Happy Birthday Maneet

Wishing you all a very happy new year...
 Hope you all enjoyed your holidays.. Like I did, visiting my cousins on the east coast and celebrating new year and loads of birthdays including mine.... It was an awesome time..
 I have been talking about a big project lately.. And in today's post I am going to reveal it... I made this painting for Maneet (u can check out her lovely blog here) for her birthday which was on 6th January and I wanted to gift her something personal..
 So I made this painting for her..

Oil on Canvas
20" x 24"
Sunshine in Seattle

I would Love to hear all your comments on this one...

And A Very Very Happy Birthday Maneet... :) :)

I'm Back..

Its been such a long time since I've blogged.. But last 2 months have been so much fun..with my parents first visit to my place and a long road trip.. exploring the beautiful California, Nevada and Arizona..  my art had to take a back seat... but now I'm back.. and hope to learn much more everyday.. I picked it up where i left... learning potraits and here is my latest work...

Hoping to get better with each work... :) :)

Man
9" x 12"
Sketchbook
Colored pencils

Will be back with another one soon... :) 

Portraits...

Well.. potraits for me has always been a tough challenge.. I never get everything right.... But I Love Challenges... and this one has been my all time favorite... It does not come naturally to me and I always tend to mess up the propotions so, before trying to make something in oil I thought why not give watercolors a try and this is what I made....

The lovely girl

11" x 15"

Watercolor

This is one of the many photographs I downloaded for my practice drawings..I loved the way it was photographed and especially the hairstyle.. so thought of giving it a try... though i did mess up in a few places but worth a try...

Varun

11" x 15"

Watercolor

This one I made from a collection of photographs that my husband has of his childhood.. I always felt as if this photograph was calling to me... and about a week ago I thought now is the time I give it a try.... came out pretty good.. i guess it's the love of my husband that really helped me.. cause I had a big smile on my face while making it... : ) : )

This is a never ending challenge and I am in the process of making another one... Hoping it comes out good..