tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:08:15 +0000PersonalBook ReviewStoryboardMusicDogsLearning CurveArtFunGardeningPhoto of the WeekIllustrationBloggingMovie ReviewBusinessIllustration FridayMaysun In CWeb DesignTravelDrawingWhat I Find InterestingCareerWritingLiteratureHumorSketchingTypographyVideoChildren's Book IllustrationQuote of the DayPaintingMaysun In C - Art, Children's Book Illustration, Web Design, Writing - IndiaMaysun In C is an Art Studio specializing in Children's Book Illustration and other Illustration genres, Print Design, Web Design, Fine Art and Content Writing. We are based in Maharashtra, India.http://blog.maysuninc.com/noreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)Blogger163125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652.post-4201666300089254942Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:43:00 +00002012-02-10T10:13:15.714+05:30DrawingDrawing–CastleFishAt night all the fishes came out, the little ones and the very big ones. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaysunInC/~3/LE1I3XQGcOM/drawingcastlefish.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaysunInC/~4/LE1I3XQGcOM" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.maysuninc.com/2012/02/drawingcastlefish.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652.post-4440695210188018082Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:37:00 +00002012-02-08T10:07:54.223+05:30Photo of the WeekDogsGardeningPhoto of the Week–Meijin, Barkya, and Pond Reflection  Photos – Kadambini Panse Cold and windy today. The dogs had a nice gallop around the garden and then they came right in. We have cosmos flowers all year round; the plants are one or two feet tall right now, but in the Monsoon they can shoot up to eight or nine feet. The lemon tree is in flower; the lemons are marvelous, thin-skinned and juicy. No mangoes from the Haphus tree this year. It http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaysunInC/~3/BBb8CeyTpy8/photo-of-weekmeijin-barkya-and-pond.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaysunInC/~4/BBb8CeyTpy8" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.maysuninc.com/2012/02/photo-of-weekmeijin-barkya-and-pond.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652.post-1750217879593554795Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:24:00 +00002012-02-05T22:06:35.772+05:30Quote of the DayTypographyIllustrationQuote of the Day–Robert Pirsig http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaysunInC/~3/wa7LpvLAqK4/quote-of-dayrobert-pirsig.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaysunInC/~4/wa7LpvLAqK4" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.maysuninc.com/2012/02/quote-of-dayrobert-pirsig.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652.post-2639429459207381376Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:41:00 +00002012-02-04T00:11:29.665+05:30Illustration FridayIllustrationIllustration Friday–Suspense She saw him turn towards the strange-looking soldier, and pause, like he was trying to decide how to address him. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaysunInC/~3/2yIargn3ZlE/illustration-fridaysuspense.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaysunInC/~4/2yIargn3ZlE" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.maysuninc.com/2012/02/illustration-fridaysuspense.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652.post-5970709958786656861Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:03:00 +00002012-01-27T12:18:05.815+05:30DrawingIllustration FridayIllustration Friday–Twirl Our twirling took us wide and afar. To different universes and galaxies. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaysunInC/~3/f_VjJCBt0Kg/illustration-fridaytwirl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaysunInC/~4/f_VjJCBt0Kg" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.maysuninc.com/2012/01/illustration-fridaytwirl.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652.post-2127093176198708512Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +00002012-01-20T23:30:29.373+05:30MusicIllustration FridayIllustration Friday–PrepareThe warm-up. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaysunInC/~3/XiPVf4-SG3M/illustration-fridayprepare.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaysunInC/~4/XiPVf4-SG3M" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.maysuninc.com/2012/01/illustration-fridayprepare.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652.post-7270674673613962462Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:34:00 +00002012-01-19T19:04:20.258+05:30IllustrationIllustration–The Call Just when everything was going well, his phone rang. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaysunInC/~3/OFtMwKap8DQ/illustrationthe-call.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaysunInC/~4/OFtMwKap8DQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.maysuninc.com/2012/01/illustrationthe-call.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652.post-2691753504899088597Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:36:00 +00002012-01-17T20:07:02.996+05:30SketchingIllustrationSketchbook–Three Horses I love working in water-color and reusing/recycling paper. I also love horses. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaysunInC/~3/GptpAaelmYg/sketchbookthree-horses.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaysunInC/~4/GptpAaelmYg" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.maysuninc.com/2012/01/sketchbookthree-horses.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652.post-7765768662016081858Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:34:00 +00002012-01-17T20:04:29.975+05:30Learning CurveVideoLearning Curve – On The Creative ProcessIra Glass on the Creative Process   I just came across this very interesting and quite inspirational video by David Shiyang Liu on a talk by Ira Glass. It’s from a talk he gave on ‘Storytelling’, but it’s true for almost any creative endeavor. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaysunInC/~3/g30jfpT359M/learning-curve-on-creative-process.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaysunInC/~4/g30jfpT359M" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.maysuninc.com/2012/01/learning-curve-on-creative-process.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652.post-7991937186730424187Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:41:00 +00002012-01-15T00:04:12.837+05:30WritingPhoto of the WeekTravelPhoto of the Week–Sadhu at Badrinath He was just about to start his breakfast, and when I asked if I could take his photograph, he said, alright, and adjusted his shawl just so. He was a rather quiet, gentle sort of a person. He just sat there outside the temple and smiled at people. Some of them thought he was holy and prostrated themselves before him. You could tell he liked the attention, and, of course, the money they gave himhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaysunInC/~3/OUg2yqppn7k/photo-of-weeksadhu-at-badrinath.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaysunInC/~4/OUg2yqppn7k" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.maysuninc.com/2012/01/photo-of-weeksadhu-at-badrinath.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652.post-4191260741651664166Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:26:00 +00002012-01-10T11:56:40.757+05:30Quote of the DayTypographyQuote of the Week–Henri Bergson http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaysunInC/~3/-_G-36sEbW0/quote-of-weekhenri-bergson.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaysunInC/~4/-_G-36sEbW0" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.maysuninc.com/2012/01/quote-of-weekhenri-bergson.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652.post-460347871291152033Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +00002012-01-09T12:30:56.806+05:30Children's Book IllustrationIllustration FridayIllustration Friday–Grounded When I said you were grounded, I did not mean you had to actually ground yourself! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaysunInC/~3/tX2pHe6XLX0/illustration-fridaygrounded.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaysunInC/~4/tX2pHe6XLX0" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.maysuninc.com/2012/01/illustration-fridaygrounded.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652.post-1346334286932980478Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:16:00 +00002012-01-06T19:46:20.026+05:30Children's Book IllustrationWritingMaysun In CDogsPersonalTravelRevamping My PortfolioI’m revamping my children’s illustration portfolio on Maysun In C.  I’m working entirely in water-color and should get a good amount of work done by the end of the month. I met the little girl in this illustration in Badrinath in Uttaranchal. I was looking for a Bhutia puppy and her family had the last one from their dog’s litter. The lady said, take it, but the little girl set up a loud wail. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaysunInC/~3/abIB6orsuXg/revamping-my-portfolio.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaysunInC/~4/abIB6orsuXg" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.maysuninc.com/2012/01/revamping-my-portfolio.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652.post-7211014339025460393Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:04:00 +00002012-01-04T21:34:18.609+05:30WritingSketchingTravelIllustrationHumorSketchbook–Tea Drinker I’m a tea drinker too. I drink a lot of it, particularly when I’m writing. Sometimes also when I’m painting or illustrating. Sometimes when I’m working in plein air, people offer me tea. Sometimes people are really sweet. Here’s a conversation I remember from McCleodganj : Tibetan lady (sitting down on the curb beside me) : An artist, hey? There was an English artist here last week. Kept http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaysunInC/~3/TxF8OIpKu-w/sketchbooktea-drinker.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaysunInC/~4/TxF8OIpKu-w" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.maysuninc.com/2012/01/sketchbooktea-drinker.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652.post-2077077672357559258Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:30:00 +00002012-01-02T13:00:15.448+05:30MusicIllustration FridayIllustrationIllustration Friday–Highlight My main resolution for this coming year is to get back to the violin playing. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaysunInC/~3/b6dKnt2S_OI/illustration-fridayhighlight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaysunInC/~4/b6dKnt2S_OI" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.maysuninc.com/2012/01/illustration-fridayhighlight.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652.post-6270278637304900189Sun, 01 Jan 2012 03:30:00 +00002012-01-02T09:01:14.706+05:30DrawingHappy New Year http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaysunInC/~3/kVb6IT-fJJU/happy-new-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaysunInC/~4/kVb6IT-fJJU" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.maysuninc.com/2012/01/happy-new-year.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652.post-1931406127561775539Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:49:00 +00002011-12-29T11:28:17.587+05:30Photo of the WeekDogsPhoto of the Week–Meijin and Barkya They’ve just had their baths in readiness for the New Year. Meijin is growing a new winter coat. It’s very cold here, and Barkya likes to warm his bones in the early morning sun. We all do actually. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaysunInC/~3/HFthJASv9FE/photo-of-weekmeijin-and-barkya.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaysunInC/~4/HFthJASv9FE" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.maysuninc.com/2011/12/photo-of-weekmeijin-and-barkya.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652.post-315288409283904471Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:57:00 +00002011-12-28T16:27:34.181+05:30Quote of the DayIllustrationQuote of the Day–Seneca http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaysunInC/~3/s9AZcqD2D7U/quote-of-dayseneca.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaysunInC/~4/s9AZcqD2D7U" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.maysuninc.com/2011/12/quote-of-dayseneca.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652.post-2315969775776355919Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:14:00 +00002011-12-26T11:44:56.138+05:30What I Find InterestingWIFI - Fallacies, Biases, and Heuristics   Wikipedia's List of fallacies “A fallacy is incorrect argumentation in logic and rhetoric resulting in a lack of validity, or more generally, a lack of soundness.” Wikipedia's List of cognitive biases “Cognitive bias is a general term that is used to describe many distortions in the human mind that are difficult to eliminate and that lead to perceptual distortion, inaccurate judgment, or http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaysunInC/~3/c-i658NpNnA/wifi-fallacies-biases-and-heuristics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaysunInC/~4/c-i658NpNnA" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.maysuninc.com/2011/12/wifi-fallacies-biases-and-heuristics.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652.post-6146224651504002324Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:25:00 +00002011-12-25T14:55:44.588+05:30WritingPersonalIllustrationPractice and PlansI read an interesting idea in the Reader’s Digest booklet – ‘Personal Excellence’ – that arrived unexpectedly a couple of days back and cost me Rs. 400 to get it away from the Postman. One of the writers wrote about how we needed to continually practice living our life. Not exactly new or earth-shattering, but I hadn’t quite thought of it from the ‘practice’ angle. I mean, I know practice is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaysunInC/~3/NjK4OgQ5P_k/practice-and-plans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaysunInC/~4/NjK4OgQ5P_k" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.maysuninc.com/2011/12/practice-and-plans.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652.post-4205506607675785188Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:10:00 +00002011-12-20T09:42:03.616+05:30IllustrationIllustration - Brown http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaysunInC/~3/Of2TqBzvFW4/brown.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaysunInC/~4/Of2TqBzvFW4" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.maysuninc.com/2011/12/brown.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652.post-4436294643728293961Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:27:00 +00002011-12-18T13:57:46.124+05:30Learning CurveWhat I Find InterestingLearning Curve - Apollonian GasketVihart - Doodling in Math Class: Infinity Elephants   This is a really fun video. If math had been taught this way in school,  I would have totally converted. Here's Emil Ernerfeldt's app for creating an Apollonian Gasket. An Apollonian Gasket, incidentally, is a fractal. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaysunInC/~3/QRYTW8X7GJ0/learning-curve-apollonian-gasket.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaysunInC/~4/QRYTW8X7GJ0" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.maysuninc.com/2011/12/learning-curve-apollonian-gasket.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652.post-7601610893503444874Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:53:00 +00002011-10-11T11:23:56.830+05:30IllustrationIllustration–Sometimes I Don’t Need A Reason  It’s just one of those lovely days. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaysunInC/~3/iZM59Lkegys/illustrationsometimes-i-dont-need.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaysunInC/~4/iZM59Lkegys" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.maysuninc.com/2011/10/illustrationsometimes-i-dont-need.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652.post-4560292020510043323Fri, 07 Oct 2011 07:06:00 +00002011-10-07T12:36:46.128+05:30Photo of the WeekGardeningPhoto of the Week–New Canna Lilies       I’m thrilled with both of these, but particularly the magenta one. It’s my favorite color, and- continuing with my saga of forgetting things – I don’t even remember getting this variety. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaysunInC/~3/HKRMFp0Atlo/photo-of-weeknew-canna-lilies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaysunInC/~4/HKRMFp0Atlo" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.maysuninc.com/2011/10/photo-of-weeknew-canna-lilies.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032573284780262652.post-700278784866998390Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:27:00 +00002011-10-05T08:30:06.274+05:30SketchingSketchbook– Pritam Nakil This is from September actually, during the Ganesh Utsav. I went to a really wonderful cultural program, Nashik Kalawant Ganesh Utsav 2011 - dancing, classical music, and poetry reading – at the Kulkarni Hall in town, organized by Mohan Upasne, Vived Garud, and others. I painted on the sidelines during the performances. They were truly inspiring. The above sketches are of Pritam Nakil, who is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaysunInC/~3/lHxRUGaJxG0/sketchbook-pritam-nakil.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonal Panse)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaysunInC/~4/lHxRUGaJxG0" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.maysuninc.com/2011/10/sketchbook-pritam-nakil.html