Sunlight through the woods

Sunlight through the woods, 20"X16", Oil on linen

I love painting the long shadows of trees. This was in the morning, when the sunlight is very yellow. The snow in the shadow looks even more blue.  I am happy that I was able to achieve the sense of perspective, by the receding woods and their corresponding shadows in the distance.

Winter pond and tree

Winter pond and tree
 20" X 16", Oil on linen canvas, Sold

When you paint from nature, i.e. en plein air, you can observe many more details than a photograph. I have learnt to see so much more. 

In this painting, the foreground snow and tree, middle ground lake and background trees are clearly defined.

 The foreground is defined by the use of thick paint for the snowy ground, and the tree trunks.  

The lake and accompanying slope of the land in middle ground is depicted by the flatness of water and diagonals of banks of melting snow.

The hugeness of the tree is contrasted by the smaller distant trees.

The subtle color of the tree trunk in the foreground, which is not too dark and not too light, was the trickiest for me. I had to show the tree both in light and shadow. I did not want the main trunk too dark, but also I wanted it to stand out from the background landscape.

In the photograph, the tree looks very dark and sky looks too blue

Painting in the snow

Painting in progress

A photograph of the scene

Pond reflections, Sold

Pond reflections
10" X 10", Acrylic on canvas

This is a semi abstract pond painting. The horizontal and vertical lines create a patchwork design effect. It gives more definition and abstract quality to the artwork. This work was inspired by artwork of artist Paul Klee.

I also divided the composition vertically using the strong orange and green. The bright red amid the variety of greens creates a nice contrast.  The busy pond is full of waterlily pads diminishing in size with the distance. This adds to the linear perspective.

The whole painting is focussed more on design. It certainly isn't realism. I would term it more playful, creative and imaginary.

Neighborhood house in winter

Neighborhood house in winter,
12" X 12", Oil on board

I painted this yesterday. Looking out from my studio window. This house and tree make a perfect subject anytime, any season. The March 14th Nor'easter deposited 18 inches of snow in one day. The snow started early morning and by the time I started painting, the houses and trees were already covered in snow. 

There is no better place to paint than outside

Andover Day

Cuisinart 2017

Painting on the spot

Fashion show

Fashion show, 20" X 16", Acrylic on canvas,

This painting is part of a series of paintings that are purely imaginative. 

Sisters

Sisters, 10" X 10", Acrylic on canvas, $200 Framed

I posted this on my facebook page and asked my friends for a name.

They came up with so many interesting ones. Here is a list.

Bride and the bridesmaid 
Rainbow ,Colors of new life
New life
Wedding
Sisters
Friendship
Friends forever
Fragrant bonding
Blooming friendship
Cherishing togetherness
Waiting
Happy Mothers day
Fragrant relations
Sweet smell of friendship
Gossip
Meeting a forgotten friend
Flower girls
Together

Dancing trio

Dancing trio, 12" X 12", Acrylic on canvas

 This painting is a tribute to the Indian classical dance forms, Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi and Manipuri.

Waterlily duo

Waterlily duo, 10" X 10", Acrylic on canvas

The red rose

The red rose, 12" X 12", Acrylic on canvas

The new comer

The new comer, Acrylic on canvas, 12" X 12", Sold

The new comer, Acrylic on canvas, Framed to 18" X 18"

The new comer is a figurative work I painted using Acrylic paints. The underpainting was done using a bright cadmium red. I subsequently built the layers suing opaque paint of varying consistency. The subject matter was not thought out completely when I started the painting. As it developed the figures took on meaning, and I was able to convey a story.

Wedding bouquet

Afternoon light, Framed, 7" X 7"

Afternoon light, Oil on panel

I am lucky to live in a beautiful neighborhood. This oil painting was done looking out from my studio window.  I was attracted to the scene because the afternoon light was falling on the grass and road while the house itself was in the shade. This little painting is framed in a float frame.

Monument valley sunset, Sold

Monument valley sunset, 8" X 10", Acrylic, Sold