A Paint of View

Tete-a -tete

2008-06-09T08:21:00.000-07:00

Title: Tete-a -tete, 18"x 24" oil on canvas
Status : Not for sale

The girl

2008-04-09T23:39:00.000-07:00

Title: The girl, 16"x 20" oil on canvas
Status : Not for sale

For the curious, here's a close-up of the girl:

Through the looking-glass

2008-03-14T09:19:00.000-07:00

Title: Through the looking-glass, 14"x 18" oil on canvas

Status : Not for sale

I enjoy doing potraits and had been wanting to get back to it for some time now. So I was thrilled when my sis shared a picture that she came across. One look at these little devils and my hands were itching to get them on my canvas. Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland might have been inspired by a moment like this I think :). For me too, it turned out as much fun as I thought.

Here's a close up of the peeping toms:

Meera Bai - A Rajput Princess in love

2008-02-22T05:10:00.000-08:00

Title: Meera Bai - A Rajput Princess in love, 14"x 18" oil on canvas

Status : Not for sale

Lantern

2008-02-13T23:23:00.000-08:00

Title: Lantern, 10"x 12" oil on canvas
Status : Available for sale

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Sur

2008-02-03T02:10:00.000-08:00

Title: Sur, 10"x 12" oil on canvas
Status : SOLD :-)

My only regret with this piece of work is that I picked a small canvas size - only a large one can do justice to this elegant-of-all instruments also called 'the Sitar'. With every brush stroke, I have only fallen more and more in love with this beauty. And I would be more surprised than anyone if I don't pick up a larger canvas for another artwork starring Sitar - pretty soon ;-)

Taal

2008-01-28T04:28:00.001-08:00

Title: Taal, 10"x 12" oil on canvas
Status : Available for sale

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I took music lessons for a month during my summer break while stationed at Mhow. That's where & how I was introduced to the tabla. It didn't take me long to appreciate the beauty of this instrument - and I doubt if listening to music was ever the same again. As I finished this artwork, I couldn't help but think of Mhow - a place that will always hold dear. It's here that I made my first painting under the supervision of a street artiste. The tabla always reminds of those good times, some new sounds and hopefully a musical 'ear'. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did :-)

Supper time

2008-01-22T04:16:00.001-08:00

Title: Supper time, 8"x 10" oil on canvas
Status : Available for sale

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Solitary evenings

2008-01-17T08:37:00.000-08:00

Title: Solitary evenings, 8"x 10" oil on canvas
Status : Available for sale

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Rajasthani women

2008-01-15T08:14:00.000-08:00

Title: Rajasthani women, 24"x 36" oil on canvas
Status : Not for sale

A day at home

2008-01-15T08:11:00.000-08:00

Title : A day at home, 24"x32" oil on canvas
Status: Not for sale

Replica of a painting I found on a postcard. Commissioned by my mom. It has been framed while still incomplete.

Landscape

2008-01-15T08:09:00.001-08:00

Title: Landscape, 18"x28" oil on canvas
Status : Available for sale

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Lady with lamp

2008-01-15T07:15:00.000-08:00

Title: Lady with Lamp, 14"x 36" oil on canvas
Status: Not for sale

This is my first painting under direct supervision of a street artiste in Mhow (MP, India). My formal training of two weeks started with a poster version of it. The original was created by Raja Ravi Verma - a fact I discovered many years later. And as it turned out, now he's one of my favourite painters.