My New Watercolor Brushes....

My New Watercolor Brushes

This is my birthday gift to myself this year. I bough these Red Sable Watercolor Brushes from BLICK online Art Store.

The details from left to right:

• Da Vinci Series 36 Kolinsky Round Size 10/0
• Da Vinci Series 36 Kolinsky Round Size 5/0
• Da Vinci 36 Kolinsky Round Size 4/0
• Da Vinci 36 Kolinsky Round Size 0
• Da Vinci 36 Kolinsky Round Size 1
• Da Vinci 36 Kolinsky Round Size 2
• Da Vinci 36 Kolinsky Round Size 3
• Da Vinci 36 Kolinsky Round Size 4
• Da Vinci 36 Kolinsky Round Size 5
• Winsor And Newton Artist Sable Round Size 6 
• Da Vinci 36 Kolinsky Round Size 8

Good Art material makes a difference with the outcome of any Painting. I wish many colorful days and long lasting association with my new brushes ;)

Happy Painting!

Continue to explore...

I continue to explore watercolor painting of flowers on the current theme- Floral.

Painting is always a joyful experience. Sometimes it is frustrating with watercolors, colors won't blend the way we want them to. If we let colors flow and blend naturally, they surprisingly produce amazing things on the paper.

Happy Painting ;)

Materials 

Mediums: Watercolors
Surface: Strathmore Watercolor Paper 400 Series, 140lb 300 g/m2 (stretched)
Size: 12" x 16" (30 cm x 40 cm)

Paints: Grumbacher - Violet, Winsor & Newton - Opera Rose, Olive Green, Hooker's Green, Grumbacher Academy - Cadmium Yellow Pale Hue

Brushes: 10 round sable, 00 synthetic Winsor & Newton, and 000 Sable synthetic blend

A common theme...

Doing a series of paintings on a common theme is quite common in Painting. I have been doing paintings on random themes lately. Now, I am planning to take a theme and do a series of paintings on the same theme. To start with I selected my first theme: Floral ;)

This is my second painting in this series, yet many more to come.

I tried to loosen up my brush strokes little bit in this painting, by making it little closer to abstract, leaving little details for viewers' imagination.

Every stroke is a learning in painting. It makes us discover more and more techniques if we loosen up our style little bit.

Happy Painting ;)

Materials 

Mediums: Watercolors
Surface: Aqvarelle Arches Watercolor Paper (block), 140 lb. Cold Pressed (stretched)
Size: 12" x 16" (30 cm x 40 cm)

Paints: Grumbacher - Violet, Winsor & Newton - Opera Rose, Cadmium Red, Olive Green, Hooker's Green, Grumbacher Academy - Cadmium Yellow Pale Hue

Brushes: 10 round sable, 00 synthetic Winsor & Newton, and 000 Sable synthetic blend

Gave a colorful life, finally...

Working with other Artists at the Workshop

It's been almost six months since I started a sketch for this painting at a workshop conducted by a Professional Artist Prity Lathia to our Kalakruti members. It was a very informative session and I learned few basics on what professional Artists look for in an Art, some details on materials etc. We could only do all the needed setup for starting a watercolor painting like taping the watercolor paper to the board, and finishing a quick pencil outline sketch, but had to take the taped and sketched board for painting later at home.

The paper remained just taped to the board for six months, waiting to be removed, very patiently ;) Finally, I have decided to release it by bringing it to a colorful life. I am glad that I did it, at last!

I never used to leave my art works unfinished for a long time. Recently, I've left many behind, unfinished like this. :( I am hoping to finish those all, this year.

Thanks to Mridula for organizing this workshop and Prity Lathia for conducting it, sharing some details on Professionals view of Art, also sharing some of her experience & knowledge with us, and having us started this very familiar flowers commonly seen across India.

Hadn't this workshop happened, I would never have done a painting of these beautiful flowers.

Happy Painting ;)

At various stages of taking life

Materials 

Mediums: Watercolors
Surface: Beinfang Watercolor Paper, 140 lb. 207 GSM (unstretched)
Size: 9" x 12" (23 cm x 30 cm)

Paints: Grumbacher - Violet, Light Red, Winsor & Newton - Opera Rose, Cadmium Red, Olive Green, Hooker's Green, Raw Sienna, Cobalt blue, Rowney Georgian - Burnt Sienna

Brushes: 10 round sable, 00 synthetic Winsor & Newton, and 000 Sable synthetic blend

A self-portrait...

A self-portrait

Every Artist, at some point or another would attempt one's own portrait- a self-portrait.

Long back, I tried a very rough imagination sketch of myself with a ball-point pen. Other than that, I have never tried myself as the main-subject of any of my paintings.

As I always enjoy doing portraits, I certainly enjoyed doing my own too. I don't know if it looks like "Giri" to others, but to me, it definitely looks like me. ;)

Happy Painting ;)

Materials 

Mediums: Watercolors
Surface: Beinfang Watercolor Paper, 140 lb. 207 GSM
Size: 9" x 12" (23 cm x 30 cm)

Paints: Grumbacher - Violet, Light Red, Winsor & Newton - Raw Sienna, Cobalt blue, Hooker's Green, Rowney Georgian - Burnt Sienna

Brushes: 10 round sable, 00 synthetic Winsor & Newton, and 000 Sable synthetic blend

Into New Year with New Hopes...

The original plant

Though I started this painting of a Money Plant, seen in our Family Room, during Christmas holidays, 2013...I could only call it finished today.  There is a belief that Money Plants bring in fortune. I hope this painting which connected 2013 and 2014 through my Art, brings in new hopes in 2014.

Happy Painting ;)

Materials 

Mediums: Watercolors
Surface: Strathmore Watercolor Paper 400 Series, 140lb 300 g/m2
Size: 10" x 20" (25 cm x 50 cm)

Paints: Grumbacher - Violet, Light Red, Winsor & Newton - Raw Sienna, Cobalt blue, Hooker's Green, Olive Green, Cadmium Lemon, Green Gold, Rowney Georgian - Burnt Sienna

Brushes: 10 round sable, 00 synthetic Winsor & Newton, and 000 Sable synthetic blend