Primrose

Have been trying out a few things lately.Pity that most of the attempts did not turn out as expected, thus, not shared here.One of them is town scapes.I would love to have the ability and flair to produce a beautiful looking towns cape.Britain is full of natural beauty as well as man made structures that catch your eye every now and then...it feels such a waste if you can't lay it down on your paper! I have been trying without much success....at the moment, it seems like a tough task.I do not know where am I going wrong-I just have to go by instinct...but I do hope that with time, and a few more attempts, I am going to find the magic key...

Meanwhile, you may enjoy these Hawthorn flowers.Spring is around the corner, we had a few really nice and sunny days last week. Hope you all have a great weekend.

Art Everyday_1

I have decided to explore color and texture initially.This is my first attempt.Started out as blue strokes but in the end, I managed a hanging basket of white flowers!....I have used various methods for creating texture and I thoroughly enjoyed the process.I hope you enjoy this artwork,too.Any critiques are welcome.

Yesterday I also submitted three watercolours for a Group Exhibition here in Basingstoke.
Spring Exhibition - 2012 at ‘The Street’, Queen Mary’s College, Cliddesden   Road,   Basingstoke.The Exhibition opens on Tuesday,8 th May and runs till 18th May.I hope to meet many new people and also receive a good response.

Happy Weekend!
Watercolor on paper, A5

Cherry Blossoms

Another Alla-prima in oils. It took about 40 minutes to complete. I think the only way that I can stop myself from overdoing a piece in oils is to finish it in one go!...
I always wanted to paint white flowers...these cherry blossoms were an obvious choice!I have used a bit of knife on petals, for creating light.
Oil on canvas board, 8"x10"