Moonlit butterfly is a night painting with moon and a butterfly. This painting is an amalgamation of reality and imagination. It’s a painting that sparks joy in subtle ways. This painting celebrates those moments of nature which occur for a very short time but are still so profound! The reality Read more
Making a painting can help you observe things that you might have gone unnoticed otherwise. I have seen better and more minutely time and again through sketching and painting. Today I am going to share one such incidence with you of observing more through painting. So I was making this Read more
There are ten butterflies in my oil painting entitled “Mutual Admiration”. However, the initial planning was something else. Flexibility while painting is an important aspect of painting. It opens doors to a better and improved version of your original plan. Read on to know the story of adding the tenth Read more
If you are wondering how to paint sun rays in oil colours, this blog is for you. In my painting, “The Butterfly Garden” I wanted to paint sun rays to enhance the beauty of the painting. While it might seem difficult to paint sun rays using oil paints, it’s actually Read more
Each painting that I make has its own story and many sub stories. Today I will share how modifying painting from its initial plan could also be the best route sometimes. It’s important to be flexible while making a painting. While making my painting “In The Lap Of Nature”, the Read more
While making “The Butterfly Garden” painting; an important aspect of making painting was learnt again by me. This painting made me implement a crucial requirement in any art work. It was about harmony in a painting or keeping the elements of the painting connected. Painting a butterfly was a great Read more
I have always been fascinated by the little wonders of nature: the butterflies. Painting a butterfly using oil paints was on my bucket list for quite a long time. When I finally made this painting, it was a pleasure and a challenge to make these delicate little wonders called butterflies. Read more
There are times when an artist just wants to paint without thinking much. You just want to go with the flow. I guess artists go through a lot of phases while painting. Painting without thinking is a very interesting thing to me. Sometimes, you just paint with the flow and Read more
Different artists have different techniques of painting in oils. However, painting in layers has been a time tested technique for most of the artists. The magic of layering in oil painting cannot be stressed enough. The old masters used to put great amount of layers in their oil painting. I Read more
If you are wondering how to make a painting more interesting, I have a trick for you. A little bit of exaggeration in a painting is like adding spices while cooking in a dish. If everything is too symmetric, balanced and mundane; what’s missing sometimes is the required drama. Exaggeration Read more