Thursday, September 22, 2011

For the love of creatures beneath the sea

There may be some one  out there who eagerly look forward for my new post/painting. Also you might wonder if I ran out of subjects to paint. You might be wondering that her profile pic has a fish, she has a virtual aquarium, and there is already an abstract painting with more fishes. Well,  I have a confession to make --- I am obsessed with the sea and the creatures in it.
The painting below is inspired from an artist who is a marine life artist -- Robert Wyland  known simply as Wyland.  My first inspiration came when I had seen his show on KCSM. Then I visited his gallery at Laguna Beach, CA.  I was totally inspired with this visit  and ta da there is my next abstract  painting. 
Title: Leap for Joy
Size: 12 " X 12"
Medium: Acrylic
Note:
This picture was taken using a cell phone camera. It makes a great gift for anyone who loves the sea  and it's creatures. Any buyers?

Finding Nemo.......

I was trying out abstract painting for the first time. I know that  I should have posted this long ago, before my other abstract paintings which I already posted, but  " Better late than never" right?  So coming back to the subject, this was my first abstract painting and also my  entry to the Sunnyvale Art Show that was held in June of 2011.

Title: Finding Nemo
Size: 9 X12
Medium: Acrylic

Friday, July 29, 2011

Painting Abstracts......

The photo's below are some of my abstract paintings. Hope you like them.

Title: Shades of Greens, Purples and Oranges.
Medium: Acrylic
Size : 8 X 10


Title: Splash of colors
Medium: Acrylic
Size 8X10


Thursday, June 9, 2011

Painting Pots ......

Here are few photos of pots that I have painted. Hope you like them.




Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Painting with Sand

Sand  painting is a fun experience for all ages. Kids will enjoy just playing in with glue and sand while adults would enjoy making fancy designs. Just follow the steps and have Fun!

Get This:
Colored Sand ( in the colors according to your design)
Glue
A sheet of cardboard or canvas board
Pencil/Chalk/ pen to draw your design
And a creative mind !

Try This:
  1. Draw the design on a sheet of cardboard or canvas board. using a pencil/chalk/pen. You could also trace the design onto the cardboard or canvas board.
  2. Spread a thin layer of glue on areas where you want the sand to stick and cover the area in sand. Do one color at a time.
  3. Shake of the excess sand and repeat with next color.
  4. Experiment with different designs, backgrounds and colors.To preserve the art place it under glass. Sand paintings make unique gifts.
Note: Once I finished my painting I allowed it to dry for some time and then used a frame which has glass above it to preserve it. It now hangs among many of my other works of art.

Title: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Monday, May 2, 2011

Coffee Anyone?

I am always on the look out to make my life a little "Greener", so decided to paint using Coffee as a medium.
Sounds weird? then come have a look......

Title: The Isis Pharaoh
Size: 9" X 12"
Medium: Coffee
Surface: Watercolor paper

Note:
-- I have used only instant coffee powder for this painting and have not tried painting on canvas or other surfaces yet.
-- Also this my entry for Sunnyvale Library show on June 11 and  12,2011.
-- I used a black marker as the outline for this painting. Everything else is done with coffee only.


Title: Teddy and Bambi
Size: 9" X 12"
Medium: Coffee
Surface: Watercolor paper







Note: 
-- The above painting " Teddy and Bambi" is my first experiment with coffee.

Do feel free to drop in your comments. Until then see  you again with another post.


Thursday, January 13, 2011

World of Warli Paintings

The Warlis or Varlis are an Indian indigenous peoples, who live mostly in Dahanu and Talasari talukas of the northern Thane district,  parts of Nashik and Dhule districts of Maharashtra, Valsad District of Gujarat and the union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.They have their own beliefs, life, customs and traditions, which is the part  of the Composite Hindu Culture. The Warlis speak an unwritten Varli language which belong to the southern zone of  the Indo-Aryan languages, mingling Sanskrit, Marathi and Gujarati words. The word Warli is derived from warla, meaning "piece of land" or "field".

Their extremely rudimentary wall paintings use a very basic graphic vocabulary: a circle, a triangle and a square.The circle and triangle come from their observation of nature, the circle representing the sun and the moon,  the triangle derived from mountains and pointed trees. Only the square seems to obey a different logic and seems to be a human invention, indicating a sacred enclosure or a piece of land. So the central motive in each ritual painting is the square, known as the "chauk" or "chaukat", mostly of two types: Devchauk and Lagnachauk. Inside a Devchauk, we find Palaghata, the mother goddess, symbolizing fertility.
 Significantly, male gods are unusual among the Warli and are frequently related to spirits which have taken human shape. The central motif in these ritual paintings is surrounded by scenes portraying hunting, fishing and farming, festivals and  dances, trees and animals. Human and animal bodies are represented by two triangles joined at the tip; the upper triangle depicts the trunk and the lower triangle the pelvis. Their precarious equilibrium symbolizes the balance  of the universe, and of the couple, and has the practical and amusing advantage of animating the bodies.

The ritual paintings are usually done inside the huts. The walls are made of a mixture of branches, 
earth and cow dung, making a red ochre background for the wall paintings. The Warli use only white for their paintings.Their white pigment is a mixture of rice paste and water with gum as a binding. They use a bamboo stick chewed at the end to make it as supple as a paintbrush. These  paintings are done only for special occasions such as weddings or harvests.

To lend authencity to the orginal art form I have used brown/red ochre colored cardstock as the painting background and white acrylic paint instead of rice-gum paste. Also I used a fine brush and a white marker pen instead of bamboo sticks.

 Here's the photo of my  Warli painting.

Warli Painting Draft




Warli Painting

Do feel free to drop in your comments.  Happy Painting!


Mehndi Henna Design

Mehndi is the application of henna as a temporary form of skin decoration.  These are some photos of Mehndi designs made by me.