Stippling Art, Dot Work | Learning the technique | Stippled Flowers

Lately, I got attracted to some artworks created by the artists using the dot drawing technique called Stippling. Stippling is an ink drawing technique where you apply tone and texture in small dots. In another words, stippling is a drawing technique in which areas of light and shadow are created using nothing but dots. In a drawing or painting the dots are made of pigment of a single color applied with a pen or brush.

The basic idea is simple : For darker areas you apply a greater number of dots and keep them close together. Then for progressively lighter areas use fewer dots and space them farther apart.
Some people also call this technique as pointillism. But stippling is distinct from pointillism, which uses dots of different colors to stimulate blended colors.

Stippling demands patience and precision, and each piece takes hours to complete.



Here are few flower works which I drew using this technique. You can see by zooming the work that it has been drawn with millions of small dots of pen.

"Anemone"
Pen on Paper
8.5inch × 10.5inch

"Peony"
Pen on Paper
8.5inch × 10.5inch

"Dahlias"
Pen on Paper
8.5inch × 10.5inch

"Orchids"
Pen on Paper
8.5inch × 10.5inch

The process definitely takes hours and demands patience but worth it. I love the texture created by this technique. It looks astonishingly beautiful. I would love to do more works by using this technique and improve my skills.

Thank you for stopping by. Let me know if you like my work. Keep supporting. Keep making art. :) 

Lord Ganesha

Lord Ganesh is one of the best known and loved deities in the Hindu pantheon of gods, and indeed is the most recognized outside of India.

Ganesh ( also spelled Ganesa or Ganesha ) is the Lord of Good Fortune who provides prosperity, fortune and success. He is the first deity to be worshiped as he can remove all obstacles of both material and spiritual kinds.

He is the Lord of Beginnings and is invoked before the undertaking of any task. He is the patron of arts, crafts and sculptures. He is also considered as Lord of astrology, action and god of harvest 

( particularly for sugarcane growers ). Devotees believe that if Ganesh is worshiped, he grants success, prosperity and protection against adversity. In a lesser known role Ganesh is also the destroyer of vanity, selfishness and pride.

Acrylics on paper
22inch × 15inch

As per Hindu Mythology, he is the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. He is also worshiped as the God of education, knowledge, wisdom and wealth. Ganesh is one of the five major Hindu deities ( The Holy Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and the Chief Goddess - Maa Durga being the other four) whose idolatry is glorified as the Panchayatana Puja.

Acrylics on canvas
15inch × 20inch

The Meaning of Ganesh ~

Gan means group. The Universe is a group of atoms and different energies. This Universe would be in chaos if there was no supreme law governing these diverse groups of entities. The Lord of all these groups of atoms and energies is Ganesh. He is the Supreme consciousness that pervades all and brings order in the Universe.

Lord Ganesh is ~~

• Achintya ~ beyond thought
• Avyakta ~ beyond expression 
• Ananta ~ eternal

Acrylics on canvas
15inch × 20inch

Although Ganesh has 108 names but popular names are ~

• Ganpati ~ Lord of Shiva ganas
• Vinayaka ~ the eternal leader 
• Vighneshwara ~ removal of all obstacles 
• Vighnaharta ~ the remover of hurdles 
• Sumukha ~ the Lord with a beautiful face
• Balchandra ~ the wearer of moon on his forehead 
• Lambodara ~ the one with a big stomach
• Gajanana ~ the Elephant headed God 
• Ek Danta ~ the Lord with one tusk 
• Lambkarna ~ long Eared God
• Kapila ~ the one with tawny colored skin

 and many more.


There are lot of symbolism involved with Ganesh idols. There are total 32 forms of Ganesha. Importance is given to the posture in Ganesh idols ( sitting, standing, dancing or relaxing ) and also to the direction of Ganesh trunk. Normally Ganesh is shown with 2, 6, 8, 10 and 16 arms. On rare occasion, he is shown with 5 heads. In his hands, he is shown with different articles depending upon the role he is playing. During Ganesh chaturthi festival, Ganesh statues are made with different themes which are creative as well as carry message for devotees.


He is worshiped and adored in all His forms and is one of the cutest Hindu Gods too - and that's why He is children's favorite too.



There are many mantras, stotras and aartis specifically written in the Vedas and Puranas to please and worship the great Lord. The most important of them all is -

“Vakratunda Mahaakaaya Suryakotee Sama Prabha 
Nirvighnam kuru mey Deva Sarva kaaryeshu Sarvadaa”

Acrylics Painting ~ Love of Horizon

"Love of Horizon"
Acrylics on canvas
33 "×27"

This is Acrylics painting on canvas. It's an abstract. I created it to show the true, unconditional love which is shown by the nature itself.

Pure unconditional love is the most powerful vibration, force, energy, in the entire universe, in all spheres of life and reality.

Love knows no limits, no boundaries, and no limitations. It is unconditional, limitless, and always flowing.

I have shown love of the sky and the earth. It's like a poem which I have tried to tell with the help of this painting. They are far away from each other still they are so close. They meet each other at horizon. There love is true and unconditional. Sky shows his love to her by showering morning sunshine and rain drops. Earth shows how happy she is by her beautiful blee. Birds exchange their love messages. Their love is unique and eternal.

Acrylics Painting ~ Love In Paradise

"Love In Paradise "
Acrylics on paper
22" ×28"

In this painting I have shown the beauty of love, the wonderful place the two persons create when they are in love. When they are in love, for them the world becomes a paradise, and they know no limits, no boundaries, and no limitations. There love is Unconditional, limitless, and always flowing. The entire world can certainly be won over by real love. 

Now the question is.. What is love? 

Simply stated, Love is the feeling that you feel for another, which comes from within. 

It is a natural wonderful feeling and so powerful that it can cause us pain. 

There are many kinds of love and each depends on what we feel for another. There could be love that you may have for your parents, children, pets, friends, relatives, or just about anyone, other than the love between two people. 

When you see love between two people, something is moving, changing, and flowing. They live in an aura and their vibration reach one another even if they are not together. In such kind of love sometimes there is no need for words as there is a deep understanding prevalent between two people. Instead, there is an exchange between their souls or a soul-to-soul connection. 

"Love is like the sunrise ; hope appeared at the same time on two faces and in two souls connected by the same wonders and tears of life. " ~ Mariana Fulger

Ture love listens ; it always waits, and is patient, kind, caring, joyous, and free! 

What are your thoughts about love? Have you ever been in love? 

Acrylics Painting ~ GAIA (Mother Goddess)

"GAIA  (Mother Goddess)
Acrylics on paper
22"×28"

This artwork of mine is again an abstract. As I said before, I get inspiration from the nature and the things around me. You will always find a touch of nature in my artworks. I got inspiration from nature only to do this artwork Gaia (Mother Goddess).


In Greek mythology, Gaia was the personification of Earth and one of the Greek primordial deities. Gaia was the great Mother of all : the primal Greek Mother Goddess ; creator and giver of birth to the Earth and all the Universe ; the heavenly gods, the Titans and the Giants were born to her. The gods reigning over their classical pantheon were born from her union with Uranus (the sky), while the sea-gods were born from her union with Pontus (the sea). Her equivalent in the Roman pantheon was Terra. Oaths sworn in the name of Gaia, in ancient Greece, were considered the most binding of all. (Source : Wikipedia)

From here I got the perfect title for my artwork.


I have done this artwork to show that the Earth is our mother. She is the creator and giver of birth. We should take care of her. I used acrylics on paper, because I think acrylics give shine to the work. I have made background in the way that it would look like Universe and used blue and green shades for this purpose. So that the viewers get a vision of whole universe in my painting and also focused on the Mother Earth. That's why I put the shadow like image of the Mother Earth at the center holding a tree. My main purpose to do this artwork was to tell that Mother Earth is our creator, she nurtures us. If we would not take care of her then she could also destroy us. Save the Mother Earth if you want to live.

Acrylics Painting ~ The Luminous Night

"The Luminous Night"
Acrylics on paper
22inch × 28inch

This is one of my favorite artworks. As I love night sky very much so I thought to fill the blank paper with that beauty. This was my first try to draw something like that but amazingly it came out beautifully. I love the colors of the night sky and its luminosity. Though, we cannot see anything in the night but I think the most amazing and beautiful colors can be seen in the night. The glittering stars, amazing colors of aurora. I use to stare at the sky in the night. It looks so beautiful with its glittering stars, it gives peace to my soul. I hear the unsung songs in the silent nights. I see the beauty of God's creations in that luminous night. So, I tried to give the same feeling to the viewers also through my artwork. No matter what viewers interpret but I would be happy if they feel the same; if they see the beauty of it; if they hear those unsung songs. I would be happy to give the moment of peace to viewers while watching my this artwork. As an artist, I feel delighted and powerful. Because an artist has the power to arouse the feelings, emotions, thoughts of the viewers by his/her artwork.

What are your thoughts on this artwork? Did you felt the same? Do you also like luminous nights? 

Acrylics Painting ~ Light Through Darkness

  "Light Through Darkness"

Acrylics on Canvas

34"inch × 24inch

"MIRACLES START TO HAPPEN WHEN YOU GIVE AS MUCH ENERGY TO YOUR DREAMS AS YOU DO TO YOUR FEARS."

This artwork of mine is an abstract. I generally get inspire by nature and things around me and try to depict the hardships/sorrows and happiness of life through a combination of color, texture and patterns.

I have done this painting to motivate people and to explain that in our life there are phases - dark and bright, sad and happy. The essential nature of being alive and being human is to experience life in its purest form - the win and losses, celebrations and challenges, and the good with the bad.

"LIFE IS IRONIC. IT TAKES SADNESS TO KNOW WHAT HAPPINESS IS, NOISE TO APPRECIATE SILENCE AND ABSENCE TO VALUE PRESENCE."
- DAVID AVOCADO WOLFE

Some of these experiences are not favourable. We might be in pain physically or emotionally - we hurt. Often we feel betrayed by life itself, we feel it is unfair and question why we have to go through these struggles. We surround ourselves with negativity. When we come face to face with a struggle, a low point in life, be it an illness, a relationship breakdown or financial ruin, at the time we are lost in darkness. We feel darkness all around us and no light shinning through. We lose all hope.

But we should not forget that darkness has always a light behind it which will destroy it some time. When every door closes, there is always one door opened for us.

WINSTON CHURCHILL once said- "SUCCESS IS NOT FINAL. FAILURE IS NOT FATAL. THE COURAGE TO CONTINUE IS WHAT COUNTS."

Through darkness comes light, through fear comes love and through pain comes triumph. This is the triumph of the human spirit, it is not in a selected few, it is in every one of us. Your struggles and hardships are your gifts so that you can reach deep down inside of yourself and discover your inner power and the glory of who you are. The common saying "WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER" has a very profound truth in it.

    "LIFE IS A SERIES OF NATURAL AND SPONTANEOUS CHANGES. DON'T RESIST THEM - THAT ONLY CREATES SORROW. LET REALITY BE REALITY. LET THINGS FLOW NATURALLY FORWARD IN WHATEVER WAY THEY LIKE."
- LAO TZU

When you are in the dark place looking for a way out of your hardships, you are faced with two choices: give up or come through it stronger. You can assume the victim role and feel sorry for yourself or you can reach into the essence of who you are and find your inner strength. You need to believe you can do this. You are powerful. So believe yourself, be strong, be fearless and have positivity which will turn into light in the darkness of negativity and will make you stronger. Remember there is always a light behind darkness. Everything you need will come to you at the perfect time. Have hope and faith and destroy the darkness of your soul.

   " TO TRUST IN THE FORCE THAT MOVES THE UNIVERSE IS FAITH. FAITH IS NOT BLIND, IT IS VISIONARY. FAITH IS BELIEVING THAT THE UNIVERSE IS ON OUR SIDE, AND THAT THE UNIVERSE KNOWS WHAT ITS DOING."
- UNKNOWN