After the 1000 land mark, CD has moved to Face book. You can find us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/284944101701761/

Please Chumma draw!

31 March, 2013

507_Easter




Easter Greetings!


Happy Easter to all Cdrawers


507_Easter

Today's topic is Easter.
A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.
~ Mahatma Gandhi

God had brought me to my knees and made me acknowledge my own nothingness, and out of that knowledge I had been reborn. I was no longer the centre of my life and therefore I could see God in everything.
~ Bede Griffiths

The symbolic language of the crucifixion is the death of the old paradigm; resurrection is a leap into a whole new way of thinking.
~ Deepak Chopra

We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won't need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining- they just shine.
~ Dwight L. Moody
 


Happy Drawing :)

30 March, 2013

ghar aaja pardesi tera des bulaye rey

http://youtu.be/jZIDKkh5v64 enjoy dis song from Romantic movie DDLJ

A PM in Waiting!


506_Waiting

Today's topic is Waiting.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
~ Carl Sagan

I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.
~ J. B. Priestley

It is strange that the years teach us patience; that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.
~ Elizabeth Taylor

The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
~ Fran Lebowitz

All good things come to those who wait.
~ Anonymous


Happy Drawing :)

29 March, 2013

Remembering Good Friday


Not the same mistake again!


505_Forgiveness

Today's topic is Forgiveness.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
~ Mahatma Gandhi

You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.
~ Lewis B. Smedes

Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.
~ Jesus Christ
 


Happy Drawing :)

28 March, 2013

Jolly LLB !

Chubbier version of Jolly :P

jolly fellow


A jolly poem!


504_Jolly

Today's topic is Jolly.

Well, my deliberate opinion is - it's a jolly strange world.
~ Arnold Bennett


 For he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow
 For he's a jolly good fellow (pause), and so say all of us
 And so say all of us, and so say all of us
 For he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow
 For he's a jolly good fellow (pause), and so say all of us!


~ According to the Guinness Book of World Records, "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" is the second-most popular song in the English language, following "Happy Birthday to You"
 

Happy Drawing :)

27 March, 2013

Happy n safe Holi

this holi card is made by my son Poorab

drenched in colours


Pichkari ki Dhar,
Gulal ki bauchar,
Apno ka pyar,
Yahi hai yaaron holi ka tyohar.
!Happy Holi!!!

Happy Holi!


503_Holi

Today's topic is Holi.

May God gift you all the colors of life,
colors of joy, colors of happiness,
colors of friendship, colors of love
and all other colors you want
to paint in your life!

Happy Holi! ^_^

~ SMS message


Happy Drawing :)

26 March, 2013

The Holy Saint of Arunachala

In the days gone by, my late Grandfather went to meet the revered Saint Ramana Maharshi. After having his Darshan my Grandfather was looking agitated as he thought he would miss the train back home. Sensing his thinking, the great Saint told him "Don't worry..the train will come late today..you will not miss it"!! True to his words, my Grandpa caught the train. This anecdote was told to me by my Grandpa many decades ago.

502_Holy





holy cross


502_Holy

Today's topic is Holy.

However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?
~ Buddha

Never lose a holy curiosity.
~ Albert Einstein

For everything that lives is holy, life delights in life.
~ William Blake
 

Happy Drawing :)

24 March, 2013

500_Five Hundred! :D


A BIG THANKS to all the Incredible ChummaDrawers who made this possible! And a SPECIAL THANKS to Prabha and Rajni Saar who doggedly kept up the daily posts, providing us with toon fodder to keep those creative cells ticking! :D


500...

WIP will add more photos & upload the updated version. This was made with existing photos. 
The right hand bottom picture has 100 sketches, that was a crazy thing I drew for CD when we hit a century. 
Thanks CD & CDers, it has been a interesting journey of 500 sketches. Hope to walk the next 500 sketches successfully with all of you!

Hurry!!!


A logo for CD!

As we celebrate 500 days of CD, I thought of this idea! A logo  for CD. This logo explains what we do at CD daily. Obviously the letters C and D have been given importance in designing the logo. The C is drawn to show like the right hand of the Artist and the D the left hand. The face of the Artist merges with the top of the easel. The face is also shown like a clock to represent the time limit! You are free to make use of this logo or dump it! Alternatively any changes for the better are also welcome. As a regular CD I thought this is the least I can do for I have gained a lot by drawing the topics daily. Also the face is shown at the top to suggest that we can go higher and higher in the Art field by using CD, Suggestions and feedback welcome.

Woo Hoo!

When Donna gave us the humble DQ pano-format books,
our CD journey began on 10 November 2011. 
We mark our 500 days milestone today.

Mainly thanks to Dinesh (and Rajni Saar), 
this CD journey has been a wonderful daily fix.
This isnt easy at all to keep at it, 
so all the credit goes to him and him only.
(well, impossible is possible when rajni saar is involved)

Also thanks to Sridhar Sir and Charu being regulars 
(among others) who have kept the fun going.

I can only wish that we draw daily 
and share with other ChummaDrawers
(with or without the nice comments) :P

Cheers to ChummaDraw...Hip Hip Hooray!

500_Five Hundred!

Today's topic is Five Hundred!  :D

ChummaDraw celebrates the 500th unbroken Post today!!! :D

Every single daily topic has been illustrated by at least one fabulous ChummaDrawer, and every single day has been a journey of delightful creativity! And so, to ALL the incredibly talented and committed ChummaDrawers, a HUGE THANKS for sharing your uniquely creative talents through this forum, and inspiring joy, happiness and daily smiles on the faces of millions across the world!! :)))

Cheers to CD, and here's looking forward to the 1000 Milestone!
 

Happy Drawing :)

23 March, 2013

Dont Play with me!


fire in my belly


499_Fire

Today's topic is Fire.  
 
As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words.
~ William Shakespeare


Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.
~ Buddha
 

Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire.
~ Pierre Teilhard de Chardin


Happy Drawing :)

21 March, 2013

Poem : Wind chime!

Sketch to follow soon

Poem:

Sing o chime
for the wind to carry your song
through the ear to the heart!


ekla chalo rey


This beautiful poem By legendary poem by Rabindranath Tagore inspires me a lot

যদি তোর ডাক শুনে কেউ না সে তবে একলা চলো রে।
একলা চলো, একলা চলো, একলা চলো, একলা চলো রে॥
যদি কেউ কথা না কয়, ওরে ওরে ও অভাগা,
যদি সবাই থাকে মুখ ফিরায়ে সবাই করে ভয়—
তবে পরান খুলে
ও তুই মুখ ফুটে তোর মনের কথা একলা বলো রে॥
যদি সবাই ফিরে যায়, ওরে ওরে ও অভাগা,
যদি গহন পথে যাবার কালে কেউ ফিরে না চায়—
তবে পথের কাঁটা
ও তুই রক্তমাখা চরণতলে একলা দলো রে॥
যদি আলো না ধরে ওরে ওরে ও অভাগা,
যদি ঝড়-বাদলে আঁধার রাতে দুয়ার দেয় ঘরে-
তবে বজ্রানলে
আপন বুকের পাঁজরা জ্বালিয়ে নিয়ে একলা জ্বলো রে।।
Open thy mind walk alone
Be not afraid, walk alone
Jodi tor đak shune keu na ashe tôbe êkla cholo re
Jodi tor đak shune keu na ashe tôbe êkla cholo re
Tôbe Êkla chôlo, êkla chôlo, êkla chôlo, êkla chôlo re
Tôbe Êkla chôlo, êkla chôlo, êkla chôlo, êkla chôlo re
Open thy mind walk alone
Be not afraid, walk alone

 http://www.lyricsmint.com/2012/02/ekla-cholo-re-lyrics-song-kahaani.html#ixzz2OALB0S46

[edit]Romanization of Bengali (Bengali phonemic transcription)

(Jodi tor daak shune keu naa se tobe ekla cholo re
Tobe ekla cholo, ekla cholo, ekla cholo, ekla cholo re)2

Jodi keu kothaa naa koye, ore ore o abhaagaa, keu kothaa na koye
(Jodi shobai thaake mukh phiraaye shobai kore bhoye)2
Tobe poraan khule (o tui mukh phute tor moner kothaa, eklaa bolo re)2

Jodi shobai phire jaaye, ore ore o abhaagaa, shobai phire jaaye
(Jodi gohan pothe jaabaar kaale keu phir naa chaaye)2
Tobe pothera kaantaa (o tui rokto maakhaa choronatole eklaa dolo re)2

Jodi aalo naa dhore, ore ore o abhaagaa, aalo na dhore
(Jodi jhor-baadole aadhaara raate duyaar deye ghore)2
Tobe bajraanole (aapon buker paajor jaaliye niye ekalaa jolo re)

My Khanapur Days


497_World Poetry Day

Today's word is World Poetry Day.

Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things.
~ T. S. Eliot


 
Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.
~ Plutarch



Always be a poet, even in prose.
~ Charles Baudelaire



Any healthy man can go without food for two days - but not without poetry.
~ Charles Baudelaire



I was reading the dictionary. I thought it was a poem about everything.
~ Steven Wright



Happy Drawing :)

20 March, 2013

Girl Power!

I m a princess

I am a Princess.

I am brave sometimes. I am scared sometimes. Sometimes, I am brave even when I am scared.

I believe in loyalty and trust. I believe loyalty is built on trust.

I try to be kind. I try to be generous. I am kind even when others are not so generous.

I am a Princess.

I think standing up for myself is important. I think standing up for others is more important. But standing with others is most important.

I am a Princess.

I believe compassion makes me strong. Kindness is power. And family is the tightest bond of all.

I have heard I am beautiful. I know I am strong.

I am a Princess. Long may I reign.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Luarizl2vmc

Madhu


496_Girl

Today's word is Girl.

“A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.”
― Coco Chanel

“Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.”
― Mae West, Wit & Wisdom of Mae West
 


Happy Drawing :)

19 March, 2013

18 March, 2013

Toy

This is an old illustration of a doll that I did for a story in Deccan Herald Open Sesame, 2009.

My son's Toy

Ishaan calls it Meme..........
Toys....' the generation gap'  exists here too!

A special one for our Son!

Created this one with my Mouse as my Wacom is suddenly not working... :(

494_Toy

Today's word is Toy.

To a child, often the box a toy came in is more appealing than the toy itself.
~ Allen Klein
 


Happy Drawing :)