1000

Yay! CD reached 1000!
We take a walk down memory lane...

On November 10th 2011, the first CD topic was posted

Dance

Soon we hit a century!

200

300 was teachers day!

400 we celebrate technology

Then the 500!

600 we wished Charu Jain a regular CDer & inspiring water colourist a Very Happy Birthday!

700

800

900 Cd took a short break

Now we are here at 1000!

Chumma Draw I say!

999_ Celebration

1 more day to CD 1000

Let the celebrations begin!

998_Umbrella tree

2 days for CD 1000 :)

Today we draw a umbrella tree

997_Dinesh Francis

3 days for CD 1000 :)

Once upon a not so long time ago, on this day a child was born. The doctors looked at him and said, a cartoon is born! Happy Birthday Dinesh!

996_Rambutan

4 days for CD 1000 :)

Today we draw some Rambutans

995_lamp

5 days for CD 1000 :)

Festival of lights is round the corner, so let us get our lamps ready.

994_Comic on party

6 days for CD 1000 :)

Yay! CD 1000 is round the corner so party time. Let us draw a comic on CD party!

993_Stadium

7 days for CD 1000 :)

Today we draw a stadium!

992_Hairpin

8 days for CD 1000 :)

Today we draw the hairpin!

991_Nothing

9 days for CD 1000 :)

Today we discover Nothing, a city in Arizona! Happy Birthday R K Narayan!

990_Freesia

10 days for CD 1000 :)

Today we draw the flower freesia.

CDC 11:
Let us draw our favourite cafe! Please post CDC 10 drawing on Sunday, 12h of October.

989_Jackal

11 days for CD 1000 :)

Today we draw a jackal.

988_Butterfly shrub

12 days for CD 1000 :)

Today we draw butterfly shrub

987_Kalmia

13 days for CD 1000 :)

Today we draw the Kalmia flower.

Happy ID!

986_Bakrid

Today we celebrate Bakrid!

Please post your CDC10 drawings today.

985_ World animal day

Today is World animal day.
Also Jambu savari at Mysore. Draw what you like.

984_Ayudha puja

Time to clean the weapons of creativity! Let us do Ayudha puje.

HBD BAPU!

Simple Living High Thinking ( In Reverse now a days!)

983_Durga Puja

Today we pray to Goddess Durga!

Happy Birthday Bapu!

CDC 10:
Let us draw our favourite quote by Bapu! Please post CDC 10 drawing on Sunday, 5th of October.

982_Saraswati Pooja

Today we pray to Goddess Saraswati to bless us with knowledge & creativity! 

981_Fig tree

Today we draw a fig tree.

20 days for CD to reach 1000

Please email 2 of your best CD works to chummadraw@gmail.com. These art works will be used to create downloadable & printable poster, calender or cards as part of our CD1000 celebration.

Cuppa

Filter Kaapi

Apologies for posting so rarely.. So many lovely topics have come and gone! This is an old one- but its international coffee day ;)

980_International coffee day.

Today we celebrate International coffee day!

979_New york

Today we tour New York and draw.

979_World tourism day

Today is World tourism day! Artistes can go anywhere they want to without having to leave their desks! Happy creative journey!

Happy 16th Birthday Google! 

977_Zebra

Today we draw a Zebra.
Zebra's dilemma " Am I white with black stripes or black with white stripes?" 

976_Space craft

Inspired by  the success of Mangalyaan by ISRO, let us send a CD space craft to our favourite planet.

CDC9:
Let us celebrate Navaratri. Let us draw our favourite part of the festival.
Please post the CDC drawings on Sunday, 28th September.

975_comics

Today we draw a comic about happiness.

974_Mysore

With Dussera round the corner, Mysore is all set to celebrate it with enthusiasm. Let us draw Mysore city.

973_Dracaena

Today we draw a Dracaena plant.

972_Jasper

Today we draw a jasper.

Please post the CDC8 drawings today.

971_violets

today we draw the violet flower.

970_Black & white

Today we do a black & white painting.

969_Frock

today we draw a frock. 

CDC 8:
Let us draw rain & if it inspires you, write a poem or a story about rain!
Please post the drawing, poem & or story on Sunday 21st September.

968_Narendra Modi

Happy Birthday PM Mr. Narendra Modi.

967_Silambu

Today we draw Silambu.

966_ Agatha Christie

Happy Birthday Agatha Christie!

CDC 7

Zentangle tree textured paper sketchbook approximately 4" X 5".

Jabuticaba

Inktense colour pencils

965_Jabuticaba

Today we explore & draw this unique tree Jabuticaba!

Please post the WDC7 drawings today!

964_Apartment block

Today we draw a apartment block.

963_Impala

Today we draw a Impala car.

962_Impala

today we draw a Impala

CDC7:

We explore & learn Zentangles!
Please post your Zentangles on Sunday, 14th of September.

961_Hanok

Today we explore traditional Korean house, Hanok.

960_Virgo

Today we draw the Zodiac sign Virgo.

959_Peach

Today we draw a peach.

Onam Greetings!

958_Onam

Happy Onam!

Post the CDC7 drawings today!

DO NOT READ SUCCESS STORIES....

957_ Illustrate a quote

Today we illustrate our favourite quote.
Check this link for inspiration

Pranams to a Teacher at Home!

956_Teachers day

Happy Teachers day!

955_Bhubaneswar

Today we explore Bhubaneswar.

CDC7:
Let us draw all the yummy food we ate during the festival. Go draw your favourite food. Post it on 7th September.

Open your Mouth..Ha Ha Ha!!

954_Hippoporamus

Today we draw a hippo.

953_Comic

Draw a comic strip about the recent festivals.

Madhubani fish

953_Madhubani art

Today we try Madhubani art.

Did you know (DIK): There are 121 days remaining until the end of the year.

951_State tree of Kashmir.

Today we discover the state tree of Kashmir.

Answer

950_Indigo

Today we explore the colour Indigo. 

Happy Ganesha!

949_Ganesha

Today we pray to the lord of creativity, Ganesha.

948_Gowri

Today we pray  to Goddess Gowri.

The Selfie!

Believe me..it's me...White Hair, Long Nose..Small eyes..and my typical smile...if it still does not look like me something wrong with my cari then!

Squinty Selfie

This is an old one... I was squinting because it was bright sunlight... so I don't quite look like myself.. but then I am told I never do.

947_selfie

Today we draw a selfie.

Mao suit and some psychedelic company

I got a little carried away with my fountain pen and hence all the extra stuff :).. apologies!

Eat Green! Go Green!

946_Mao suit.

Today we draw ourselves a Mao suit.

Gira..?

Apparently the average height of a giraffe is 16-20 feet! :)

Giraffe

Water colour pencils & water colour.

945_Giraffe

Today we draw a Giraffe!

My tribute to U R A

944_ U R Ananthamurthy

To we remember U R Ananthamurthy

Please post CDC6 entries today.

When the Swan swam!

943_Swan

Today we draw a swan.

CD fun:
Try saying this tongue twister:
Swan swam over the sea,
Swim, swan, swim!
Swan swam back again
Well swum, swan!

942_Forsythia

Today we discover forsythia

Yogi!

A quick 10 minute tribute!, Dinesh thanks for asking once again, doubt i would have made it otherwise!

The Asana with a rider!

941_Yoga

Let us draw some yoga for our creativity!


CDC 6:

Let us draw a landscape in our favourite medium. Please post the landscapes on 24-08-2014.

Cherries

Inktense pencil work.

940_cherry fruit

Today we draw cherry fruit.

Violet

939_Violet colour

Today we discover and learn a little about the colour Violet.

HBD Krsna!

Hare Krishna!

938_Krsna

Happy birthday Krsna!

He who perceives Me everywhere
and beholds everything in Me
never loses sight of Me,
nor do I ever lose sight of him. 
The Bhagavad Gita

Army truck

937_ Military truck.

Today we draw a Military truck.

Please post your meme today.

Ikat

936_Ikat

Today we learn more about textiles. We discover Ikat.

Freedom!

935_Independence day!

Happy Independence day!

Jana= people
Gana= group
Mana= mind
Adhinayaka = leader
Jaya he= victory be
Bharata= India
Bhagya=Destiny
Vidhata=Disposer
Pañjaba=Punjab
Sindhu=Indus
Gujarata=Gujarat
Maratha=Maharashtra
Dravida=the south
Utkala=Orissa
Banga=Bengal
Vindhya=vindhyas
Himacala= Himalayas
Yamuna=yamuna
Ganga=ganges
Ucchala=moving
Jaladhi=ocean
Taranga=waves
Tava=your
Subha=auspicious
Naame= name
Jaage=awaken,
Tava=your
Subha=auspicious
Asisa=blessings
mage= ask,
Gahe=sing
tava=your
jaya=victory
gatha=song
jana= people
gana= group
mangala=good fortune
dayaka=giver
jaya he=victory be
Bharata= India
bhagya= Destiny
vidhata=dispenser
Jaya he, jaya he, jaya he, Jaya jaya jaya jaya he.= victory,victory,victory,victory for ever.....

JAI HIND....

Cat

RIP Robin

934_Cat

Today's topic is cat.

CDC 5:
The entries to be posted on 17th August.

We create a meme. 

933_Robin williams

“O Captain, my Captain. Who knows where that comes from? Anybody? Not a clue? It’s from a poem by Walt Whitman about Mr. Abraham Lincoln. Now in this class you can either call me Mr. Keating, or if you’re slightly more daring, ‘O Captain my Captain.’” - John Keating, Dead Poets Society
Today we say bye O captain my captain to Robin Williams.

Elephant

Elephant sketch on paper made out of elephant poo!

Conserve Elephants! Protect Elephants!

932_ Elephant & youth

The modern World has a lot to celebrate & conserve.
Let us celebrate youth; today is International youth day.
Let us help conserve Elephants. World elephant day.

Shhh! Reason goththa?

931_Meteor Shower

today we draw a meteor shower.

Grandpa at the temple

Last year we took my Grandpa to his ancestral village after ages. He was delighted and in absolutely gay spirits. This is a pencil study I did of a photo of him sitting in his ancestral temple.. I plan to do a watercolor of this.

CDC #4 Rothko