Pallavaram Landscape (late 19th century)

[Balaji]

This is a watercolour landscape that I painted four years ago. It is on 270 gsm A4 size Chitrapat watercolour paper (rough) and is based on a b/w photograph of a tree on Pallavaram Road, which was posted on Facebook. I do not recall who posted it but I'm grateful to that person for sharing such a beautiful vintage photo online.

Incidentally Pallavaram was well outside the municipal limits of Chennai (or Madras as it was known at that time). Today it is an integral and heavily built up part of the city.

 

[PaintBoss]

Beautifully done Balaji!

 

[Balaji]

Thank you PaintBoss.

 

[jmfletch]

Beautiful! love the aerial perspective.

 

[Donna T]

That looks so tranquil, just beautiful!

 

[snoball]

Beautiful! Nice distance.

 

[Balaji]

jmfletch, Donna, & Margaret... Thank you.

 

[Artyczar]

Love how this makes me feel.

 

[Balaji]

Thank you Ayin.

 

[KreativeK]

A lovely and peaceful scene of the tree and its surroundings.

 

[Balaji]

Thank you Kay.

 

[Ellen Easton]

What a beautiful painting. It's so serene and calming.

 

[Balaji]

Thank you Ellen.

 

[Joy]

Don't know how I missed this originally. Lovely perspective and greens.Well composed.

 

[Maybenartist]

Lovely serene painting/place.

 

[Balaji]

Don't know how I missed this originally. Lovely perspective and greens.Well composed.

Thank you Joy.
I am quite pleased with how this painting turned out. But I cannot take any credit for the composition. I used a vintage b/w photograph for reference and stayed faithful to it.

 

[Balaji]

Lovely serene painting/place.

Thank you.
Unfortunately the location is no longer serene. it has been swallowed up by the growth of Chennai city and is now a very heavily built up area.