flowers

This was my first painting after a long break..
And this is indeed the first "flower painting" after a very very long time (I can't remember when I painted the flowers last) ...
And of course this was the first painting with prabal after a long time again :) ...See Prabal's painting here.

I started off with the idea that I will paint as less details as possible. I personally liked the result, but not quite. I thought the background is a little distracting.
What d'ya think ?

old glory

Been to Bannerghatta National park this weekend. There's an ancient temple besides the park (Champak swamy temple). The corridor of the temple has signs of old glory in the form of these ruined structures

  Size : 11"x7"
 
wanted to paint loose and complete the painting in minimum washes.

Cow Herd

I had taken a photograph of these cows during a cycling trip and wanted to paint since then.
There was a subtle mist and the morning sun was shining down upon the tar road and the green grass.

Am not very happy with the results as the overall painting turned dull :( .
Prabal had warned me to wash and dry the paper before painting..but was too lazy/impatient for that procedure :)

village alley

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Tried on a smaller area (10" x 7") this time.
Made this one without any reference..
Wanted to get a perspective looking upwards from gound.
Spent considerable time correcting the perspectives.

you see any mistakes with the perspective ?



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crayon sketch

while sonal was fixing breakfast for me, made this quick sketch.
Had seen a similar landscape in last weekend's cycling trip

hoping to paint this sometime soon..

Mustard field

I wanted to finish this painting since almost 2 weeks and here it comes.. Prabal found this pic on the net (without a copyright :) )..
When I saw prabal's painting, I thought the mustard flowers should've been a bit more yellow.
But, when I completed mine, I figured out that the yellow had faded too !
Tried to apply a mild wash of yellow all over again, but did not yield good result after drying..
Any suggestions for retaining the freshness of yellow ?
I used lemon yellow in this painting.

size : 1/4 imperial

paper : imported from Pune :)

And here's a quickie as usual. Tried to retain as much yellow in here..

size : 5" x 7"

paper : Canson Montval

kaccha-pakka

While I was away getting my bicycle serviced, Prabal had already decided to paint this scene. The old and new houses attached to one another makes this interesting (no prizes for guessing the title now :) )

I tried to add more detail to the foliage which has somehow cluttered the background. Should have painted the trees more loose to add more emphasis on the foreground. what say ?

As I wasn't really happy with the outcome, I made a 10 minute quickie as usual