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

Ostrich Day

11x14

Used Bockingford 200 lb.for the first time.Heavy paper, so it did not need any stretching.Another plus- I could lift color without much difficulty. I might test it a bit more before declaring it a new favorite; but I liked the texture and strength - it works well with my loose style.Hope you enjoy this sweet little guy!

Mousebird Watercolor

9"x7"

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

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...

White Rooster in Watercolor

6"x 9"

A small,loose piece I did yesterday.Roosters are perfect subjects to play around with, you can do anything you want!

The Owl

A new work, completed this morning.A favorite combination of mine--Cobalt Blue, Burnt Umber and Burnt Orange( by Daniel Smith ;which is fast becoming my favorite color) with just a hint of Yellow Ocher.

He is larger than life, about 15"x12"

Emu Watchful

8x12

I painted this handsome guy this morning, something to be proud about- as it was not even 11 am when I finished the painting.I thought it was time to experiment with some color in the background and though it was scary  working wet-in-wet with all those feathers sticking out of his head and neck; I am happy to have pulled it off!The whole painting looks good with the subject lighter than the background.

New Emu Painting; and the Rabbit wins the Race!

9x12

 I have found another cute bird- the Emu! He is the second largest bird after the Ostrich; but with a  longer and more tapered beak and darker color- may be more hair on his head, too.....still, he looks so much like an Ostrich, they could be siblings.

I was apprehensive about his color, not sure if I wanted to use black-so good old  purple came to my rescue again.I like him in rich, dark purple with just a hint of blue.

This one is totally wet-on-wet, I used a squirrel mop brush to lay the first wet wash and then used my rigger to drag out the hair.It was fun:)

On the other front my White Rabbit has been doing quite well in attracting art lovers on Art Finder store.He has grabbed spot number 5 in this week's top ten most loved artworks! I would appreciate if you guys find a moment to visit and click on the heart (like) on the artworks that you like.I am new at this site and need to build a base.Thanks!