Thursday, May 26, 2011

Dazzling Agave (pronounced as uh-gah-vay)

Now here's my new experiment with colors! I took a simple green succulent and wanted to make it look abstract. Hope you like my fantasy -  
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Dazzling Agave - 12x16 inches, Oil on Canvas Panel
I tried to take the best picture here, but nowadays I feel its a challenge to take a picture of my painting. In person, the painting looks a bit different since one can see the depth of color and its variations. The camera doesn't really capture all of it.

About Agave: These kind of succulents are found in abundance in southern and western United States. It was considered sacred plant by Ancient Mexicans. It was a belief that the liquid from this plant purified the body and soul.
I thought this will be interesting for you all to know that the juices from the agave after fermenting, leads to the drink called tequila.

2 comments:

  1. Thanks for the info on Agave.. this is a good interpretation and just turn it around and you will see an array of fields,, the beauty of an abstract I would say:-)

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  2. This is beautifully painted Prerana. I really like the colors you chose and the abstracted composition.

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