Hasmita's Art Work

I first noticed that I could draw something pretty decent when I was about 14, in 1985-86. It happened one afternoon, out of the blue. I had a comic book of The Famous Five by Enid Blyton, and I was taken with the picture of George (she was my favourite). I felt like sketching her face. That is one of my first big sketches, and it's here on this site. I was surprised and thrilled at the result--it was quite like the original.

I had been drawing and painting from when I was tiny. Really! I won a consolation prize (a medal) for painting when I was three :-) (and that was it--no more) Later I began to copy drawings from storybooks, comics, and make some from imagination.

Once when I was in Class 6 or 7, we had an exhibition of Russian books in school and I bought a storybook that had pencil-sketch illustrations. I picked up my drawing pad when I got home and sketched one of these illustrations. This is when the Art Fever bug truly bit me--hard! I realised I could draw! I showed the sketch to my parents who were also pleasantly surprised. I proceeded to draw several of those illustrations (many of which are here). I began oil painting too after a few months.

When I changed schools after Class 8, it was a new atmosphere and somehow the fever reduced and I cooled off of art for a while. (I took to writing instead, and that fever caught on from there and has never stopped.)

Recently, about fourteen years since my Art Fever days, I happily discovered an Art school that didn't require me to enroll for years and get a degree. I joined the 3-month course, more to get back into the habit of drawing/painting than for anything else but secretly hoping to learn something too. I have learnt some useful things, and also got back the habit and some of the fever again, in a more permanent kind of way.

Now I do the things I love best--writing, and art. Life's a picnic!

Thanks for listening, and I know you must be wondering where in Cyberheaven "Some of my artwork..." is.
Well, here: :-)

This is my set of old sketches, from Art Fever times. (Click on the image you want to look at and it will enlarge)

George of the Famous Five	Father and Son	Boy and his cage	A Red Indian
Elephant and family	Cat	A burning match	Burnt out matches

The following are my newer works (I will update these as I do more work):

Horse 1	Horse 2	Greek bust	Beer mug and flower
Whisky and Moneyplant	Street	Carnation	Goa Scenery
Geraniums	UK Artist, John Bratby	House in winter