Ashima Bawa's Faves

Acrylic on wood

Collage, ink, and gouache in the sketchbook

One of my favorite things about being a parent is listening to the stories my daughter makes up and really trying to encourage her imagination. She has named a bunch of the cacti which line our windowsills, while our cacti are very accustomed to their suburban lives they also like a bit of adventure, this is a group of them taking a family vacation to the desert.

A doodle that features different leaves and patterns. A fun piece to use different green gel pens on tan paper. Also featured on my IG.

Made with pen, ink pencil and gel pen. Started off as a quick sketch to loosen the cobwebs but turned into a piece that I dived into and developed more of my own style.

Monochromatic portraits using blue gel pen

Playing with colored inks at fountain pen

I have quite a bit of traveling planned this Summer...from NYC to Copenhagen to Venice to Berlin and a few more spots. Very much looking forward to all the different colors, cities, and cultures in the coming weeks.

Doodle over a 1939 Life magazine cover. I used A permanent black marker and some gel pens for the finish.

My first Acrylic painting attempt.

This was a labor of love. Completed with Prismcolor pencils and Copic Markers. I'm very influenced by my surroundings, and all around me are hipsters. I'm also surrounded by artist and those in studio & animation jobs that I hope to have one day. This piece reflects a point in my life of where I am physically and shows my career aspirations. And it was also just for fun because I love Rick&Morty.

Blue pencil

Monthly theme was "GOLD", so I thought about gold as a hedonistic symbol and meaning. Almost religious. I imagined a society praising hedonism as their religion.

Fall vibes, anyone?

Grow your mind...

A train concept with a mix of steampunk and maglev-tech. Sketchbook drawing from 2014.

A loose sketchbook drawing from 2015