Mural Class resumed on Sunday 28th Nov after a three week break

Mural Class resumed on Sunday 28th Nov after a three week break:
Tejus and Arjun in the foreground:

 Sasi Edavarad to fine-tuning 'The Flute Recital'

 Ms Reena copies a figure, while Dr Reghuraj attends to the 'Flute Recital'

 Navneetkrishna has the whole mat for himself

 Pravda watches attentively as Sasi Edavarad explains the basic forms.

 Sasi Edavarad and Dr Reghuraj

 Jishnu Manavedan, just returned from from Sabarimala

 Arjun is distracted

 Gokul, Krishnamohan,Navneet

Tejus Sr in the foreground

Vidhyarambham held on Vijayadashamai 17th Oct 2010

The OpenStudio for murals  entered its fifth year on Vijayadashami Day ,17th Oct 2010.Some new applicants joined the class on the auspicious day when Vidyarambham - or students are initiated into world of letters and arts.:

After a brief prayer followed by Guru-Vandana, students sit down - the older ones to rededicate themselves and the new applicants get initiated into the fascinating world  of murals.You see Arjun,Tejus,Vaishnavi,Gokuland Panini in the above pic.

Aathira,Rahul,Jishnu,Sudev and Anila are also seen in this pic.

 Dr Reghuraj and Dinakumari teacher also attended the Vidyarambam ceremony

Vijayadasami last Sunday saw Fresh applicants into the world of Murals

 Dhyanasankalpam completed four years on Vijayadashami Day ,last sunday and enrolled about seven new students. The total new admissions this season is became ten.
Panini took to the Canvas as the 'teachers' got caught up in Election Duty:

Plenty of work left to be done with black.

Panini is identifying areas in the canvas where work still remains to be done.

The class is on with(L-R) Vaishnavi,Suraj,Krishna Mohan, Aathira, Tejus, Pravda,Ms Sudha,Rahul,Sreevalsan and Jishnu 

Naveen and Sreevalsan at work(above)

 Panini is helping out Naveen with the basics.

Tejus II and Sreenivasan, both new admissions, later join the class, as panini attends to TejusI.

With the Temple Festival 2010 around the corner,(Nov 14th to 21st), events for the children in Recitation of Bhagavatgeetha, Aksharaslokam, Prashnottari, and Story-telling were conducted simultaneously, at the venue.

A section of the audience for the story-telling session.

The Class concluded at 13.00 hrs

'Flute Recital'' a mural in acrylic on canvas-a weekly update

Class begins as usual at 10 am. Anila is at the 'Recital'canvas.The bench is full and Panini walks in late.

Finding no place to sit on the bench, he walks to the canvas.Anila is giving finishing touches with black.She shows Panini, the sections that need attention.

Jishnu,Krishna Mohan,Aathira(new admission),Tejus,Rahul,Suraj and Sudev (L-R)are engrossed in their work:

Rahul is doing the pencil drawing for his new canvas.He plans to work on the feet today:

Sudev joins him to check.Rahul gets back to work:

Rahuls earlier drawings are on display today for the newcomers to copy from:

 

Some more pictures before the close of the  session:

Weekly update on Flute Recital-a mural on Canvas in Acrylic

 Dr Reghu , Srikanth and Anila took to the canvas armed with the black colour.

The thin lines that create an optical illusion of life and movement in a mural are drawn with precision, patience and passion.

Rahul has started his new mural on canvas- Little Krishna

Jishnu is drawing the brahmin, the one on paper is earlier drawn by Rahul.

Kannan (gokul)  is a picture of concentration.

Krishna Mohan ,Tejus and Arjun are busy practising the lines.

There are six students on the bench.

One more new student joins the class: Aathira, class VII.Its her first day at the studio. In the absence of Guru ,Sasi Edavarad, Dina Kumari Teacher, initiates her into the world of murals.

Dina Kumari Teacher begins her work on the Lotus -Plucker( This time , A girl), a fresh reinterpretation of Sittanivasal Cave.

 A visit to the 'visual library' at the Dhyanasankalpam Gallery.

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 Teacher shows Girijakalyanam to Aathira's mother and sister.

 Arjun,Anila and Teacher pouring over a new book

 This is teacher's ouline for the lotus plucker

Teacher and Anila browse a table-top book on Indian Murals.

'The Flute Recital'- a mural in acrylic on canvas- an update

There was good attendance today, after Onam and some mid-term tests :

Its a full bench with plastic stools  sourced from the neighbourhood.

the ones who do not get a seat, perch themselves on the bench itself , or,

or occupy the floor, like lil Navneeth.

Rahul (r) returns after a longish break and joins Dr Reghuraj 

Brief interruption to proceedings from Dr Mrs Sindhu Thampatty, Mr Jayan and Navneeth

Dinakumari teacher joins and replaces Rahul

Kannan and Pranav watch Dr Reghuraj and Rahul at work

Navneeth watches Chinmaya Krishnan at work

Sasi observing the senior students at work

Tejus, the youngest entrant,watches carefully, as Sasi draws a model.Observing the teacher is very important in this art form.