' Spring' 6x6 in oil on gessoed board
Spring is here. I am waiting wild daisies that bloom about this time of year near my son's school. They make our 'school commute' fun.
Sunday, 10 April 2016
Saturday, 9 April 2016
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
Tranquil Light
'Tranquil Light' 6x6 in oil on gessoed board
I have been doing several exercises from the book - 'How to See Color and Paint It' by Arthur Stern lately. The book is about helping artists to observe and see the true colors ( not what we think we see). I have done only 4~5 exercises so far but I already see positive results in my paintings. I bought the book on an amazing artist Jeremy Duncan's recommendation in his Instagram. He said that it helped him a lot as well which made me try the book. Check his paintings here and here - when you see his beautiful landscapes, you would want to try the book out too. Happy painting and keep your brushes busy!
Monday, 4 April 2016
Together
'Together' 6x6 in oil on gessoed board
I painted two versions of this same composition - one in green, the other one in blue back drop. This green one feels better to me.
Saturday, 2 April 2016
The Hidden Tulip
'The Hidden Tulip' 6x6 in oil on gessoed board
I took a break longer than I originally planned. There were many changes that I had to deal with. I moved my studio and it took a while to get used to it. I finally feel comfortable with my new studio set up and started to paint. Glad to be back to my painting routine. And here is one of my recent paintings - do you see the hidden tulip?
Thursday, 28 January 2016
Empty Bottles
'Empty bottles' 5x5 in oil on gessoed board
NFS
Now it's close to 1 o'clock in the morning and I am still wide awake. I shouldn't have drunk coffee in the evening. Since I am still up, I should load my laundry after posting.
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Tuesday, 26 January 2016
Orange Shadow
'Orange Shadow' 6x6 in oil on gessoed board
Still having fun with bottles and apples - with backlit this time. I have painted apples probably a hundred of them or even more but they are still challenging yet fun to paint. Mystery of painting I think.
Sunday, 24 January 2016
Apple Scent
' Apple Scent' 5x5 in oil on gessoed board
Having a lazy day today............ Sometimes it's good.
Saturday, 23 January 2016
Three of Us
'Three of Us' 5x5 in oil on gessoed board
Painting amber bottles are so fun. The dark brown color catches highlight beautifully. It's enjoyable to just look at them while painting.
And I recently discovered a fascinating artist in Instagram. Her name is Teresa Oaxaca. Please check her drawings and paintings out - they are stunning !!!
Friday, 22 January 2016
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
Ambers & the Invisible
'Ambers & the Invisible' 5x5 in oil on gessoed board
It seems like I can't take an exact photo of this painting. The blue background looks little darker in person. By the way, I ordered 'How to see color and paint it' by Arthur Stern yesterday. I have seen many artists recommend this book so I am looking forward to receive it.
Monday, 18 January 2016
Ahhhhhh.......
'Ahhhh.......' 5x5 in oil on gessoed board
I had a tough time naming this painting. I wanted to have something imaginative title for it but I could only think of 'yellow plate' - which is okay ( but just wished a teeny-tiny bit more imaginative than that.) After spending several hours on the title without a success, I decided to ask for a help to my 7 year old son who sees everything as faces: All windows and doors in a house appear eyes and mouth to him. A breakfast with eggs and bacons look a human face to him....and so on.
This is the conversation we had
Me: "Hey, I need some ideas to give this painting a name. Do you have any suggestions?"
My son: "Of course it's a face, Mom."
"These two bottles are eyes and the yellow plate is a big wide open mouth."
"And it's saying "Ahhhhhh......". ( he ignored the poor apple )
Me: "......................"
Okay, obviously his idea is more imaginative than mine, I will use his idea - period.
ps. strangely now I see it as a face after my son's comment...
Sunday, 17 January 2016
Long Wait
'Long Wait' 5x5 in oil gessoed board
I feel a lot better today. 12 hour sleep helped I guess - still have a soar throat but I feel that it'll go away soon. Anyways, do you have any props that you thought you would paint but never happened? I bought the orange mug almost a year ago thinking that it would make a great still life composition. Recently I realized the mug just stayed on my table waiting to be painted for almost a year. I am glad I finally had a chance to paint it.
Saturday, 16 January 2016
Camouflaged
'Camouflaged' 5x5 in oil on gessoed board
This is 5x5 inch painting - bit smaller than I usually do. I am running out of 6x6 panels (only two left) so I decided to use 5x5. I ordered bunch of them and hope they arrive soon. And I feel like I'm coming down with a cold. I should get lots of sleep tonight.
Friday, 15 January 2016
In the Middle
'In the Middle' 6x6 in oil on gessoed board (N/A)
Painting all day long. Let's keep painting, let's keeping painting ......... !
Thursday, 14 January 2016
Centered
'Centered' 6x6 in oil on gessoed board
Click here to bid (Sold)
This glass bottle has been my star this week. It stretches stuffs behind it in an interesting way - I placed an apple at the back and it made the apple look like a pear. By the way, I have listed this painting as a dollar auction for this month.
Wednesday, 13 January 2016
Tuesday, 12 January 2016
Balanced
'Balanced' 6x6 in oil on gessoed board
This is my first painting of 2016 and I named it "Balanced" because of two reasons - first, there are one glass bottle and two apples on right and left which is balanced and second, I hope everyone has balanced life in 2016 physically and mentally. It's little late to say but "Happy New Year !!"
Tuesday, 15 December 2015
Green & Blue
'Green & Blue' 6x6 in oil on gessoed board
December is one of the busiest season of the year and I hope everyone is enjoying it. I am also being busy with Christmas shopping and painting some apples - fun fun and fun !!!
Monday, 14 December 2015
Orange Reflection
'Orange Reflection' 6x6 in oil on gessoed baord
I bought a bag of granny smith apples. There will be many paintings of them this week. :)
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