Tag: #watercolors
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Art : Vitamin A, B,C, E and K – Green apples
I’ve been trying to make time to paint and write and it’s not easy. It’s like being in love with two people at the same time. When I’m busy with one, I feel I’m not doing justice to the other. It’s like I’ve got my feet in two boats and that’s definitely not ideal because…
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Art : Sublime
This time I selected a picture using a limited color pallette. Since the color mix involved different shades of dull brown, the biggest challenge was ensuring the painting did not appear a muddy mess. The painting is of everyday objects- a kettle, a dish cover and a bowl. Getting the texture of the metal of…
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Art : Wine and fruit
Its been raining heavily in Mumbai since the last few days. When the rains had stopped for a few days in the first week of August, I grieved thst the end of the monsoons had come. It meant that the weather would go back to being hot and humid again. However, our domestic help informed…
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Art : Blue waters
With the monsoon season on in India, I am inclined to paint water in all forms – I painted waterfalls ART : FLOW , raindrops Weekend conversation, art and travel and this week I painted the sea. Its my first attempt at painting these various forms of water and I’m thoroughly fascinated by the way…
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Weekend conversation, art and travel
Last weekend, we decided to drive to Alibaug, on a whim. Alibaug is a coastal town that takes around 3 hours to reach from Mumbai. I’ve been wanting to visit it ever since I read about it in ‘The village by the sea,’ by Anita Desai, in grade 9. It was a good thing I…