COUPLE ENJOYING BOAT RIDE IN A LAKE

    Today we are going to paint a beautiful couple spending time together in a boat, They are enjoying the boat ride in a lake. Far away from the city in the clear water's watching the scenic beauty of the trees on a peaceful day.

    Grab your brushes and paints and Let's enjoy the joy of painting.

  

Things required

• Drawing sheet
• Painting brushes
• Acrylic paints
• Water jar
• Masking tape 

Steps to paint

• Take a drawing sheet and stick the masking tape to the four borders.
  
• Draw the outline of the trees and lake.
  
• Paint the sky with blue mixed with white color.
  
• Paint the trees with sap green and lemon yellow color's.
  
• Paint some more trees with orange,brown and pink color's.
  

  
• Highlight the trees with white color.
  
• Draw the lake with Persian blue,white,black colors, dragging the brush downwards. 
  
• Now draw the shadow of the trees in water with sap green, red,orange and yellow color's
  
• Draw the outline of the boat with white color.
  
• Paint the boat with Persian blue and white color.
• Paint the boy with white mixed blue color.
• Paint the girl with pink color.
  
• Highlight the lake water's with white.
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• Sign your painting 
  
• Remove the masking tape Paint some detail's clouds and bird's, our beautiful painting is ready.
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AMARANTH LEAVES FRY RECIPE /THOTAKURA FRY

    Thotakura fry is a traditional recipe which we used to relish always.one of the best things about amaranth leaves is its availability through out the year.This is a quick stir fry recipe which can be made in minute's and goes well with Hot Steamed rice, Rotis. serves two person's

HEALTH BENEFITS

• Store house of nutrients
• Low in calories
• Good for anemic's
• Boosts immunity
• Rich in vitamin A and vitamin K
• Rich in calcium
• Reduces bad cholesterol
• Easy to digest
• Rich in protein

Ingredients

• Fresh amaranth leaves
• Green chilies 4
• Onion 1 medium sized 
• Garlic cloves 4 to 5
• Red chilies 2
• Cumin seeds 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds 1 tsp
• Chana dal 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder 1 tsp
• Urad dal 1 tsp
• Curry leaves
• Coriander leaves
• Salt as per taste

STEPS FOR PREPARATION

1.Cleanly wash the amaranth leaves and chop them.keep it in a colander to drain excess water.

2.Heat oil in a pan add all seasoning items, chana dal, urad dal,cumin seeds, mustard seeds, red chilies, curry leaves, garlic cloves. Let them splatter

3.Now add green chilies,onion,amaranth leaves,

turmeric powder, salt. and cover with a lid,cook for about 10 minute's in a medium flame.stir in between.

4.Add coriander leaves and serve hot.

                                   

 

ZENTANGLE PATTERN DRAWING CRESCENT MANDALA MOON

    Today we r going to draw a beautiful zentangle pattern drawing of crescent mandala moon. Mandala is a sanskrit word for "Magic circle".

    I remember the famous quotation from Carl Sandburg

    "The Moon is friend for lone some to talk"

    I used to talk to moon when ever i feel lonely and spend time in nights on my stairs in Moon light seeing the beauty of the moon.

    In telugu there is a famous song about moon which my mother used to sing in childhood to feed me and to stop me from crying. 

"Chandamama Ravey Jabili Ravey"

    I used to remember my childhood day's. Where I used to play on the terrace seeing the moon, it is more blissful rendezvous  movements of my life.

    I thought of drawing the moon spending under the moon light.

We need black color gel pen, pencil and drawing sheet.

Let's start

• Draw the outline of the crescent moon.
  
• Start drawing the mandala pattern to fill the moon
  
  
  
  
• Fill the complete moon step by step as shown
  
• Draw the girl and complete the diagram.