I was working on the last 4 paintings for a group show in Bangalore. I was looking forward to it as the show was in a different state and it would have given me an opportunity to meet other experienced artists. Unfortunately my husband's trip got postponed. I could not mail the paintings as it was getting very expensive. So I decided to keep my animal series paintings, which I completed last year in India. I will post the series soon.

Shades of the Sky

24X36

This painting gave me a tough time as I was running against time and I do not have much idea that red and yellow take long time to dry. I worked on the second layer before the first one was completely dry so lifted some some paint from the first layer, so had to wait for a week to make corrections. I used liquin sometimes for faster drying which made the painting glossy in few places and I had no clue why. Luckily in my class I was told not to worry about it, all I need to do is apply varnish after a month and the whole painting will get the gloss.

I am very happy with the painting and the gloss here and there actually looks good. This painting was a huge learning experience related to the character of the materials.

Family on Shore

This painting was mostly from imagination. I had a very tough time deciding on the colour of the sky, water and the complete paintng itself. The actual painting looks good from a distance about 4 feet. I will probably not go for paintings without any reference, I guess I need much more pratice to do that.

Father and Child

24X 36 oil painting on stretched cotton canvas

The photo graph is a bit dark compared to the actual painting. Unfortunately I am not good at photography.

Camel Racing

24x36

I wanted to make a series on Rajasthan and this is the first in the list. I later decided to make a series on seascapes before getting back to this. I will post the seascape paintings later.