Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Radiant

A watercolor study of a friend -- beautiful, young, and vivacious.The reference photo was taken recently at Bournemouth beach, UK.
Watercolor on cold pressed paper, 9"x12"

45 comments:

  1. Es MARAVILLOSA!
    El gesto que le das mueve a la pintura misma, parece que se sintiera su risa...
    Te felicito mucho.
    (Visítame si puedes).

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  2. Wow!This is an amazing piece of work.

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  3. I can feel the sun and warmth in this painting ! her smile is wonderful !
    your watercolour really marvelous !
    love it !
    bisous Arti

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  4. Hi Arti,
    this is very beautiful and expressive.

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  5. This is gorgeous, Arti. Excellent contrast and lovely expression. Congratulations!

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  6. This is so beautiful, Arti. The colors and light are gorgeous.

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  7. Great piece of work, marvelous !

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  8. You have captured the vivacious beauty ! nice light and shadows!

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  9. Thank you so much, Maritza, Marty, Yasha,and Mariano.I loved her smile and happy desposition,too!It was a delight to paint her.

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  10. Anna, coming from you-this appreciation is something I would cherish :) Thank you so much!

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  11. Thank you so much Asit, Carol, Claire , Lydie and Meera..I am glad you liked my work.

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  12. Precioso retrato,Arti. Y preciosa chica.

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  13. Wow, Arti!! Once again, you leave me with my jaw dropping. You amaze me with these portraits. I love your friend's swimsuit too, by the way!

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  14. very beautiful work arti.. stumbled on your blog recently, your portraits are fabulous!

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  15. A wonderful painting. She is beautiful

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  16. This is one of the best from you I feel. This is just sooooooooo good.

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  17. Thanks Sherry!You are so generous...
    Thank you Juan, Prabal, Tony and Anu.

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  18. Muy beuno, cada vez pintas mejor saludos.

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  19. Wow! What a painting. The face is so expressive and you have done a fabulous job capturing it on paper.

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  20. Thank you so much, Carlo, Marrouch, Vinayak ans Susan!

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  21. Arti, I've passed on the Versatile blogger award your way.. Hope you'll accept it... and pass it on...

    http://essenceofarts.blogspot.com/2011/04/versatile-blogger-award-my-first-blog.html

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  22. Lovley. How do you like it in the UK?

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  23. Thank you so much, Rachana; but I am sorry I won't be able to continue the chain...too much on my hands presently!Thanks a lot, anyway.

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  24. Stan, I am loving it here.Weather has been kind so far and (its spring, so I am looking forward to more 3-4 months of sunshine!)The town is beautiful.Thanks for asking :)

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  25. This is a very attractive painting of your friend. Beautiful colors Arti.
    Thanks for following my blog,too.
    Sincerely, Linda

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  26. How delightful! The joy radiates from her beautiful face. Great job!

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  27. Beautiful!! This is so radiant as u named it :-)

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  28. Arti, I saw this on facebook, but, I didn't know it was yours! This is just stunning! I think I was able to comment on it on fb. I can't remember. In any event, this is absolutely amazing!

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  29. Thank you very much, Linda, Gwen, John, Dipti and Liana..I am glad you liked it :)

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  30. The UK is treating you well if you produce work of this calibre! It is fantastic Arti!

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  31. Beautiful colors and light.I also love your other work especially the pencil sketches and the paintings depicting children.

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  32. Beautiful watercorlor Arti, and great expresion

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  33. Thanks liz..the weather has been kind so far!
    Thank you, Roger.I am glad that you liked my art.
    Thanks a lot, Fernando.

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  34. I was "googling" portraits, and saw some of your work. Then I looked for your blog ... some very good portraits. It will be a pleasure to see more of your work.

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  35. whoa - this is gorgeous..nice job!

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  36. avsome work,thanks,you are a candle light to each of us.

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  37. Thanks for being so kind, friends.

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  38. This is one of my favourites, Arti. The smile on her face. The subtle work with the light. Excellent, Arti.

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