Zebra Watercolor

A4 Watercolor  on Arches Hot Pressed paper

I have been absent for quite some time from my blog. It might be due to that fact that I have been feeling rather uninspired lately.May be because of a few disastrous paintings..I really don't know why. I have been experimenting a lot but not quite getting there.Still hopeful, though that there might be light at the end of this tunnel. Trying hard to get to a place where I feel satisfied with what I have done. In the meantime I painted this zebra at the request of a lovely lady who bought it as well.

I know this is something that I do well, but what I want is to be able to tie all this up with a nice background so that it looks like a painting, not just an 'animal portrait' - if you know what I mean.

Well I hope all of you are doing well.See you soon!

Pansy the Panda

10"x14"

SOLD

A giant panda in vibrant violets.I enjoyed painting him fast and loose.He turned out to be quite cute!

''Ozzy"

9''x12''

SOLD

I am painting faster than I am posting!This was painted last night , I used a new paper- Fabriano - and I instantly liked it.The paper is costly so I have been resisting buying it for quite some time but now I am happy that I went ahead and bought it.Very good texture,good for fine work, not sure for washes-yet.This ostrich was a good practice for this paper.

More Guinea Pigs...

Fuzzy Buddies

12"x9"

Still feeling like painting more Guinea pigs! This one was a bit different in tone and treatment.I have added some color to the background to bring out the tiny white bodies; though not too much. Looks good..eh?

..and here is a picture that was sent by the happy client:)

Look Over

10x7

Painted this Giraffe on Arches hot pressed paper.Initially I did not like this paper much-it felt too smooth- but learning now to use it the right way!It works wonderfully with wet in wet,too.Not easy to handle, though.