Water color demonstration by Sundar Murthy on 24th Jan 2016 at Cafe Ambroisie, Koramangala , Bangalore

Water color demonstration by Sundar Murthy on 24th Jan 2016 at Cafe Ambroisie, Koramangala , Bangalore

Sundar Murthy an eminent artist specializing in water color  painting demonstrated landscape painting on 24th Jan 2016, this sunday. It was amazing to learn the techniques of water color from Sundar. His painting style is spontaneous.

Cafe Ambroisie thanks Sundar and all who could make it to the demo.

Solo art exhibition by M.S.Sundar Murthy at Cafe Ambroisie , Kormangala , Bangalore

Solo art exhibition by M.S.Sundar Murthy at Cafe Ambroisie , Kormangala , Bangalore

MS Sundar Murthy graduated in fine arts from Chitrakala parishat in 2006.
Sundar murthy creates his art work with great sense of visualization and creativity. His works depict the diverse culture and life styles of India.

An expert in water color medium , Sundar Murthy creates landscapes, portraits and live art works by travelling to interiors of India.

Sundar Murthy runs a college of fine arts in Bangalore and has created more than 3000 plus aspiring artists

Sundar Murthy can be reached on 9611348026 / 9036028724

Acrylic painting demonstration by Meghana Kumaraswamy at Cafe Ambroisie on 10th Jan 2016

Acrylic painting demonstration by Meghana Kumaraswamy at Cafe Ambroisie on 10th Jan 2016

Meghana explained concepts about "Acrylics", that acrylic is a fast drying paint containing pigment suspension in acrylic polymer emulsion. Acrylics can be diluted with water or thinners , depending on the consistency of paint , the painting can be made to look similar to oil or water painting. Not more than 30% of thinner is used.

Meghana demonstrated the used of acrylic paint on canvas.

Cafe Ambroisie , Kormangala Bangalore thanks Meghana and all who could make it to the demonstration.

Thanks for your support.

Solo Art Exhibition by Meghana Kumaraswamy from 8th Jan 2016 to 21st Jan 2016

Solo Art Exhibition by Meghana Kumaraswamy from 8th Jan 2016 to 21st Jan 2016 at Cafe Ambroisie, Kormangala , Bangalore

Meghana is an engineer by qualification drawn to art from a very young age . She started with pencil sketching at a camp in her cousin's garage. She was so fascinated by art and she has never stopped sketching ever since , she has built expertize in acrylic and oil mediums as well .

Meghana's paintings are on display and sale at Cafe Ambroisie , Koramangala 5th block , Bangalore

Cafe Ambroisie is proud to host Meghana

Meghana would be demonstrating painting with acrylic medium on 10th Jan 2016 at Cafe Ambroisie from 5pm onwards.

Entry Free !! Pls come and discover the artist in you.

Warli art demonstration by Savitha at Cafe Ambroisie , Koramangala bangalore on 13th dec 2015

Warli art demonstration by Savitha at Cafe Ambroisie , Koramangala bangalore on 13th dec 2015

Savitha demonstrated the warli art at Cafe Ambroisie . She explained the history and the concepts behind warli art .

Warli originated from the tribes of Maharashtra . Warli was used as a mode of communication among the tribes and depicts various scenarios from day to day life .It emphasises on relationships , enjoyment and harmony among people.

Warli uses basic shapes like circle (to depict nature), triangle (to represent bodies) , square (for holy places and functions) and lines .

Warli generally has people holding hands and dancing around in circles to the tunes of the trumpet played a musician at the center . This form of dance is called tapra.

In ancient times, warli was done on floors and walls smeared with cowdung/red oxide and pictures were drawn using ricepaste. Warli can be done on paper, cloth, boxes, mount board , card board wood etc.Pictures can be drawn using white fabric paint.

Warli is a simple art form with effective narration.

Cafe Ambroisie thanks Savitha and all who could make it . Looking forward to having you all for the next demonstration.

Charcoal live demonstration by Nidhi Agarwal at Cafe Ambroisie on 6th dec 2015

Charcoal live demonstration by Nidhi Agarwal at Cafe Ambroisie on 6th dec 2015

Nidhi explained the basics of charcoal work and demonstrated the technique of using charcoal to create good art work.

Nidhi explained various types of charcoal tools like
> charcoal pencil
> charcoal stick
> charcoal powder


Charcoal pencil , stick and powder can be used in different combinations to create a great piece of art.
Pencil is used for sketching and detailing, stick is used to create patterns or for shading and powder is used to give darker/lighter shades .

Trees and flowers are Nidhi's favourites .

Nidhi demonstrated how to sketch trees within the cafe .Later , we moved outdoors and Nidhi drew a tree from the surrounding area . She used soft pastels to bring color to the work and drew flowers with it.

The audience were eager to try out the new technique . On whole , it was a very unique experience.

Cafe Ambroisie thanks Nidhi Agarwal and all who could make it .

Landscape with water color demonstration by Savitha at Cafe Ambroisie, Koramangala 5th block on 29th Nov 2015

Landscape with water color demonstration by Savitha at Cafe Ambroisie, Koramangala 5th block on 29th Nov 2015

Savitha demonstrated how to paint a landscape with water colors. She discussed various concepts
like

> Light and Shade effects - How to manage the effects using darker shades of the color in shadow region and lighter shades in the region where there is light
>Reflection :- How reflection is formed in still water , water with ripples , shallow and deep water
>Perspective :- How to manage the distance of the objects with detailing

She demonstrated how to use water colors on hand made paper to include how to layer paints and concepts of water colors .

Cafe Ambroisie thanks all who could make it to  the demonstration and support us.