'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.

Flute Recital- a mural on Canvas- a weekly update

As the mural on canvas -' the flute recital' makes steady progress, Sasi explains and demonstrates to Dr Reghuraj the technique of applying black colour in the final stages of the mural..black is what gives clarity and the fine lines of black create the optical illusion of movement /motion..and its gives life..and a definition..to the mural :

Panini too decided to bring his mural on Board depicting 'Dhanwantari'-the presiding deity of Indian Medicine-Ayurveda.:

The class received Thejus , a new student, studying class 7th.

Thejus is seated second from right.

Mr Sudhakar, father of Thejus , watches the students at work.

 Dr Reghuraj attends to black all alone..there is a Flute recital from the Sony Walkman by Kudamaloor Janardhanan to keep him going..

The class in progress.

 Rohit strikes a pose..Aathira's Saraswati in the background..can be seen..

The Mankave Idyll: on a Hartal Day on Tuesday

Tuesday (7th Sept.2010) was a day off for people in Kerala and some other parts in India..thanks to a  Strike/Bandh/hartal  called by the Trade Unions,to protest against the Price Hike in Petrol etc..and it meant :No Public transport hence no school..to Jishnu and friends-Naveen and Sudev:
they choose to play monopoly in the post lunch session for a couple of hours..

Dinakumari Teacher , who was late on Sunday for the Mural Class, decides to make up for the time lost, as her school too was closed for the day ..

Dr Reghuraj, has a day off as the college too is closed..and decides to give the finishing touches to the 'flute recital'

Jishnu and Sudev collude to win against Naveen. The boys call it a day and head towards the Trissala Bhagavathi temple-pond for a swim:The pond is full to the brim and you can see the bath house deep in waters:

The majestic Banyan tree-the favourite haunt of grown-ups (pond-watch etc..):

Sudev takes the plunge ,Panini waiting for his turn:

Jishnu doing a somersault:

Panini and Sudev 'scuba/snorkelling'-indian style- with out any ..:

''The Flute Recital'- a mural on Canvas-weekly update

The day began began with Rahul TR at the canvas. The recital is the final stages of completion..Rahul is attending to the black outline..Cheriyettan-ammaman..drops in to chat with Rahul...

One more visitor takes a moment to watch Rahul at work

Jishnu ,Pranav and Gokul(Kannan) are practising their lines..and shades

Shortly afterwards, Ms Reena comes in and joins Rahul..

Krishnamohan tries his hand with colour...
Last Sunday children participated in drawing images of Krishna as part of Janmastami celebrations.Some of them are displayed here in the auditorium:

Dinakumari Teacher walks in and takes stock of the progress:

Reena and Dinakumari Teacher decide to empty the pallette for the day before caling it a day.

Then, they both drop into the 'library' and take a close look at the another and earlier version of  'Flute Recital'    on    canvas by Sasi Edavarad.
 

They  observe each canvas done by Sasi Edavarad closely.