I had absolutely no idea that when I’ll transform a painting made in pen and ink to a painting in oil, where will I land up. Still, I was quite excited as usual and ready to take on all the surprises along the way of my art journey. A color Read more…
As human beings, we tend to plan everything. We feel a sense of being organized when things are planned. Sometimes, however, being too planned and organized and letting no flexibility enter your life is not such a good idea. Changing a painting in some way can be beneficial at times. Read more…
Thinking of ideas for painting is something more or less like the graphs of stock markets for me. Sometimes I am at an all time high with so many ideas that I have to narrow them down to focus on one. On the other hand, there are days when I Read more…
In this blog, I will share yet another belief that I wanted to paint through water color techniques. This was on the power of enthusiasm. I firmly believe that if we are enthusiastic about something, reaching goals become so much easier and fun. Enthusiasm makes us learn and grab things Read more…
After painting various human emotions with water color, I decided to paint some thoughts or beliefs. It’s a difficult thing to actually convey a thought or belief through colors and abstract forms. The best way forward is to actually feel that thought while painting and enjoy! Yes, you ought to Read more…
I enjoyed playing with water colors and creating abstract art to depict random human emotions. So, when my inner emotions were finally out. I was ready to try myriad other feelings. Painting a negative feeling was difficult. All I knew was that I have to use dark, dull colors but Read more…
In my early days of learning art, I had to attempt an interesting exercise on abstract art. The exercise required me to depict a negative feeling of loneliness in my art. I used all the dark colours and tried to capture the negativity associated with the feeling of loneliness. When Read more…
When I was exploring water colors, I made several paintings. There are few works though that I admire the most. I don’t know the reason for admiration. May be it’s because I like the subject, may be because I like the final outcome. Painting these two works gave me some Read more…
Have you ever tried painting with water colors? Water colors are just so much fun. Let’s go back to the time when I was learning about various aspects of painting. After doing numerous sketches with pencils and oil pencils, I finally began my journey with water colors. Working with brushes Read more…
Using oil pencils to make sketches After making numerous sketches in pencils, I needed to try some other medium. As I was still discovering myself, trying my hands at different mediums was the best approach. I was introduced to the oil pencils. These oil pencils, if used appropriately could give Read more…