Category: Art
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Art : Reflections
I’ve been trying to paint using a limited palette. This is my second painting in the limited palette series. I call it ‘Reflections’. The painting is based on a photograph. I wasn’t sure if I got the waterlilies right, so, I shared it on Facebook. People commented on the reflections and said they liked it.…
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Art: The Yellow Car
Having attended the art exhibition in Dhaka, I felt a desperate itch to do a piece of art myself. As I hadn’t done a watercolor since September 2022 and I wanted to get my hands moving , that’s what I decided to do. Here’s my first painting of 2023- a watercolour painting on an A4…
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Art: Imperfectly perfect
This is my second oil painting. I call it ‘Imperfectly perfect’ – the image is inspired by a painting I saw on Pinterest. With this painting done, I want to go back to drawing and shading. I think it’s important every once in a while ( once a year or 6 months) to practice sketching…
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Dhaka Diaries: Art to the rescue
I finished the painting I had started a week before leaving India. Don’t ask me what I was doing painting when I was pressed for time. I painted until 4 days before boarding the flight. I know it sounds crazy or even dramatic when I say I clung to the brush as long as I…