Ganesha over dose!

First Ganesha I drew

Then thought will do the 16 Ganeshas so drew Gajanana

 then Mahakaya

 Then lost interest & tried the simpler versions

I like this one

Then finally was inspired to draw my version of Ganesha!

Sorry for the over dose, was too inspired :)

Happy Ganesha Chaturthi all

Happy Ganesha to all my CD friends!

Rajni Sir, Wish to inform you that I have cleared all the homework as I was out of town for 3 days during last week.

670_Ganesha

Today's topic is Ganesha.

Today is Ganesh Chathurthi. More HERE.

Happy Drawing! :)

Mice!

Elephants here

Mouse

Read the story about Gajamugasuran n Ganeshahttp://www.kidsgen.com/fables_and_fairytales/indian_mythology_stories/ganeshas_%20mouse.htm

The cute nuisance!

669_Mouse

Today's topic is Mouse.

The significance of riding on a mouse is the complete conquest over egoism. The holding of the ankusha represents His rule of the world. It is the emblem of divine Royalty. 
~ Swami Sivananda 

In the Deccan region, Ganesha was pictured with a sheaf of corn and sugarcane, with a mouse as his vehicle. Invoking him made it possible for farmers to eradicate their worst problem, namely rodents, insuring a bountiful harvest. Ganesha is thus the guardian and protector of success, in this case, a good harvest.

 

Happy Drawing! :)

Happy Ganesha!

The saying inspired me to do this :)

Am going to Mysore Dussera!

Drishti Ganesha

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesha

668_Elephant

Today's topic is Elephant.

More HERE.

When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.
~ Abraham Lincoln

A camel makes an elephant feel like a jet plane.
~ Jackie Kennedy

The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book?
~ David Attenborough

Love will draw an elephant through a key-hole.
~ Samuel Richardson

 
Happy Drawing! :)

Ah! to learn

as a student of art, the learning process 

is as fascinating as the artwork itself. 

The sincere student!

667_Student

Today's topic is Student.

Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.
~ Og Mandino

You are always a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward.
~ Conrad Hall

I don't think I'm in any position to call myself a martial artist. I'm a student of the martial arts.
~ Lou Reed

I'm still a novice student.
~ Ang Lee

I love being a student, if I could, I'd stay in school forever.
~ Andrea Barber

You never stop learning. If you have a teacher, you never stop being a student.
~ Elisabeth Rohm

A student of life considers the world a classroom.
~ Harvey Mackay

 
Happy Drawing! :)

A dedicated and passionate Teacher-Venkatalakshmi Sridhar

I owe a lot in my life to my wife! She is so passionate about teaching. She started teaching when she was just in her teens...To this day students  who come to her for learning want to stay with her for as long as they can.
I salute her!! May her tribe increase!!

Happy Teachers' Day

GURUR VISHNU,
GURUR DEVO MAHESHWARAH
GURUR SAAKSHAAT PARA-BRAHMA,
TASMAI SHRI GURUVE NAMAH.

Summary of the Mantra

The Guru is Brahma (The God of Creation)
The Guru is Vishnu (The God of Sustenance)
The Guru is Shiva (The God of Annihilation)
My Salutation to such a Guru, who is verily the Supreme God

666_Teacher's Day

Today's topic is Teacher's Day.

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.
~ Albert Einstein

The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.
~ C. S. Lewis

I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.
~ Khalil Gibran

You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.
~ Swami Vivekananda

I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
~ John Steinbeck


A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.
~ Brad Henry

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth'.
~ Dan Rather

I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.
~ Lily Tomlin

The teacher is the one who gets the most out of the lessons, and the true teacher is the learner.
~ Elbert Hubbard

You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.
~ Dr. Seuss

Most of us end up with no more than five or six people who remember us. Teachers have thousands of people who remember them for the rest of their lives.
~ Andy Rooney

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.
~ Anatole France

Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks. Also learn from holy books and wise people. Everything - even mountains, rivers, plants and trees - should be your teacher.
~ Morihei Ueshiba

Failure is a great teacher, and I think when you make mistakes and you recover from them and you treat them as valuable learning experiences, then you've got something to share.
~ Steve Harvey

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.
~ William Hazlitt

Suffering is one of life's great teachers.
~ Bryant H. McGill

Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.
~ Stevie Wonder

Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.
~ William Wordsworth

Experience is the teacher of all things.
~ Julius Caesar

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
~ William Arthur Ward

I'm glad I was a teacher.
~ John Wooden

 
Happy Drawing! :)

Teaching myself

You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.
~ Swami Vivekananda 

Please teach me how to scam regularly!