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Rostrum Diaries, 2022

Rostrum Diaries, 2022.

The great lockdown of 2020

I was featured on theballpointer.com in 2015. A lot of ink has flowed through the pen onto the paper since then and it is time to share a few things.

Necessity is the mother of invention

Necessity is the mother of invention

Book Reviews - Many

'Exploring the Ballpoint' is not a mere 'how to draw' book. It goes beyond the technique and sets an example of exploring a medium of a ballpoint pen...

Book Review by Viveca

“Exploring the Ballpoint” by Shirish Deshpande takes an excellent dive into the wondrous world of ballpoint pen art. When one thinks of ballpoint pen...

BOOK REVIEW

Exploring the ballpoint

Exploring the Ballpoint — A Marathi Book Review

एक्सप्लोरिंग द बॉलपॉइंट

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!

Exploring the Ballpoint

The Visible and the Invisible in Art (Marathi)

प्रत्येक चित्र म्हणजे डोळ्यांना दिसणारा एक दृश्यमान थर...

The Universe in the Word Guru

'गुरु' शब्दात अखिल ब्रम्हांड

ART – AN ENDLESS JOURNEY

I do not remember exactly when I picked up the drawing. Like all other children of my age, I too used to draw random pictures. The earliest memory I have is...

Art and artistic expression

Art is everywhere. The word Art encompasses everything about and around us. We use that word liberally to describe all that gives us pleasure. Art of...

Art — An Endless Journey (Marathi)

मी चित्रं काढायला कधी सुरवात केली हे नेमकं आठवत नाही...

About the Visible and the invisible in art

About the visible and the invisible in art

About Art and the Artist

There is nothing good or bad in art. You can see so many lovely and cute drawings and paintings made by kids as well, even as the rendering may look childish...