Baby Chick...

Baby Chick

A quick one-hour watercolor painting. Keep Practicing!

Happy Painting! ;)

Details

Title: Baby Chick
Category: Nature
Mediums: Watercolors
Inspiration: A photograph

Size: 11" x 15" (28 cm x 38 cm)

Toolkit
Surface: Saunders Watercolor Paper Rough, 140 lb Cold Press

Paints: Winsor & Newton Cadmium Lemon, Burnt Sienna and Ultramarine Violet and Neutral Tint

Every attempt...

Butterfly

Every attempt involves some learning. This is an another painting of my practice with colors.

Happy Painting! ;)

Details

Title: Butterfly
Category: Nature
Mediums: Watercolors
Inspiration: A 2 inch photograph from a News paper

Size: 11" x 15" (28 cm x 38 cm)

Toolkit
Surface: Saunders Watercolor Paper Rough, 140 lb Cold Press

Paints: Winsor & Newton Cadmium Lemon, Permanent Sap Green, Hookers Green, Cobalt Blue, Opera Rose, Burnt Sienna and Ultramarine Violet

Just Practice...

Tulip

This is a quick one-hour Watercolor Painting. An year ago, I couldn't even imagine myself doing a watercolor painting like this in an hour. I believe, constant practice is slowly taking me there. I get the point now why professional artists do watercolor painting very fast.

Enjoy Painting and keep practicing. One can only get better at anything in life by "Just Practice".

Happy Painting! ;)

Details

Title: Tulip
Category: Nature
Mediums: Watercolors
Inspiration: A 2 inch photograph from a News paper

Size: 11" x 15" (28 cm x 38 cm)

Toolkit
Surface: Saunders Watercolor Paper Rough, 140 lb Cold Press

Paints: Winsor & Newton Ultramarine Violet, Permanent Sap Green, Hookers Green, Cobalt Blue and Yellow Ochre

Brushes: Da Vinci Kolinsky Round Size 3 and Raphail 8

Singing of Colors...

Singing Birds

Gifted

Every painting is nothing but an experience of a series of brush strokes. When I started watercolor painting an year ago, I was bit tight on holding the brush and used to have my face even very close to the paper. Some Artists would call it- Painting with the Nose. I still do that little bit when I get to the details of certain portions of the painting. But majority of my paintings these days are done very loosely. Painting with freedom is more important, and then only, one can truly experience the Joy of Painting.

This Singing Birds is based on a photograph that I came across recently. To me, the birds look like they are singing in joy. I added my own singing of colors to the painting around the joyfully singing birds.

Sing along with the colors while painting, it makes it a joyful and enjoyable experience.

Enjoy Painting and Keep Practicing ;)

Details

Mediums: Watercolors
Title: Singing Birds
Category: Nature
Inspiration: A photograph by Debashis Das on Facebook

Size: 15" x 22" (38 cm x 55 cm)

Toolkit
Surface: Saunders Watercolor Paper Rough, 140 lb Cold Press

Paints: Winsor & Newton Burnt Sienna, Ultramarine Violet, Neutral Tint

Brushes: Da Vinci Kolinsky Round Size 1, 3 and Raphail 8

On the Top...

On the Top

Keep Painting and Keep Practicing ;)

Details

Mediums: Watercolors
Title: On the Top
Category: Nature
Inspiration: A photograph came across on Facebook

Size: 11" x 15" (28 cm x 38 cm)

Toolkit
Surface: Saunders Watercolor Paper Rough, 140 lb Cold Press

Paints: Winsor & Newton Burnt Sienna, Opera Rose, Ultramarine Violet, Cobalt Blue, Hookers Green and Olive Green

Brushes: Da Vinci Kolinsky Round Size 1, 3 and 5

Nātyānjali-5: Indian Classical Dance...

Nātyānjali - Indian Classical Dance

The Nātyānjali series I started last August goes on with this 5th painting in the series. The much needed  inspiration to start a painting comes for this out of my treasure-box-of-inspirations from my college-days of good-old news-paper-cuttings. It is based on a bhangima (pose) by Versatile Dancer and Telugu actress Bhanupriya.

This takes me back to my Engineering College days. I did a pen sketch of this for our College Magazine during my final-year exams after my juniors requested me saying not to leave the magazine without any of my Arts for that year. I didn't get a chance to look at the printed magazine as it was scheduled to be printed after I finished my college.

Good (g)old memories last longer than (m)any!

I am very satisfied with this painting. Turned a 4" x 6" paper cutting of black & white picture into a big color-painting of 15" x 22". The outcome was very clean and crisp, one of my best so far. Of course, as I always say- The Best is yet to come.

Check my previous paintings in this series here.

Keep Painting and Keep Practicing ;)

Details

Mediums: Watercolors
Title: Nātyānjali - Indian Classical Dance
Category: Random portraits - from my news paper clippings
Inspiration: Pose by Telugu actress Bhanupriya

Size: 15" x 22" (38 cm x 55 cm)

Toolkit
Surface: Saunders Watercolor Paper Rough, 140 lb Cold Press

Paints: Winsor & Newton Burnt Sienna, Cadmium Red, Opera Rose, Ultramarine Violet and Neutral Tint

Brushes: Da Vinci Kolinsky Round Size 1, 3 and 5

Kids' world is even smaller...

Kids' world is even smaller

We always hear the phrase from grown ups- The World is so small. When the world is so small for grown ups, imagine how tiny it is for kids. They don't expect anything, don't hurt anybody, but get upset very easily when their little world gets disturbed. Imagine, if the world has just kids, that will be the Happiest World!

Love Kids and give all your Love!

"That's the real trouble with the world, too many people grow up." - Walt Disney

It's been awhile since I did a small portrait. As I have been slowly moving towards bigger and bigger paintings, I thought I should try my Childhood Style of small Paintings. There I go...I am quiet happy with the outcome. It was a quick one.

Keep Painting ;)

Details

Mediums: Watercolors
Title: Kids' world is even smaller
Category: Random portraits - from my news paper clippings

Size: 5" x 7" (12 cm x 18 cm)

Toolkit
Surface: Saunders Watercolor Paper Rough, 140 lb Cold Press

Paints: Winsor & Newton Burnt Sienna, Cadmium Red, Opera Rose, Ultramarine Violet and Quinacridone Gold

Brushes: Da Vinci Kolinsky Round Size 1, 3 and 5

Comfort Zone...

Tollywood Actress Anushka

Recently, I have been only trying a particular watercolor paper and have become very comfortable with it. Sometimes, it's good to come out of that comfort zone and try different things. First time, I tried Saunders Waterford watercolor paper (rough).

This portrait is based on Tollywood beautiful actress Anushka.

Keep Painting ;)

Details

Mediums: Watercolors
Inspiration:  Portrait of Anushka found on Facebook

Size: 12" x 10" (32 cm x 25 cm)

Toolkit
Surface: Saunders Watercolor Paper, 140 lb Cold Press

Paints: Winsor & Newton Burnt Sienna, Cadmium Red, Opera Rose, Ultramarine Violet, Ultramarine Blue and Neutral Tint

Brushes: Da Vinci Kolinsky Round Size 1, 3, 5 and 8

Happy Republic Day - INDIA...

Obama - Modi

Happy Republic Day INDIA!

As India celebrates it's 66th Republic Day today, the entire world turns and looks at India. The US President Mr. Barack Obama is attending this celebrations as the Chief Guest with the First Lady Michelle Obama and making it even a historic celebrations.

When I came to US, to my surprise, few even asked me where exactly India was on the earth. Since then India emerged as one of the strong countries on the earth. I am hoping the country reaches new heights under the leadership of Mr. Narendra Modi.

All the best to India and Happy Republic Day to all Indians!

I am glad I took time to record this historic day in my Art.

Happy painting ;)

Details
Title: India's 66th Republic Day

Mediums: Watercolors

Size: 14" x 11" (35 cm x 28 cm)

Toolkit
Surface: Canson Watercolor Paper, 140 lb Cold Press

Paints: Winsor & Newton Burnt Sienna, Cadmium Red, Cadmium Orange, Permanent Sap Green, Cadmium Lemon, Ultramarine Blue and Neutral Tint

Brushes: Da Vinci Kolinsky Round Size 1, 3, 5 and 8

Hindu Temple...

Hindu Temple
Gifted

Hindu Temples are rich in Art. With amazing architecture, sculpture and paintings, every temple shows and stands as an evidence, generation after generation, of how skillful previous generations were.

Art, in some form or other is part of everybody's life; probably it was more into life in previous generations.

I always get lost into the amazing sculpture whenever I go to any Temple in India.

This painting is based on a picture I came across in Our Andhra Facebook page.

Happy Painting! ;)

Details
Title: Hindu Temple

Mediums: Watercolors
Inspiration: A photograph found on Our Andhra - Facebook

Size: 16" x 20" (40 cm x 50 cm)

Toolkit
Surface: Artistico Fabriano Watercolor Paper, 140 lb Cold Press

Paints: Winsor & Newton Burnt Sienna, Cadmium Red, Ultramarine Violet, Quinacridone Gold, Cobalt Turquoise Light, Neutral Tint, HWC Light Red and Chinese White

Brushes: Da Vinci Kolinsky Round Size 1, 3, 5 and 8

My Year of Watercolor Exploration...

2015 Calendar of my Paintings

When I was choosing my last year Paintings for a 2015 Calendar of my own Paintings, I felt quite happy to realize that I did not let a single month go by without doing a Painting. I remember, I started January of last year with the theme of "Flowers". Did a series of paintings of just Flowers. Last year, this month- I was learning, practicing and exploring various techniques that I read in books, also trying various brands and qualities of material.

Few years ago, I was dreaming to come back to my Art which took a pause for a long period in my life. I am glad I only paused it, not bypassed it.

I can certainly call the year 2014 as "My Year ear of Watercolor Exploration".

Happy Painting ;)

January 2015	February 2015	March 2015
April 2015	May 2015	June 2015
July 2015	August 2015	September 2015
October 2015	November 2015	December 2015

Cruising into another New Year of my Art World...

Regal Princess Cruise Ship from Princess Cays Island, Bahamas

Regal Princess Cruise Ship from St. Thomas Island, US Virgin Islands

I thought the last painting I did was my last one for last year, 2014. But my cruising of painting for last year didn't pause there. It continued even on the Cruise Ship that we went on for our vacation right after the Christmas.

I am glad that I took my Watercolor Painting Kit with me and found an hour or so on two days to do two quick paintings of the Regal Princess Cruise Ship based on the pictures that I took from Princess Cays, Bahamas and Saint Thoma, US Virgin Islands.

It was a memorable and fantastic experience sitting in a private balcony on the Cruise Ship and painting as the Ship was cruising in the marine blue waters on the ocean.

Happy Painting & Happy New Year!

Details
Title: Regal Princess Cruise Ship
Size: 14" x 11" (35 cm x 28 cm)
Source: My own Photographs I took from Princess Cays and St. Thomas Islands

Toolkit

Surface: Canson Watercolor Paper, 140 lb Cold Press

Paints: Cool and warm colors from my Palette

Brushes: Da Vinci Kolinsky Round Size 1, 5 and 8