tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47341619024885172002024-03-13T21:12:06.097+00:00Arti's art -- Life as I see itAn artist's diary and daily paintingsArtihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820874950763419111noreply@blogger.comBlogger564125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734161902488517200.post-87604359512371851202019-09-20T09:38:00.002+01:002019-09-20T09:38:50.253+01:00Animal in Watercolor and Acrylics<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Life is constantly changing, priorities keep shifting all the time.We move them around, fiddle with the goals a bit to fit it all in! I have been painting continuously since my last post here but sadly the time seems to be slipping from me. Well I am making time this morning, to share little snippets of my work through last few months. I have dabbled in oils, acrylics and what not; this has been an year of change. Watercolor still takes the place of pride, but oils are not far behind- if only I had someone to clean up the mess after me!<br />
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'Edith' 10x14 watercolor</div>
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'Igor' 10''x14''</div>
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'Lloyd'' 10x14''</div>
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'Baron' 14''x10''</div>
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Artihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820874950763419111noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734161902488517200.post-62530238374505690072018-11-12T16:27:00.002+00:002019-01-11T14:30:38.762+00:00October Painting Gallery<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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October has been a busy month with a exhibitions, commissions and family. I am so glad to share the the 'Coral King' was exhibited and sold at Winchester Annual Exhibition. It was an ambitious work, 36''x24'' acrylics on canvas.</div>
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I am posting a few more that I did since my last post.</div>
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''Delia'' is the latest Giraffe waiting for a good home. She was painted on waterboard sized A4</div>
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Delia -Watercolor on Board, A4</div>
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I was trying to get in more detailed background in this painting of two little elephants ready to explore the world, with mom in tow. it was a enjoyable experience.</div>
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The Guardian 10x14 watercolor on paper.</div>
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Realized that I hadn't painted a baby Zebra so far..here goes a little one in watercolor.</div>
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Baby Zoey 10x14</div>
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These two monkeys were painted sometime in last couple of months. Lately I have been into apes. chimps and monkeys! I added the darker background as an afterthought but it looks nice against their pale fur.<br />
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This is Luna. She was painted last month and was very quick to find a home! She was in fact, claimed the very next day I put her up for sale.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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LUNA. SOLD</div>
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Same goes for Larry; a repeat buyer fell in love with him as soon as she spotted him!</div>
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Glo was painted very loosely on winsor and newton cold pressed paper. This is a paper I have been enjoying lately. <span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Glo. watercolor on paper, A4</div>
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Snowy was sold very quickly, now on its way to the USA</div>
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I hope you enjoyed browsing through this little gallery. Have a great week!</div>
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Artihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820874950763419111noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734161902488517200.post-47384910413258691902018-09-17T21:19:00.001+01:002018-09-17T21:23:41.504+01:00Still Life Step by Step<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
When I decided to paint this mixer I was well outside my comfort zone - Still life is not usually my thing- but it turned out so well, it makes me want to smile every time I look at it! Luckily I had taken pictures through out my process so I can outline the process for those interested.<br />
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1. Started with very thin base coat of burnt sienna and here I have added a little background in neutral hues.</div>
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2. Some more blocking in and establishing the color tones.</div>
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3.This painting is all about RED and I intend to make it pop out! Keeping it loose, not going in too much detail.</div>
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4. Working on the reflection in the metal and completing the next coat.</div>
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5. I think the mixer whip dripping cream is the focal point of this painting, so working on it now, just loosely.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">As you can see, I have not fussed about the details in this painting, the broad strokes add a bit of drama to it. I hope you like what you see and the process pictures are helpful.</span><span style="text-align: left;">I am more than happy to answer any questions!</span></div>
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Artihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820874950763419111noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734161902488517200.post-58840177345577640562018-09-13T23:19:00.000+01:002018-09-13T23:19:35.582+01:00Painting for Relaxation - An Artist's Diary<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Being an artist means you love what you do so you never want to turn away from your 'work' even when the day comes to an end.When I feel drained after finishing a rather complex work, I usually draw or paint another quick, expressive one to unwind and to recharge my batteries.The exhilaration that follows is unlike any other buzz! I would sketch, doodle or just throw some color around; before I hit the sheets.The best de-stressor for us artists, I would say.<br />
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This is the one I did to unwind yesterday, though it is a bit more than that- I got carried away and turned it into a finished piece, complete with all the bells and whistles :) Elephants are irresistible..</div>
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Artihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820874950763419111noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734161902488517200.post-65170201873109754332018-09-12T10:26:00.003+01:002018-09-12T11:59:14.766+01:00Farmer and His Tractor Watercolor <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I had been raking my brains over how to paint a machine that I could actually enjoy painting. I usually like to paint only living, moving and breathing subjects as you know :) but since 'Machinery' is the theme for our next exhibition, there was no escaping it this time.<br />
So here I am, first painting done (I hope I can paint another one before the deadline) I have cheated a bit by including a man in it ..I hope the selectors won't mind!<br />
Would love to hear what do you think.<br />
Here are a few pictures I took while the painting was in progress. Its just a little glimpse into my process.<br />
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Add more color , block in the Farmer..<span style="text-align: left;">My son later told me I shouldn't have painted the farmer's </span>T-shirt blue as it clashes with tractor's color.I thought he was right and toned it down with a bit of grey later.</div>
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More details added to the front tyre. I hate painting perfect geometrical shapes :(</div>
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Adding shadows /deepening the colors.The farmer's face is too small to have many details- I had to add a tree behind him so his face is visible, at least.</div>
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Here is the final image. I have left the details in the tractor's engine area obscure as I didn't want to spoil that feeling of fluidity.</div>
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Artihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820874950763419111noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734161902488517200.post-76666643626414673622018-09-07T09:19:00.002+01:002018-09-07T09:19:37.145+01:00Yellow Truck in watercolor<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
While we are at the stage when experiment is the key word, here is a Yellow Truck. I painted it very loosely, telling myself not to fiddle too much and just play around with color and texture.The paper was Two Rivers, a highly textured British paper that had bee lying around for months as I contemplated over what to do with it!<br />
Well there was a reason I chose this truck; I need to get ready to my upcoming exhibition in Basingstoke late this month which has a theme 'Machines'. I usually shy away from machines, don't like them very much- but this time I couldn't get away.So here I am, trying to be creative by finding something to paint that qualifies as a 'machine' but still fun to paint!<br />
Any Ideas as welcome :)<br />
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Artihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820874950763419111noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734161902488517200.post-42257484412369325482018-08-30T08:37:00.001+01:002018-09-07T09:20:06.981+01:00Little Boy on the Beach<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have been painting animals fairly regularly now, sometimes painting humans is a nice change. I saw this little guy on a Bournemouth beach this summer.It was a hot, sunny day and I snapped a lot of pictures of people enjoying the seaside; with intention to paint them some day.This fellow made to the top of the list! He looks so adorable with his curly brown hair and dark blue shorts.<br />
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Artihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820874950763419111noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734161902488517200.post-36407409843771969302018-08-23T22:17:00.000+01:002018-08-23T22:17:05.300+01:00Panda Parade<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
After a busy summer of entertaining guests and family I finally got my colors out today and it felt so good! Dipping my toes in, I painted two loose portraits of my old favorites- Panda Bears. Somehow a mix of deep violet, midnight blue and Payne's grey look best on panda fur. A dash of burnt orange adds some drama. For these paintings there was no messing about, just clean, quick execution with a medium sized brush and a lot of water.I am happy with the way these two turned out :)<br />
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Artihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820874950763419111noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734161902488517200.post-86109283151878128432018-07-27T17:41:00.002+01:002018-07-27T17:44:38.769+01:00Oil Painting_ Snow Leopard<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I was introduced to oils when I was in my teens and painted quite a few piece in ensuing years.When I moved to the UK I didn't have the studio space anymore as we lived in a rented apartment; and I had to abandon oil painting altogether. In want of a less demanding medium I turned to watercolor and I loved it so much that I worked exclusively in watercolor for next six years; producing a huge body of work.<br />
Since the start of this year I have been itching to do things a bit differently. May be produce some larger pieces with more detail. It took a sometime to gather courage to start painting in oils again. I dipped my toes first by trying out acrylics.Acrylics are nice to work with as they come with no strings attached - you plan, you paint, you varnish and you are done.<br />
Oils, on the other hand are much more demanding.You need to consider the technique,the material, the mediums and, most important- the finishing. On positive side, you paint in oils because they allow you to blend and add detail which is almost impossible with acrylics.They appear richer,too.<br />
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So, here goes a painting that I have finished recently.I might have overworked it a bit - which was not the plan but hey, it was a first oil painting after so many years!<br />
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Artihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820874950763419111noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734161902488517200.post-34109937060078827982018-07-10T12:01:00.000+01:002018-07-10T12:01:16.515+01:00More fun with Acrylics _ Cow Shed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Must confess that the quality of canvas does matter. I painted two similar style paintings on similar sized canvases bought separately. The difference was quite obvious.One had smooth and rounded edge( I bought these online, Quantum Arts /Deep edge) and the finish was definitely superior and luxurious compared to the other...though I don't remember them being priced too far apart. It even felt smoother when painting on it.Recently bought another batch to try with oils. Looks rich, I will post the result very soon.<br />
As for these cows, I decided to use a neutral background. Two of the herd have found a home together; rest are still waiting :)<br />
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Artihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820874950763419111noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734161902488517200.post-51332224776922353982018-05-27T17:38:00.001+01:002018-05-27T17:38:24.632+01:00Working with acrylics<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Being a water colorist for many years, its hard to switch over to a medium like acrylic especially when you like so much to work with fluidity. Before I go any further, let me clear- I am not switching over to acrylics, watercolor is still my first love. Its just that you have to challenge yourself and test your limits sometimes.<br />
My first acrylic was a disaster, I hated the medium as it felt so dry! My initial thought was - 'forget it, its not for me'. But after persisting with it some more, (with a few more paintings trashed) I am slowly getting the hang of it. I have now learnt that strokes will start to feel smooth once I have built up initial layers ( the hard part!). An extra layer of gesso should help, too.<br />
I am still struggling with details and fine brushes- it is so much easier just to reach for a big brush or a palette knife- but I am sticking with detail - at least for now- do a few more paintings and see how far can I go.<br />
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This is Harold, my last acrylic in canvas. I spent about five to six days to build all those gorgeous lock- but he is so lucky to have found a loving home even before the varnish was dry! He is on his way to Michigan right now, to the home of my childhood buddy whose husband bought it.<br />
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Artihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820874950763419111noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734161902488517200.post-14959709176614335372018-05-22T20:44:00.001+01:002018-05-22T20:45:24.822+01:00Pencil Sketch_ Owl<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A few pieces of paper in A6 size had been lying around and I decided to make use of them! Its quite a small size so not many details in this drawing but I am happy with this little guy! I have used mechanical .5 pencil on smooth paper.<br />
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Artihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820874950763419111noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734161902488517200.post-47611630033971740452018-05-18T09:45:00.001+01:002018-05-18T09:45:20.116+01:00Pencil Sketch<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Sketching is so therapeutic, I can easily get lost in it.Started this sketch at about 11 pm last night intending it to be a quick study.It ended up a detailed sketch instead as I did not want to stop! This is Sid, a Basingstoke man I met in town last week.He was happy to pose for a picture- it was a transport festival and he was leaning on his blue tractor.I am thinking of converting into a painting later with tractor and all!<br />
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Artihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820874950763419111noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734161902488517200.post-82091298056769549342018-04-12T23:08:00.001+01:002018-04-12T23:11:03.868+01:00Zebra Art<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Some Zebra paintings that I have done in past few weeks, hope you enjoy.<br />
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Becky the Young Zebra<br />
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Artihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820874950763419111noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734161902488517200.post-4709095207058267942018-02-28T10:10:00.001+00:002018-02-28T10:10:43.635+00:00Roosters in Watercolours<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Some more chickens... still struggling to decide how much detail I need! The top one was painted with a loose hand, wet-in-wet and with salt texture.The chicken at the bottom was a <i>Maran </i>that have a distinctive speckled plumage. I took a different approach with this one and painted with a very fine brush.The result was alright and it was also <b>Sold</b> instantly; but I must say that fine detail is not what I enjoy. Loose and wet is what I prefer.</div>
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Artihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820874950763419111noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734161902488517200.post-84544787195704903262018-02-15T20:11:00.001+00:002018-02-15T22:36:13.056+00:00Elephant in Acrylics<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Acrylics are a relatively new medium to me.While watercolour painting allows me to mix my colours on paper, letting them run and find their own space on the surface; painting in acrylic is totally different - a brush mark stays strictly where you put it! I don't fancy painting every hair or every cell of the body-- though I am in awe of those who can do it-- so I really needed to find a way to mix my colours on canvas. This is what I came up with, using brush strokes of different colours to create an impression of colours merging into each other, blurring the boundaries.I think it gives the painting a fragmented look which I sort of like.<br />
Spent too many days on this one, now I am feeling the usual pain in the neck which means I won't be able to paint for a few days.How I wish I could paint 24x7!<br />
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Artihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820874950763419111noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734161902488517200.post-80894038547185569592018-02-05T09:55:00.000+00:002018-02-05T09:55:34.836+00:00Pheasant Watercolour Painting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Loving these colourful birds.They are not unlike roosters to me as far as painting goes; wild colours, lovely tails and brilliant colour in neck.Here is another one<br />
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Artihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820874950763419111noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734161902488517200.post-78674950088215846602018-01-17T11:16:00.000+00:002018-01-17T11:17:45.865+00:00Pheasant <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Someone actually asked me to paint a pheasant after viewing a previous Pheasant painting-which was sold out. They had a pheasant visiting their backyard whom they had named 'Patrick'! Intrigued by the story, I painted this one on the night of 15th.Next day I put it up for sale on Art Finder and sent a message to the person that another 'Patrick' was available. Unfortunately for them the new 'Patrick' was quickly lapped up again by another buyer even before that mail was read! </div>
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My new year has started on a rather uninspiring note. First to go down with Flu was my other half; then it was my turn and even before I could recover- my son caught it too. It feels like ages since I have accomplish anything, other than dragging myself out of bed everyday. Wish every one a safe, happy and healthy beginning. Hoping to get better and start painting soon !</div>
Artihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820874950763419111noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734161902488517200.post-32286805016633440512018-01-03T21:37:00.002+00:002018-01-03T21:57:51.504+00:00Wet in wet Watercolour Panda Painting Part 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
After a few failed attempts and a lot of time spent on getting it right; here is my first video of my painting process. I use many painting techniques but 'wet in wet' is something I really like-with colours running on paper to find their own space. This painting was done on Arches cold pressed paper (300 gsm) using Daniel Smith paints AND a lot of water!<br />
I have been having issues with dark and cloudy days for past week; the lamp just wan't working for me; producing a flickering effect in the video. Fortunately the sun came out for a couple of hours this morning allowing me to record this painting. The video is not technically perfect- I still need time to polish my editing skills- but I hope its useful for some people. I have broken the recording down to a few clips. This is the first one with some more to follow.<br />
I am not saying this is the way it should be done, this is just the way I like to paint my Pandas! Enjoy.<br />
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Artihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820874950763419111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734161902488517200.post-75448630290621209022018-01-02T16:08:00.000+00:002018-01-02T16:08:44.217+00:00New Beginings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Christmas and New Year is not a very productive time for us artists.Family commitments and festivities take up all our time, leaving very little scope for painting or even blogging. Still, I have not been completely off grid- I have been spending my spare time on things that are equally important but get pushed back usually in favour of painting! I am talking about things like website management, communication, setting up emails and newsfeed; plus all important- learning to make videos of my process. Videos have been on my mind for a long time. People have asked me again and again if I did tutorials and I always said 'not yet, but may be in future...'! It seemed a bit intimidating and frankly speaking, I did not know how was I going to record myself ! Recently I decided to take the plunge and bought myself a tripod.Only then I realised that recording myself was actually the easiest part! Now I needed to figure out which software was easiest to use for editing, and how to obtain it.Most free software come with hideous watermarks - you only realise it after you have downloaded the damn thing and gone through the setup. After doing this step multiple times I finally was able to zero in on Videopad .Then there were compatibility issues, compression issues, optimisation and of course, learning to use the tools to do actual editing.<br />
I have now spent countless hours on this and still haven't come up with anything that is even remotely presentable. I will keep working on it till I get it right but I wonder if any of you do it and have any tips for me.<br />
The daylight is quite poor these days and this might be affecting the quality.My daylight lamp gives out a strange flickering light when I watch the footage on screen. I think I need to put off the recording until there is decent daylight.<br />
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In between these tasks I managed to sneak in this little giraffe last evening .It was very spontaneous- I let my hand takeover my mind, working without thinking about it. Very light and breezy, lots and lots of water and very few colours.Hope you enjoy this.<br />
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Artihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820874950763419111noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734161902488517200.post-13104071818406709472017-12-22T22:16:00.001+00:002017-12-22T22:22:02.569+00:00Happy Holidays<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Not much painting happening for last few days. My 'To do' list is getting longer and longer, there is so much stuff still left to be done.This snow dog was done a while back but he looks perfect on a Holiday card. This is just wish every one of my blogger friends a great Holiday Season and a very happy, joyous, prosperous and successful New Year. Hope you all are having a great time with your families..have fun! xx</div>
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Artihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820874950763419111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734161902488517200.post-37843070075028765732017-12-21T14:39:00.000+00:002017-12-22T22:30:15.576+00:00Online Art Galleries_ Yay or Nay<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
As another year comes to an end, I can't help but think about if could I have done any better. It has been a good year for me as an artist; (though not so good health wise) but of course I could have pushed a bit harder.I realise that I have been slacking off, relying too much on the online galleries for sales.The galleries do give us artists much needed exposure but they also take a huge chunk out of our profits. Plus, we don't get to connect with the buyers as we would like to. Art is about that connection, isn't it. I would love to be able to talk to my buyers freely, without the 'Big Brother' watching!<br />
There is a gallery that I am a member of; which has given me some sales but I don't get to know anything about the buyer other than their name and address.They can't write to me, neither am I supposed to communicate with them. I have absolutely no idea if they liked their painting or not. Doesn't give me a good feeling. Also, we are not allowed to price our art any lower on other sites including our own websites so that there goes our chance to sell direct!<br />
On the other hand in last two weeks I had emails from two different buyers who came through my personal website.One wanted to see the art in person and eventually we managed a viewing at my place.He ended up buying four paintings! Second buyer commissioned one but bought two when he came to visit and had a look at my work in person.<br />
This brings me to a conclusion that its alright to start with online galleries, but we must be ready to spread out our wings eventually. Keeping our personal websites upto date and building a rapport with past buyers is time well spent. Sending cards and emails occasionally might help keeping their memories fresh. I must admit I have been quite lazy in this regard so far. The task seems so daunting and so time consuming that I have been putting it off. But deep down I know I should be trying harder. So this year's resolution is to change my ways, do things differently.<br />
Hope you all have a very Happy and Successful New Year xx</div>
Artihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820874950763419111noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734161902488517200.post-82663625210773171272017-11-15T23:27:00.000+00:002017-12-22T22:44:09.092+00:00Pastel Portrait_ Woman in Lemon Shawl<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I saw this woman in Rishikesh on my last trip to India earlier this year.She was one among many who flock the banks of river Ganga, seeking peace and embracing spirituality. She was not beautiful in a traditional sense but I liked her weather beaten face and world weary expression.<br />
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About a week and a lot of effort was spent on this portrait. I used layer upon layer of pastel pencils to create smooth skin textures. The goal was to create a life like portrait. It was a disappointing moment when I learned that it was rejected by <b>Federation of British Artists</b> for their upcoming Pastel Painters exhibition in London.I was in fact quite hopeful for it.<br />
This is my second rejection from this body and now I don't feel like entering anymore.May be I don't have what they are looking for. A friend suggested that I visit the exhibition to see what kind of work gets selected; but I have my doubts - should I be painting what the judges like to see, or should I follow my heart? I don't know.<br />
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Artihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820874950763419111noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734161902488517200.post-42455176771460798632017-10-22T23:29:00.000+01:002017-10-22T23:29:50.407+01:00Bailey<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This one was my favourite, labour of love - you could say.There was a lot f dry brushing over the initial looser layer but the end result was satisfactory.Glad to say that it has found a home now!<br />
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