As Bharti started sketching the portrait of Majboor Saab for the condolence meet organized by Praznath I was glued to a chair next to her. Unfortunately all I could provide her as a point of reference was a picture downloaded on my phone which I had transferred to hers..thanks to blue tooth.. Line drawing was all I had asked her to do as there was hardly any time.I sat there studying her every move, my eyes were eagerly following her pencil which glided so easily and deftly on the paper. Ah how tempted I felt to pick up a pencil myself…Seeing an artist at work is one of the greatest pleasures .and seeing the end product right after two hours is nothing short of a miracle. I could see the simple line drawing gradually dev
eloping into familiar features of the dear departed poet scholar …The moment I could identify the portrait I was elated and could not thank her enough for such a beautiful experience. Soon she started playing with light and shade which automatically lend character to the well executed portrait. In between she would sit back and study the image on her paper and then cast a look at the small image flashed on the screen of her cell phone…I just sat there chatting with her quite casually but all the time I couldn’t help wondering how Majboor Saab would have reacted to this work of art executed in complete spirit of enthusiasm and dedication.
Bharti giving finishing touches...
