story. I just want to write about my day and my piece.
2 years ago I felt really defeated (due to some experiences I don't want to get into). I went through a weird funk..I couldn't concentrate much, I liked to while away time, nothing excited me and most of all, I wasn't inspired to work. Every new thing I started, I would leave unfinished thinking I'm not good enough. I didn't realize why I was feeling that way..all I knew was that I was a complete failure. I remember thinking there are a hundred other people more talented than me and I don't stand a chance in front of them. I even started to re-consider if I wanted to be an artist.
I'm pretty sure we all go through this phase of seriously doubting ourselves and our abilities..we feel like shit and think we've totally failed in life. If you thought its just you, you're not alone.
It took me a while..Almost 2 years to get out of that dump. I didn't care enough to share it with others..so I struggled through it myself (except for one person who always told me to believe in myself..but at that time it sounded like crap). But 2 years later, I was happy, confident and excited. I had a plan, things were going great and I was finally starting to believe that things happen for a reason..and that everything pays off in the end.
Then today happened. I feel like I'm back in that dump. Maybe not as deep emotionally but much deeper in reality. I feel defeated and I don't have a back up plan.
I'm not sharing all this with you so you leave me comments telling me that everything will be alright..I know things work out in the end and I know something good will come out of this too..but right now, at this moment, I'm allowed to feel depressed.
Anyway, this too shall pass I know. But I wasn't in a state of mind to draw today. I had decided that I won't doodle today and continue tomorrow. But that would mean not completing the 10 day challenge. That again, would be a defeat. And no! I cannot afford to lose again. I'm not going back into the funk and leaving things unfinished. So I drew whatever my brain could handle.
This one is called 'Release me'.
Today's theme - Pisces
Requested by my friend Supriya :)
Here is everything you want to know about us:
Every word in there is true to me! Such a typical Piscean I tell you :)
ROCK N ROLL !!!
My friend Kanishk (a crazy rock fan and one of my best friends) asked for today's theme to be rock n roll. This ones for you dude!!
Totally jammed to Hendrix while doing this. Also went through millions of his pictures for reference.
Lets call this a sketch. Can't call it a doodle because a. I used reference for the horse/knight b. I penciled the horse before drawing over it with pen. I slightly wandered from my challenge but oh! well :)
So todays theme is Fairy Tales! Every girl at some point thought she was a princess and someday Prince Charming would fight a ferocious dragon and come rescue her and they'd live happily ever after.
But in reality, Prince Charming isn't the one with a hot bod, brave face, dragon fighter...he is just the guy who loves you for who you are, is there for you when you need him and the guy you love to be around.
Did I just write something romantic? eww :P
Also, have you been checking out Darren's blog?
Thanks to my friend K.Mo (who is getting married in July) I had no time to doodle yesterday. I spent all day at a dance practice (the performance of which will be on his reception day).
So spent the day dancing and then my friends and I decided to go out to dinner at 11pm. Thanks to my awesome friends (who patiently wait for me) I was able to carry my sketchbook to dinner. Started off at the restaurant..got back home..and continued till 3am.
The doodle gods should be proud of me that I am not behind. I successfully completed Day 4.
So now if you excuse me..I'm going to get back to my Day 5 :)
This month, Indian Cinema has completed 100 years of being awesome! 100 years ago someone picked up a camera and shot a scene and started the magic that we now call Bollywood! That is so amazing !!
So my friend Sharat suggested using that theme in my next doodle. As much as I love the idea, it was really not possible to fit 100 years of awesomeness in one page and in one day. So keeping that as a side project, I decided to pay tribute to my favorite Bollywood movie.
For many, considering the above, the immediate movies that come to mind are Sholay, Mother India, some Amitabh movie etc. With all due respect to these brilliant films, I do not connect with any of them. They are amazing to watch, marvel, get nostalgic, entertain..but I do not emotionally connect to any of them. Maybe because when they came out, I was too young to understand Cinema.
But I remember walking out of the theater after watching this particular movie..for the first time I was quiet. I didn't have an opinion..I couldn't make out what my mind was wondering..and I didn't say much till I got home. I knew I enjoyed the movie..but I didn't know why I was at a loss for words.
It took a few days for the movie to sink in. I realized what was happening. For the first time I connected with a movie..I felt the emotions..I understood what the characters are doing and why they are doing it..I had paid attention to the cinematography..the dialogues..the acting..and I loved every bit of it. Its definitely not the best out there..but for me it is..because for the first time I was forced to experience the WHOLE movie.
Ever since, I have watched the movie a gazillion times (there was a phase when I watched it EVERYDAY for a few weeks). And whenever the movie plays, I'm the annoying friend who says the dialogues along with the movie. It still gives me goosebumps!
Well done Farhan Akhtar :)
I was gifted a sketch book with the most awesome illustrated cover : http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=185001008236795&set=a.134568043280092.25676.134154516654778&type=3&theater
(you MUST check out their other stuff). Anyway, coming back, I got this sketchbook as a gift and I didn't touch it for as long as I could (you know how its hard to touch pretty things coz you think you'll spoil them). But now that I'm back to Dubai, my hands were itching to tear apart the plastic and start drawing. Out came the plastic, drooled some more over the art, opened up a new crisp page, popped the pen cap..........stared at a blank page for 10 minutes.
No worries..plugged in my auxillary cable, played some awesome music, and let the pen just flow. I don't have a concept or a theme behind my doodle..I just drew my chain of thoughts. It was relaxing...almost meditative because of the repeating patterns..and so fulfilling. I looked at the final design and was so pleased :) So much so that I decided to do this for the next 10 days.
Each day, new design, for 10 days!
I would love love love if anyone else wants to join me on this.
I did the design yesterday but came up with the idea and drew the cover today. So lets call this Day 1 :)
One of my awesome friends Omkar is studying film-making at Xaviers College in Mumbai. For his final thesis, him and his group made a documentary on food wastage in India and how we can help.
I made the opening title and a little motion graphics clip for his documentary :)
(voice over was provided)
It's week 4! And here is what I have been upto..
We had to draw 'excitement' poses and then make STU(the rig) pose like one of our sketches.
More general sketches and posing STU
From start to end..
It was close to midnight and I was (as usual) laying in bed without any pants on and surfing the internet.
I decided to log in to animationmentor to see if my Q&A timings with my mentor have been changed. I log in to find out that my Q&A session was going on and was in its last 10 minutes!I didn't want to miss my FIRST session..so I joined the chatroom to see whats going on.
I joined and was welcomed by my mentor ..I could see him..and I started chatting with my other classmates.
So my mentor tells me that we are doing introductions..and I think oh cool I get to know people and tell them about myself. I thought were all chatting and getting to know each other.
So my mentor tells me that we are doing introductions..and I think oh cool I get to know people and tell them about myself. I thought were all chatting and getting to know each other.And my mentor says, "Ok Madhavi..we have one more person before we get to you. So Kevin are you ready? I'm going to stream you now"..and boop! he presses a button and Kevin comes on screen!
WHAT? My mentor presses a button and we come on screen? LIVE?? but but..I am in my UNDERWEAR with the lights off!! and in bed..with messy hair !! AND I'M NEXT! he could press the button any minute!!!
WHAT? My mentor presses a button and we come on screen? LIVE?? but but..I am in my UNDERWEAR with the lights off!! and in bed..with messy hair !! AND I'M NEXT! he could press the button any minute!!!So I jump out of my bed!
Put some pants on..
Turn on all the lights in my room..and set the laptop on my desk..
try to fix my hair..
Yank out my headphones and mic and get it all setup..
And just when my mentor asks me, "Madhavi are you ready?"
Haha! Phew! that was a close call.
I love drawing over my gestures (30secs)
The past 4 days have been EXHAUSTING! I was an ArtGuide for an event called 'Art Dubai'. It was a four day long event which showcased some amazing artists from all around the world and opened my eyes to some pretty cool galleries in Dubai.
I haven't kept up with the art scene in Dubai so I was pretty amazed with what I saw. We went
through so many galleries and saw so much! But here are some pictures of (what I thought) were some of the interesting pieces.
So my job was to assist people on the bus. They get on at 10am, we stop at different galleries and then drop them off at 6pm.
our bus had pretty art on it
That's me and Edita
this piece is made entirely out of duct tape
This bull was just chilling at the entrance of a gallery. The exhibition's topic was 'Domination'. Which also explains the next two pictures
It reads 'everyday I wake up to find the world change while I sleep'
This piece is by Rebecca Rendell. Her exhibition was called 'Tension of Balance'.
Pretty lights! My photo does not do justice to this installation. I don't remember what it was called and I don't remember the concept behind it..but it was still beautiful.
This piece was called 'existence'. Each one of those charcoal rocks is hanging by a thread from the ceiling. SO BEAUTIFUL!
We also stopped at the 'Cartoon Art Gallery' which is the first gallery in Dubai to promote CARTOONS! Their exhibition was 'Batman' and it showcased the original animation cells from the series. The place was pretty cool :)
This piece was called 'existence'. Each one of those charcoal rocks is hanging by a thread from the ceiling. SO BEAUTIFUL!
We also stopped at the 'Cartoon Art Gallery' which is the first gallery in Dubai to promote CARTOONS! Their exhibition was 'Batman' and it showcased the original animation cells from the series. The place was pretty cool :)
they have a little workstation with light tables upstairs
The next gallery had a live rooster! Poor guy looked bored
I also had a Vader spotting!
So much Art! There were a lot of pieces which were beautiful to look at, some made me think, and then there were some which made me go "really??". But the best comment was made by a British gentleman (who was on board) and he said, "Art is like religion. What you believe might not be believed by others, what you like might not be liked by others. Art is finally what you make of it and what you believe in."
Well said sir!
