Hofbrauhaus at Dusk watermedia 12x9"
Sixty posts, twenty plus paintings, thirty some pages of color pencil 'sketches' and narrative to go with them for my sketchbook-fiction project "A Day In The Life -In Blue Jeans with Gold Embroidery" and more on-the-go pencil sketches than any previous years makes me content with 2011 art-wise :) This surely has been a year of experimenting for me with finishing an illustrated sketch/fiction book, yupo, deliberate washes and paint mixing, water brushes, field kits and working on patience!
I am pleased to post this painting - done mostly with watercolors except the sky part where I used acrylics mixed with watercolor. The watercolor paper was a 'test-paper' for colors by a young friend of mine who wanted to paint with me sometime ago. I pulled this paper out waiting for washes to dry on couple of Yupo paintings I was working on. I needed to keep my hands busy and away from the wet yupo. Using Masquepen Supernib I sketched free hand and then proceeded to play mostly with transparent watercolors in between the washes on Yupo. The reference was a photograph I took in Munich years ago. The underpainting worked quite well, and I felt little stress since I was really only 'playing' around. I am totally ignoring any problem areas in the painting and enjoying the smug feeling of rescuing a good paper :)
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So, here is to a brand New Year full of potential and possibilities !
17 comments:
Fabulous work. Wish you a very happy new year and lots of happy painting.
thanks AK! wish you a wonderful 2012!
excellent art work !
Happy Newyear
Your painting skills and style have really developed over the past year as evidenced by this painting. I love it.
Thank you Krishna :) And a very happy new year to you too!
Kathy, Thank you very much :) You have enriched me with your friendship and support. wish you a wonderful 2012!
You certainly have accomplished a lot in 2011. A lot of growth. That is so awesome. And love the new painting. THere's so much depth and a sense of life. It's beautiful.
I did not like masking fluid for the hard edges it gave to the lines, it was too thick for me. Here I see that you managed it very well, it does not jump out at all. Good work!
Thank You Crystal --it has been a fun year in a way - even with close to three months or so away from serious painting because of family obligations and bad cold/fever etc. I mainly concentrated on more smaller pieces and experimentation - that really helped! And thanks again for your encouragement this past year :) -I really appreciate it!
Irina, thank you :) I usually try to do a thin wash or soften the edges after I remove the masking fluid. Masking on partially under-painted paper like I did in this painting also helps in taking away the harsh look.
THANKS MEERA,..WISH U A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR
Excellent work. Hope you had a good start for 2012.
@Thaikaden, Thank you! And I wish you a wonderful 2012
wow, Meera, this is stunning! I just loved it! I have enjoyed your work all the year through and hope to do it this year as well!
Padmaja, Thanks :) I too am looking forward to more interactions in the coming year!
That is a gorgeous painting! The buildings and bike are so charming. Your colors are wonderful!
Thank you Lisa, I was happy with the way things turned out too :)
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