Needlepoint canvas of my painting 'Bunch of Roses'

So excited to see these Needlepoint canvas for Belts,  crafted from my painting 'Bunch of Roses'. Buy them at  Chelseaneedlepoint.com

Painting from inspiration

             

Before leaving home, for my daughter's first day of preschool, I had quickly put in my bag -  a camera, a sketch pad, pencil, paints, brushes, and a water bottle. First day of preschool is a big day for both daughter and mom. I was nervous for her, but at the same time enthusiastic to use the extra time at hand. After dropping her and saying good bye,  I walked across from her school to the West Parish Garden Cemetery. It was not the most perfect weather for painting, it was cloudy, not the typical blue skies . I took notes from the scene of the water lily pond, sitting and observing the patterns in water.  I did not paint, but mostly recorded my observations. This is one of the pictures I took that day. 

I did not realize, the grass was wet and my shoes/socks were completely soaked. I returned home after about an hour. I wanted to finish an autumn themed abstract painting. I had already started it a few days back but was not satisfied with it so far. I started changing it to make it more like the pond scene, just more colorful.  

Pond by West Parish Garden Cemetery (SOLD)

I concluded, it looks beautiful. The color harmony seems to work. The lily pads are popping out and seem to float over the water.

Tom Gill Demo

I attended artist demo today. Tom Gill ( http://www.tomgillart.com/) creates a beautiful painting at Andover Artists Guild monthly demo. He uses cutting edge technology -  Acrylic paint markers to create paintings full of life.

My first gallery submission

Submitted two of my paintings at Lakeside Art Gallery, Rolling Ridge , North Andover, MA

http://www.rollingridge.org/about-2/lakeside-art-gallery/

Update: Both paintings are now Sold

View from top, Provence

View from top, Provence, 24" X 30", Acrylic on canvas

First prize, Andover's Art in the Park 2015.

Accepted in Newburyport Art Association Juried show in 2016. 

Silver acrylic paint

Recently I got a request for a custom painting which had silver paint applied on it. I have never used silver paint earlier, so this was an exciting opportunity to learn something new. I researched on the web for different kinds of silver paints and silver foil. In end I settled for liquitex silver acrylic paint. I was not sure about the sheen and brightness of the pigment.

As you can see, the paint is really nice and shinyin natural light. I applied couple of layers, mixed the paint with blue paint, mixed with acrylic gel and gloss medium, thick gel. The combination of these techniques gave the desired end result. I wanted it to be seamless with the blue and emerald green paint, so I applied glazes mixed with the silver and blue over the blue under painting. The feeling was that of beach water with the glare of sunshine.

Dark clouds and Wet grass

Transitions No 10, 18 X 24 inches

This is finished painting from my previous post. It immediately transfers me to the feeling of rain, dark clouds and wet grass. I get transported to the earth quenching atmosphere.