UMA KELKAR

I had a record number of portrait sketches/paintings this year. I am not cataloging all of them here, but some that were notable because of difference in style.  ...

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What a beautiful country Costa Rica is! We visited only 2 towns, Tamarindo on the coast and La Fortuna in the mid-NW. So, while I cannot speak for the entire......

This image made it to Flickr Explore for Dec 17, 2014. It was 6:00am Costa Rica time and magically, the kids were not awake nor was my husband! It was......

Each year, we recycle magazine paper into bows, ribbons, ornaments. So far since 2010, we’ve not had to repeat any patterns. This year’s ornaments were great but the tree never came......

So, after many attempts at going plein air sketching on a workday evening, the date and place was settled on. Liquid Bread, a gastropub in Campbell was going to be the......

Arin and I were doing plein air painting on the grounds of the Triton Museum. We were there to see another artist friend demonstrate his methods. Arin did his salmon......

It was a wonderful evening – family, friends, fans, good art, book signing, much support and appreciation of my own and my family’s efforts. I revelled. Heartfelt thanks to all those who supported,......

Uma Kelkar’s first book on sketching, Behind the Scenes: The Story of Unsung Sketches has been released for online sale. It’s a beautiful hardbound book with 35+ color photographs of never......

Arin and I were jumping up and down seeing the first version of the book! It made me happier to see that he was more excited to open the package than......