Farm Animals

BILLY

10''x14''

21/07/2017

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"BLUEBELL"

14''x10''

20/07/2017

Both of these do seem a bit too purple...well, looks like I got carried away with a new Daniel Smith shade Lunar Violet..especially with Bluebell! I need to work a bit more with the color to get the hang of it.In the Donkey painting I have used Quinacridone Magenta (Daniel Smith) with French UM Blue and burnt orange. This Magenta is the richest color in my paint box..I love it. Add it to DS Moonglow or simply any blue of your choice to get brilliant shades of purple :)

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.

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.

More work in progress and a beautiful Hare

Here is another bunny to lighten up the mood as I work upon the larger painting along the way.

5"x7"

SOLD

Morning has been quite productive today.I started the basic wash on the Three Ladies painting and as it dried, painted a dog and a cat! ( they will feature in tomorrow's post) a good way to use all the paint on my palette ..and practice never hurts!

Here is the progress on Three Ladies...

I have used some masking fluid on the parts that need to kept light- don't want to break the flow of paint in order to save the whites here. Basic wash was meant to be neutral but I jut can't help dropping in all those lovely colors...so it was a mix of burnt sienna, burnt orange, french ultramarine, a little bit of yellow ochre and on the lower art-- Payne's grey mixed with a little opera rose. I don't mix my colors on the palette- though I have heard that its a good practice.I like to drop them individually and let them find their own place on paper.

Barred Owl

Owls are fun to paint,,usually I like painting the ones with long, tufted ears- but this time I decided to try this round headed, barred owl.Next time i might try them in colors other than the ( natural) brown!

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.

Cats and Dogs

It seems I can't stay away from animals,can I? Couldn't help painting these two small studies of a Siamese cat and a Lab(?) in chocolate brown.Both of them small, 5x7..

Chocolate Dod

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Love

12"x16"

Yesterday's painting session was quite productive.I am happy with this painting of a mama bear with her cubs. I have been finding it tough to update everything and visit my friends' blogs lately as I have some other pressing engagements like looking for a new house to buy!Lots of research to do, lots of options to look at...I am not even attending my life drawing sessions this term.I hope you all will bear with me; I will be visiting soon :)Have a great Sunday!

Cuties all the way...Guinea Pigs

commission piece

Toffee Coco and Fudge

16"x12"

Coffee and Cream

12"x9"

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Top one is a commission I did for a gentleman from a nearby county in the UK.

He saw my watercolor animals and wanted me to paint his three pet guinea pigs.Since I had not painted guinea pigs before, I decided to do a trial painting first.Thus happened "Coffee and Cream" .It turned out so well that it Sold on the same day after I put in on my ArtFinder.com page!

Now both of the paintings have left for their new homes :) 

I will be going to India for summer vacations next month so a lot of jobs need to be done..coming days are going to be even more hectic.Hope you all are doing good.TC!

Blue Rain

7x10

I have been painting more and more and I know its good as it makes me happy!This hare is small but I loved painting him in loose washes,using the same turquoise and pink with some Q.Gold. The effect is quite soft -just as I wanted.

Today I have been out in the sun all day but do hope to paint in the evening.Wish you all a great Sunday!

Greener Pastures...Elephant Watercolor

9x12

Didn't want to abandon my elephants even if I liked painting zebras as much!

Zebra Stripes All the Way

It was a 'stripey'day; I painted three zebras!Actually I had so much fun with the first one, I went to paint more.These zebras are very exciting,so different from other animals.I could play and play with the stripes endlessly.Hope you like them,too.

Silent Night

12"x16"

This piece was started sometime after Christmas but I had left it midway...in fact, I did not have much hope for this as I had dabbled too much for my liking already.But last night after putting three more hours of work , it looked good enough!Now I have a painting and I can start another one- as soon as I find strength.

Past 3-4 days have been not good health wise, I have been suffering from a painful throat infection which is also giving me headaches and body aches.Arjun just had his braces fixed and is having problems as wire cutting into his inner cheek and his teeth are hurting all the time.So we two poor souls are wandering here and there in pain...and the weather is not helping either.Its gray, cold and raining almost all the time.Hmm..praying for some sunshine now!All I want to do is get better so I can paint,paint,paint.

The Goat

7"x5" watercolor

I can't think of any other interesting title for this pretty girl.A small study I did today.

Reference picture courtesy Mary R.Vogt

Majestic_1_ Watercolor

Watercolor on Langton 140 lb paper

10"x14"

I felt like painting loose today.. watercolors came to my aid!Its a beautiful day outside, and I loved painting this majestic animal in spontaneous style.In fact I intend to paint a small series on elephants in the same style- hence the name and number!

The Rooster II

7" x 9"

Watercolor on paper

I felt like painting some cute little animals today...this is the first one, I will post another animal painting tomorrow.May be some squirrels will follow...For some reason, they look best in impressionistic watercolors!

Deer, Deer....

"Deer,Deer"

14"x10"

Watercolor on cold pressed watercolor paper

More splashing of colors...

Everyday Art_7

Some more play with color.
I know, this cockerel looks like Jean Hainse cockerels.I must say I like her work and I like to paint in the same way! But this was not an intended copy; I was using my imagination and this happened :)
Watercolor on paper A4 size

Mates

 "Mates" completed.But as I said earlier, I don't know if its better or worse :) I let the first layer dry for a day before working more all over the painting.It was scary... I was afraid of spoiling it all, yet I wanted to finish it.
So, here it is- a bit darker than I would have liked but not bad...what do you think?
Watercolor on 14"x10" paper block