Monogamy

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Squeeze...(suggested by Allie)

Sorry for not posting in a long long time. But now I'm back and will be posting everyday. Here is the fresh one from the easel. I couln't think of any name. Suggestions are welcome.

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Good company

I really needed a change in pallet so here we go.

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Cherry and the cup

This is another red and white and now I have decided not to touch the red tube again soon.

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Continuing the chain

I think, first time I visited Stacey Peterson's blog at Blank Canvas (http://slpeterson.blogspot.com/), it was the day of her pay forward post. I got lucky and recieved this lovely painting from her. When I actually got it I realized the differnce between looking at somebody's painting on a website and looking at it in a gallery. I was thrilled to see the subtle colors and the fine texture of her small 6x8 painting. What an accomplished artist considering she has not recieved a big formal training to be a professional painter! I am not great at taking fine pictures and hope this shows the texture and colors properly.

You can click the link to see Stacey's paintings if you have not already seen them. They show majestic beauty of mountain peaks of her region.

If you are the first to comment on this post you'll get my artwork. If you are not the first, do not worry, I want to do this several times a year. What a fun. Thanks for watching.

One cut another intact

This is another red and white.

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Long Shadow

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Face 3 with cadmium hair

My last face was done last year and this one today. I think I am getting better, though I have a long long way to go.

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Face 2

I am tagged by Paulette from Becoming a Renaissance Woman ( http://becomingarenaissancewoman.blogspot.com/) and I am supposed to write five things about myself.
1. Good or bad but big cities, high rising buildings and great skylines don’t inspire me. I look towards nature for inspiration. Increasing encroachment of man on nature worries me. It is constant source of my anxiety.
2. I am a vegetarian. I am trained to be an Ayurvedic consultant (Ayurveda is ancient health science of India which talks about Right Way of eating and behavior according to seasons and also treating illness accordingly). I use this knowledge to eat right and cook healthy (though Ayurveda is not about vegetarianism).
3. New thing I learnt in last 2 years is scrapbooking. My scrapbooks are for my three year old daughter. Whole world revolves around her. Scrapbooking is my way to cling to all these sweet years when we both are still close to each other. Ya, she will fly away when her wings are stronger.
4. I have always believed that you get what you contemplate. That only means that if I fail in doing something I had actually programmed myself to fail. That means I can’t blame anyone for my failures and also that I am shaping my future.
5. I have recently decided to paint fulltime. Big decision. Big commitment.
That must be the biggest post ever.

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The face 1

I know, I have been tagged and I am supposed to write things about myself. But I am not good at it and I have to think to write. So that in the next post.

I think I need to sketch and paint a lot of faces. I have just got started. Here you go.

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Lemon in eggplant bowl

I love this color combination and I got it. Thanks for looking

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Polka Dots Cup

Sorry, yesterday I was just outright lazy to take a snap so I didn't post. This is for yesterday.

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Paper Boats Still Life

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I am painting variety of objects. I don't have any style as yet hence it is easy for me to venture out of 'comfort zone'. It is fun and it is learning too, though my learning process may look very slow ;). Here is the new painting. I still have problem with taking good picture of paintings with dominat blue color. It doesn't come out half as good as original. But here it is anyway.Thanks for looking.

Paper Boats

This one is fresh on easel. It is for my nephew, Malhar, who seems to visit my blog from India. My figuratve must be too much for him ;) . Hope you like this Malhar.

Figurative

This is another I did last summer.

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Lemon shadows

This one was tough. I felt very happy after I could get the shadow on the kettle right. I use this small kettle to keep my cooking oil. It is easy to pour and easy to refill. Thanks for looking.

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Golden Apples

I got beautiful shadows with these apples. Currently I am thinking of many subjects for my big paintings and feel like starting many projects at a time but I know that it is not a good idea. So I will finish the one on the easel first and then the second in that series which I have already composed in my mind. I need to speed up if I have to keep with my list. Thanks for looking.

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Still on easel

Three Friends

This is another painting from last summer, smaller piece. I am still working on my large painting and will post it tomorrow whether I finish it or not. Thanks.

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Dandelion in a glass

Ya, dandelion again and from last summer, again. I am painting but want to post the new once in a bunch. Thanks for the kind words. Your comments are valuable to me. Have a great day.

Dandelion

Last two days my daughter was home and I couldn't do much work.( Though I did start one big painting.) She is a busy toddler and she rules here. I know it is cheating but I am posting the one which I did last summer. In this very small painting 6"x4" of dandelion bud, I see full drama as it starts to open up to see the whole new world. It is framed and hanging on the wall.

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Fresh photo

On this cold morning I spotted one beautiful dear in my backyard when I made my first cup of morning tea and was about to sip it when I looked out...

Primal Attraction

I am paying attention to get values right in my paintings and it is fun. When I put a dab of paint on canvas I am thinking how it will look in black and white and take care it doesn't look flat. More dog paintings coming, I am not yet done with that but in the meanwhile, here is a filler. Good for Valentine's Day fever,don't you think?

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Synergy

Allison Aller is a quilter from the State of Washington. She makes contemporary Crazy quilts using silken cloths, beads, lace, ribbons and trims. She is planning a garden theme quilt and wanted to use images of my still life fruits in her quilt. I am so glad to let her use my images and can’t wait to see the final work. To enter her colorful, beautiful and enchanting quilt world visit http://www.allisonannaller.com or her blog at http://alliesinstitches.blogspot.com/.

Dog 3

This is on board not on streched canvas, also bigger. I sort of envy this fellow. Thanks for looking.

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Dog 2

This is bigger than my usual. He is a sort of cute and looks curious to me.

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Dog 1

I have not painted dogs before hence plan to do a series of 6 paintings on dogs. I think I am getting better. My imagination has left me for last few days, hence the dumb title.

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My Valentine

Yes another pair of pears, don't yet have enough of them.

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pear up.

My most fulfilling shopping is visiting (any) Art Store and visiting farmers' Market downtown. I don't get the same kick out of visiting star markets. This weekend we visited both these places in one go and shopped till we both dropped. Came home with dozens of bags and I am painting ever since. These are pears from farmers' market.

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Snowscape

Just when I was thinking that the snow is all gone and I can see the green lawn in my backyard, it has showed again here today. I am not much of a snow lover,though I love watching snow when it has just started falling from a big bay window we have here. That is my favourite place to sit. Snow is beautiful but not practical, think of all those homeless people out there and you'll agree. Snow and snowscape. Thanks.

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