Portrait Painting

I have been having a good time with painting fuzzy animals in loose watercolor but now its time to see if this will work for humans too. A study in similar style, first step in that direction. I might change a few things in future works, but its a start alright.

Have a great weekend, you all!

Baby Oakley "How I wonder..."

Its a watercolor portrait of Oakley, commissioned by her grand ma and my blogger friend Sherry. I am thrilled that she likes it.
I hope that you all like it too.Isn't she gorgeous!
12"x9"

'Vulnerable' Portrait Watercolour

I have been away from painting and blogging for more than a week- had been working on a job in animation.This morning my laptop just 'hung up' on me and I was forced to take a break...and I am glad I did! It was a TV grab, which I had earlier printed out in black and white for value study.But this morning I wanted to do something in colour- so I put colour in her face myself, and I am quite happy with the results! She is beautiful, but her expression holds a certain amount of vulnerability which makes her even more attractive.
watercolor on seawhite paper, which is 350 gsm,not as good as Arches- but cheaper than that and good for practice.

Waiting for the Spring - Watercolor Tree

Trees all around are sporting the 'bald look'.The beautiful mass of these entangled little branches attract me a lot.I have taken a lot of pictures of these beautiful trees in winters.This watercolor is a tribute to these tiny soldiers braving the winter!
Watercolor on Cold pressed paper, 12"x9"

Self Portrait

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This is a second time that I have done a self portrait; first one was about three years ago!
The reference photo was taken by my husband in summers.I always thought it was too strong,too close- as I tried to stare into the setting sun....But today as I thumbed for subjects, I came across this one and thought- "why not!"
Today being cloudy and dull, the photo didn't come out great; sorry about that.
Watercolor on A4 sized cold pressed paper

The portrait

I would like to call him a 'Sepia Man'...! A small watercolor sketch in monotone colors.

Watercolor Portrait

One thing I don't like about the watercolors is that you can't "repair" a work if things go wrong.
This is a spontaneous portrait (without much sketching) which I did from a black and white reference photo...
I wanted to use less paint but as it happened, I overdid it again and lost my highlights.I had to use my conte (another experiment) sticks to minimize the damage...or may be it did more damage!?
Its here, after much deliberation.An old lady from India :)

watercolour woman

A watercolour portrait after a long time! I did it from a TV grab.This lady might be a TV actress , I dont know...just liked her face hidden half in shadows as she stands in her kitchen.I did it in two sittings, using layers, unlike my previous portraits which I finish in one go.Striving to get more control.
Watercolour, A4 size cold pressed paper.

Sold _Portrait of Sherry

I am so excited to announce my first sale through this blog!This is a portrait of my blogger friend Sherry  Massey -I did it some months ago- Sherry liked it very much and today she has bought this from me.
Thank you Sherry!