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Landscape Painting – my intoxicating "escape"…

Archive for August, 2009

stream in the midst of a forest

Sat ,29/08/2009

DSC00407Moving water is a lot easier to render than still ones.

stiff brushworks…

Sat ,29/08/2009
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Watercolor on 180g paper, 8" x 10"

When I first started painting with watercolor, one of my artist friend told me that I’d be better with oil or acrylic because my hands are too “heavy” for this transparent & hard-to-tame medium…

This painting  shows exactly his point: my strokes are stiff and stifled…

my dream vacation destination

Sat ,29/08/2009
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Watercolor on 180g paper, 8" x 10"

the dramatic sky plays the center role in this…

shades of green

Sat ,29/08/2009
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Watercolor on 180g paper, 8" x 10"

The play of light and shadows…

at the end of the day

Sat ,29/08/2009
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Watercolor on 180g paper, 8" x 10"

At the end of the day, the cloud streaked sky is reflected in the still waters…

golden hour

Sat ,29/08/2009
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Watercolor on 180g paper, 8" x 10"

Ive always been fascinated with sunsets, cant even describe it in words…

So every time I see one, (be it real or picture) my hands just itch to capture the perfect symphony of colors…

misty morning

Sat ,29/08/2009
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Watercolor on 180g paper, 8" x 10"

Almost monochromatic…playing with the values & at the same time trying to get that misty early morning mood.