Jeans

Grapite on handmade paper

The reference image for this drawing is from the blog 'The Artistic Biker', a great place for reference images for still life works.

Ballpoint Pen

Ballpoint pen on A4 printer paper.

This sketch was supposed to be a quick value drawing for a future painting... but I got carried away and spent a whole week on this Dahlia closeup. The drawing is done with a ballpoint pen on A4 copier paper.
Note to self: Next time I spend so much time on a sketch I should at least ensure I am doing it on a better archival paper.

Tomatoes

Charcoal on Handmade paper.

Inspired by Priya Sebastian, who blogs at  the fabulous 'tHe pLum tRee'. Charcoal as a medium was very scary and still is to a large extent. But slowly trying to over come those fears.

Pots... lots of them..WIP

The present stage of the painting.
 Posting a few WIP pictures.

The pencil sketch and a few initial layers of color

Few of the foreground pots have been given a little detail.

Forgot to click more picture after this stage ... :(.

The first few layers are done.

Now a few days of contemplating. Will keep touching up the painting here and there...... as and when I want..

Will post the completed final picture in a few days.

Frangipani

.I have had this reference photo with me for quite some time now. I always thought it would be too complicated but finally mustered enough strength to try it out.












Acrylics on canvas panel

Water color Technique with Acrylics.

I have had the book "ACRYLIC LANDSCAPES THE WATERCOLOR WAY by Charles Harrington" for quite some time now. After many reading and re-readings, I finally decided to try out the techniques described in the book. Happy with the end result, thought have a lot to improve on color mixing.

Deepavali celebrations 2010

Had a fabulous deepavali this year, rangolis, diyas and colors all around the house.

Playing with Photoshop

Playing around with photoshop. An old color pencil looks nice and bright on a black background.

Painted Pots

Hand painted terracotta pots.

Landscape stuggles

One more attempt at trees and landscapes in general. Having trouble laying the graphite for the grass. I can't seem to get it neither as dark nor as even as I want. Am still working on it. Hopefully few more days of work will have some improvement.

Image courtesy: Wetcanvas RIL