October Painting Gallery

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.

SOLD

I am posting a few more that I did since my last post.

''Delia'' is the latest Giraffe waiting for a good home. She was painted on waterboard sized A4

Delia -Watercolor on Board, A4

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.

The Guardian 10x14 watercolor on paper.

SOLD now

Realized that I hadn't painted a baby Zebra so far..here goes a little one in watercolor.

Baby Zoey 10x14

Available

 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.

14x10, Available

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. 

LUNA. SOLD

Same goes for Larry; a repeat buyer fell in love with him as soon as she spotted him!

SOLD

Glo was painted very loosely on winsor and newton cold pressed paper. This is a paper I have been enjoying lately.  

Glo. watercolor on paper, A4

Available

SOLD

Snowy was sold very quickly, now on its way to the USA

I hope you enjoyed browsing through this little gallery. Have a great week!

More fun with Acrylics _ Cow Shed

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.
As for these cows, I decided to use a neutral background. Two of the herd have found a home together; rest are still waiting :)

Curious Cow_Stella

8x8 SOLD

Curious Cow_ Tia

8x8 Available

Acrylic on Canvas, ready to hang

Curious Cow_Gia

8x8 Available

Acrylic on Canvas, ready to hang

Curious Cow _ MArcella

12x12

Available

Acrylic on Canvas, ready to hang

Zebra Art

Some Zebra paintings that I have done in past few weeks, hope you enjoy.

      Becky the Young Zebra
10x14 Available,contact me for details.                         This one has been SOLD already                                                                   

This is Xander, a larger painting  about 24x20 inch

Watercolor on Arches cold pressed paper

Available, contact me for details.   

This one is my attempt at acrylic, took me a long time to create!

KEN acrylic on canvas 20x24 inch 

Available, contact me for details.  

Elephant in Acrylics

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.
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!

Coral King

36''x24''

Acrylic on Stretched Canvas

Pheasant

''Patrick Blue''  / SOLD

This was the first one I painted after a long gap due to a bad case of flu.

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! 

Lesson - Pheasants do fly quickly :D

Bailey

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!
Reference picture was courtesy Alexandra from Pixabay.

Watercolor on Arches Cold Pressed paper

12''x16''

SOLD

  

Misty the Elephant

I have always loved this style of painting, it involves instinct rather than planning. Not much emphasis on correct drawing or proportions, it comes straight from the heart!Hope you like it too.

Misty

10''x14''

Painted on 17/03/2017

Baby Elephant and Snow Leopard- two sides of a coin!

"Bubbles''

10''x14''  

Latest watercolor, I can't get over these baby elephants.Painted with just blue, magenta and transparent yellow...and a lot of water!I know have been slipping up again;September being a busy month with some guests coming over to stay plus my exhibition in Winchester still running.

I have been painting a lot, just not uploading here! 

Last week I painted a different portrait- fierce and mighty this time:  

14''x14''

I have not been finishing any figurative paintings involving people lately...two or three of them are lying around at two-third stage...just waiting to be completed.One chucked into the bin...Its a strange feeling, when you are totally unhappy with a work but can not say why!With animal paintings at least I am hardly ever stuck..they flow quite smoothly.

Dark Horse and Some Thoughts...

Dark Knight

14x20

Watercolor on Arches 140 Lb cold pressed

I haven't been painting for last two days..a bit of a block as I can't decide what do I want to do now>watercolor?Pastels? Animals? Boats? Portraits? After much thought I figured that painting was not happening so I better catch up on some reading and writing instead, at least till the time inspiration strikes again.

This horse was painted last month.It was scary dealing with such intense color and I did not have any plan. I just went with my gut instinct- and a large squirrel mop! I actually finished it as it lay on the floor and I bent over to apply my color, stepping away every two seconds.

It was mainly DS moonglow coupled with DS Burnt Orange (which has become a staple in my palette) and some Payne's Grey.

Oh Brother..

watercolor 10"x14"

Hard to believe its has been months since I posted something. I do hope to change for better!

Here is the latest watercolor, painted yesterday.Love these little creatures.Great to see most of you still very active, I will be visiting soon x

Intense Blue Zebra

Intense Blue

9x12

So we are back to Zebras again! And somehow they always turn out to be blue.I promise next one is going to be in warmer shades..may be red/burnt sienna.Hope you are having a great weekend.

Teal Tusker _Watercolor Elephant

16x20

Having recently acquired a couple of sheets of Two River NOT paper, today was the day to put them to test. I was stalling this for quite some time- the paper being pricey and I have not really been in my element lately.But  the 'test'  went well, after all.I chose a subject that was close to my heart; which I can paint without even thinking(though you can see- I went a bit too wild!)

This paper has a lot of texture and tooth- more towards 'rough' than a "NOT"; but it responded very well to my 'fast and furious' approach. The weight was 300 lb so there was no need to stretch.I am definitely going to use it again.Try out various styles and techniques.Lovely paper.

Mousebird Watercolor

9"x7"

A small work from this morning.First wash was loose and then I finished it up with some fine feathers!

Purple Panda III

9x12

Dabbled with some more blue and pink to create another "purple Panda"! One of my works this weekend.Hope you all had a Happy Easter.

The Ostrich that Stayed

12x16

A sharp looking Ostrich; I am liking them quite a bit. Interestingly, my husband liked this one as well and agreed to keep it at home!So now it has found a place in the hallway; first addition to my new home.I have painted another one after this,will post is here soon.

Bronzai...

12x16

SOLD

Chaos still reign at home, still I try to find time to paint.Definitely, painting is more fun than hemming a large curtain! ( which took up almost whole of my yesterday) well you got to do what you got to do...

Golden Bear

10"x14"

 A golden grizzly bear in soft yellows, painted this morning.I have always loved painting animals with fur.Grizzly bear are just perfect as subjects, with lots and lots of long and luxurious fur. I have started with my morning sessions despite the other obligations around the house, hoping to achieve at least one painting each day.

Chocolate Mufffin

Chocolate Muffin

I seem to have neglected to post this guy ; painted earlier this month.This was one of the tighter pieces, I am trying to understand a new paper.It was fun to work with strong colors,though.

Raisin

"Raisin"

9x12

A cute cat in expressive watercolor.I have been experimenting with various papers and the results are varying,too. Sometimes I tend to drift towards ' too realistic' ...I painted this one to remind myself to stick to my favorite style, loose with mingling colors. This is what excites me most. 

As the Christmas approaches, everything is more rushed.Just got another commission for elephants from a surgeon in HongKong for her office-- exciting!Will keep you posted.

The house hunting seems to come to a conclusion, a happy one;too.Hoping to get the keys soon and can't wait to move in...I  really need more space!

Owl Eyes and Cute Raccoon

            SOLD

SOLD

Two more small works done recently.Owls are my all time favorites while raccoon just made its debut.I have heard many people do not like them very much, considering their wild ways...but I could not resist this cute face!Hope you all are having a great weekend.