MWA@Meenakshi Amman Temple

MWA trip to Meenakshi Amman temple...
I've been yearning for a chance to sketch on location there....for a looooong time
Every inch of the temple is interesting
Madurai's Asset and Pride! Am Proud!

Appa and I went around the temple, then I sat comfortably in the corridor which surrounds the lotus tank and started sketching with my graphite pencils
Good that it was not as crowded as I thought it would be..
Some people and kids came nearby and smiled :) .... while a old lady applied kumkum on my forehead and blessed...

Welcoming Idols...

Yazhi...
A quicker sketch ....with  Black Charcoal and Hardtmuth red chalk

Yazhi...

 This sister seemed sad, in deep thoughts sitting near a pillar...
and when she peeped into my sketch book .... her face transformed into a smile and wondered... 'naana?!' (is that me?!)

Temple is the best soothing place

Certainly Meenakshi Amman temple is marked for multiple trips to sketch...


-Susithra Soodamani-

International Women's Day

Special Contribution to International Women's Day

8th March'2014

Mother Teresa

 Water colour and watercolor pencils on paper

Making... 

The Personification of Peace 

-Susithra Soodamani-

MWA@Hostel

Another weekend at hostel,

Missed MWA trip at Madurai 

Saturday 1st March, evening

At MCC.. while watching weekend movie Ethir Neechal

charcoal pencils on A4 paper

Girls watching handsome Sivakarthikeyan

Look ...He s about to win the Marothon 

Sunday, 2nd March

sketched from 10.30 a.m to around 12.30 a.m, little more time in the afternoon after lunch for water color wash ...Took out my students water colour set after a very looong gap (I guess the box is 15 yrs old) 

Set out with my drawing kit to the steps near visitors hall ...sat down comfortably ...

It was quite pleasant and cool while starting and the sun started peeping out later

Hostel mates who were playing ball and shuttle came by and interacted for some while..

Black pen , water colour, water colour pencils on A4 drawing sheet

A part of Mahanadhi's elevation and the basket ball court

A Happy Weekend! :)
-Susithra Soodamani-