This summer vacation I had decided to take painting lessons in India. I had already decided the teacher ahead of time - Mr R. D. Dixit. But the real excitement started only after I reached Pune and met him the first time. There was very little time on hand - just 10 days! and the agenda was Landscape, Still Lfe and Portrait. We decided to start with landscape.
My teacher got me a book of landscape paintings by a German Artist to learn the techniques. The first landscape painting was about 70% demo by my teacher and the rest was done by me following the instructions.
The second Landscape was done as my homework and completly done by me (except the few final highlights advised by my teacher). Due to time constraints I we could not follow the same model i.e one painting as demo and the second as homework.
The third painting was chosen as still life (the one with sunflowers). It was done together - teacher demo, instruction and homework :)
The fourth one, a portrait of a tribal woman is double the size of rest of the paintings. The sketching was my homework - learnt a lot! Painting the picture was again teacher demo, instruction and homework. Most of the face was demo-ed and the rest completed by me. Final pass and touches were back seat instructions from the teacher.
The fifth one I chose as a face, since I wanted to learn it. Could not complete it but it was a result of the last days session. After which I had to travel back!
Following was the outcome of the 10 day session - I throughly enjoyed and learnt a lot. Now the challenge is to keep practicing and improve to keep up to the level I reached.
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
California Poppies - SOLD
California Poppies can be seen all around in my area starting from February through September. These poppies are from my friend's garden which is in full bloom !
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Enjoy :)
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11x14 inches, Oil on Canvas Panel
SOLD - a commissioned painting for wedding
Thursday, July 1, 2010
The Dancing Peacock - NFS
Enjoy your 4th of July weekend with this Dancing Peacock !
It is painted on 8 x 10 inches canvas panel. As I started painting, it felt more challenging. I am happy that its done, so that I can start the next one.
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Saturday, June 5, 2010
Church n Fall Colors - SOLD
It might seem really odd that in the middle of summer I came up with this fall color landscape, hmmm.... I had started this one during the first painting workshop I had attended couple of years ago. Since then it was lying around unfinished. Yes! finally... I am very happy that I got done with this :)
This landscape reminds me of my time living in Minden, Germany. It was a very similar setting. In the fall season, I went for long walks with my host family (the Klaus Kettig & family) in this wilderness. Enjoying nature, collecting nuts and listening to German conversations. Good Times!
Church n Fall Colors - 16 x 20 inches on Gallery Wrapped Canvas
SOLD
Friday, May 28, 2010
The Fiery little Tulip - NFS
One of my friends from Amsterdam had posted pictures of tulip fields on Facebook. This little Fiery Tulip caught my attention and it inspired me to use my oil paints. See how this flower is glowing from within !!
Not for sale
Here’s more about one of my favorite flowers – the tulip, from Wikepedia:
The tulip originated as a Persian wildflower in the 1500s. They were extensively cultivated at that time. Since then, the tulip has become a symbol for many different things. Each different color tulip can have a different meaning.
The meaning of tulips is generally perfect love.
Red tulips are most strongly associated with true love, while purple symbolizes royalty. The yellow tulip is a common expression for cheerful thoughts and sunshine. White tulips are used to claim worthiness or to send a message of forgiveness. Variegated tulips, once among the most popular varieties due to their striking color patterns, represent beautiful eyes.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Peacock Feather - NFS
I am facinated by the beauty of Peacock feathers. This is just how I saw the feather using the oil pastel colors !
This is available as Notecard or Greeting Card on the link:
Not for sale
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Wild Rose of the Canadian Rockies - NFS
Friends, I have not been on top of this blog for a while, got busy in packing / unpacking and moving to a new home! So belated ... Happy New Year!
As I was searching for a subject to paint, I found a book I had purchased during our vacation in Canadian Rockies. Browsing through the pages brought me back the memories of nature hikes, that pure water in the lakes, glaciers, those majestic mountain goats etc. During the hikes, this wild rose was seen very commonly all over the place. I liked this pink rose, but there were white and light pink wild roses too. Also I noticed, all these wild roses, be it any color, had exactly 5 petals ! They don't grow very tall, at the max they come upto our knee. Looking at them while walking feels like they have their arms wide open, as if welcoming you to enjoy the nature in its purest form.
Hope you enjoy this proudy standing wild rose !
Not for sale
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